Reliance Jio is planning to launch next generation 5G standalone architecture for its network

NEW DELHI: Press reports created a buzz in the Indian telecom industry in March: Reliance Jio replaced the 4G voice technology of Nokia and Oracle with its own components and installed end-to-end 5G network equipment, the reports said, demonstrating how India's largest telecom operator is now capable of building network equipment.

Mukesh Ambani, chief of Jio, formally stated the company's ambitions: "Jio has developed a complete 5G solution from scratch, which will allow us to launch a world-class 5G service in India, using 100% home-grown technologies and solutions."

Reliance Jio plans to launch its network's next-generation 5G standalone Choice 2 architecture and bypass the existing interim standard used by most of the world's networks. Known as non-standalone 5G, the new interim architecture helps operators to exploit their existing investments in their 4G LTE networks and reduce the cost of capital.

But although it provides higher speeds and reaches homes with wireless mobile broadband, most modern and lucrative offerings on this network can not be allowed.

The primary objective of previous generations of mobile networks was simply to give network users fast, secure mobile data services. 5G has broadened its scope to provide a wide variety of wireless services across multiple access channels and multi-layer networks delivered to the end-user.

Effectively, 5G is a complex, cohesive, and scalable system with various advanced technologies that serve a range of applications. With Radio Access Networks (RANs) no longer limited by the proximity of base stations or complex infrastructure, 5G uses a more intelligent architecture. With new interfaces providing additional data access points, 5G leads the way towards disaggregated, flexible, and virtual RAN.

Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea, and BSNL have recently submitted a list of "preferred suppliers" including European and American companies in 5G field trials with the telecommunications department (DoT).