Open RAN

The Role of
System Integrator

GCI Indonesia
Session

Introduction GCI RND

 Who we are.  5G Open RAN Product & Solution
 What we do.  Future Plan towards Open RAN System
 GCI and Open RAN Integrator

Open RAN System Integration

 Background
 Challenge
 Model and Examples
 Context and Business Justification
 GCI Service Build Up
Who we are.
 Indonesia Head Office

Est. 2005

PT. GCI INDONEISA

Wisma GKBI, Suite 1705,
Jl. Jend. Sudirman No.28
Jakarta, 10210 INDONESIA
Office: +62- 021-2513219
Who we are.
 Indonesia Operation Offices

MEDAN

PEKANBARU
PONTIANAK MANADO

BALIKPAPAN
PALEMBANG BANJARMASIN
MAKASSAR
JAKARTA
SEMARANG
SURABAYA
LOMBOK
BANDUNG KUPANG

DENPASAR
Who we are.
 Global Marketing Development

China
Iran
Pakistan
India
Algeria Myanmar
Egypt Thailand
Sudan
Malaysia

Indonesia
Who we are.
 Clients
What we do.
 Business Scope
What we do.
 Business Scope

GCI Indonesia

Consulting & Support

Radio Network Services Telecommunication Implementation
Services

Network Managed Service RAN Installation & Commissioning

Radio Network
Planning & Optimization
Human Resource Fiber Optic Implementation
Outsourcing (OSP / FTTx)
Site Survey & Design
Network Consulting Civil Mechanical Electrical
Microwave Planning & (CME)
Design
GCI and Open RAN
 Milestone

1 Join TIP Membership (2020)

Selected as Local Partner for TIP Community

2 Lab Telkom University System Integrator

3 Develop 5G Open RAN Product and Solution

Actively contribute on TIP Lab Testing for 5G test

4 cycle with GCI Product and Solution (Plan Q2 2021)
Open RAN Integration
 Background

4
Image from VIAVI
Open RAN System Integration
 Background

1 TELCO
INFRASTRUCTURE

More Software • Static • Dynamic & innovative

2 •
•
Vertical Integration
Proprietary
•
•
Horizontal architecture
Open
Software has been transforming the world from
• Few players • Many players (HW & SW)
consumers to enterprise, even to telecom.

Open RAN is a great example for it.

3
the more the merrier
What will not change
4 Installed Physical components
• Antennas, Towers, Batteries, etc.
Open RAN System Integration
 Challenge

55% Survey
responders see integration issues as the second largest challenge when
asked about the major obstacles to introducing OpenRAN

Who would do all the integration between different Open

RAN vendors - and with the incumbent vendors - in the
network in the case of brownfield deployments?

In Open RAN, any time a network failure occurs, it falls back on

multiple parties: from the system integrator to suppliers of
different hardware and software elements.

4
One neck to choke?
Open RAN System Integration
 Model
Services

Core Network

Transport

RU DU CU

RU vendors COTS DU Software COTS CU Software

Vendors Vendors Vendors Vendors

Model System Integration

1 By MNO MNO with strong in-house technical Reduce cost

By Managed Service
2 Experienced resources. Continue service without interruption.
Provider
A hardware or software vendor become responsible for integration and would work with all other
3 By HW/SW Vendor
Open RAN partners
Flexibility to change the hardware or software vendors as long as they are providing the agreed
4 By SI
services.
Open RAN System Integration
 Model Examples

Here’s how are some of the early adopters of Open RAN have evolved traditional integration models:

By MNO By Hardware Vendor By System Integrator

Open RAN System Integration
 Context and Business Justification

Legacy RAN were:

Costly
Restrictive
Slow feature delivery
RAN has been Stifles innovation

considered the most

expensive part.

5G deployments,
investment in traditional
RAN solutions are
expected to skyrocket as
5G demands a much Open RAN will be:
denser RAN. 5G Ready
Stable
Scalable
Enabling agile service delivery
Faster time to market
Accelerate innovation
Open RAN System Integration
 Context and Business Justification

Wide range of 5G use cases makes system integration discussion going further, not only limited
to support MNO, but as well was wide range of entity which has license to deploy private network.
Open RAN System Integration
 GCI Service Build Up

Extensive experience Expert Resource Validation Research and Sustainable

Telecommunication Pool Lab Development investment
Implementation
Thanks,
See you.