AboutAstella

Astella Technologies Limited (“Astella”) is a spin-off company from Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI).

Established in 2021;

CEO: Dr Eric Tsang; CTO: Dr Elaine Zhang;
RD staff: ~20 experience engineers with 10+ years in 4G and 5G development and deployment;

Comprehensive 5G product portfolio; proven track records in commercial deployment with tier 1 operators, ODM, infrastructure vendors and solution providers on both public and private networks. Leverage on strong ecosystem partners, differentiation, value-added service and business expansion.

Certifications and Deployments

Astella provides a commercial-grade complete software solution to address the O-RAN ecosystem. We serve the whole high-tech industry with fast and efficient enablement on the 5G networking and 5G applications.

Our solution had been deployed in the world operator networks

Our solution aligns with the 3GPP and O-RAN specifications to enable quick time to market

O-RU,O-DU,O-CU Conformance Test
Interoperability Test with 5G Core Networks and Terminals
3GPP Standard Performance Test
Stress Test, Capacity Test and Stability Test
End-to-End System Test

Astella Software FeaturesSummary

Platforms

DU
- NXP LX2160 + LA12xx

Genevisio PCIe card
Arcadyan DU
+ Intel CU Server
+ Ampere CU Server

ISC FR1 / O-RU
- NXP LX2160 + LA12xx with Metanoia/ SiTune RFICs

Compal ISC
Compal O-RU
CIG O-RU (FPGA)

ISC FR2
- NXP LX2160 + LA12xx with Anokiwave RFIC/ YTTEK module

Baseline Features

DU/ISC Software

3GPP Release 16/17
eMBB
TDD up to 100MHz for FR1, 400MHz for FR2
FDD up to 50MHz for FR1
Support 4T4R antennas for FR1 and 2T2R for FR2
Multiple CCs
Normal Cyclic Prefix DDDSU, DDDDDDDSUU, DDDSUDDSUU, DDDSUUDSUU & DSUUU
SCS: 15/30 kHz for FR1 and 120KHz for FR2
14 users per slot for FR1
2 users per slot for FR2

O-RU Software

TDD and FDD, 3GPP r17
Option 7-2x low PHY
4T4R
SCS 15/30 kHz
DFE, Filters, DPD and CFR

Advanced Features

DU/ISC Software

Synchronization
Initial Sniffing
Run-time Sniffing
IEEE 1588 Sync
TSN
Public Networks
DSS with 4G
SA, NSA and NR-DC
SON
Beam management
Private Networks
High Mobility
Large Coverage
NR-positioning
URLLC
IIOT
NTN
TSN

O-RU Software

SCS 120 kHz – FR2
RACH enhancement
C/U/S/M planes
Option 7-3 low PHY with precoder

Certifications

Operators (DU)

Passed all test cases for NXP DUs (LX2160 + LA12xx)
100MHz, 4T4R and 2T2R
Multiple CCs
1400 active UEs
Attach/detached stability
VoNR with IMS

Operators (ISC)

Passed all test cases for NXP ISC (LS1046 + LA12xx)
100MHz, 4T4R and 2T2R
CBRS supported
128 UEs

O-RAN Conformance

Passed all test cases for O-DU and O-RU
Taiwanese, US and Japanese operator trials

AboutAstella

Astella Services

1. L1 Reference Design with Customizations

2. L2/L3 Integration Services for End-to-End enablement

3. Hardware Design and Integration Services for Deployable Products

4. Product Management for Deployment Production, Supports and Maintenance

5. Product Evolutions along with Solid Roadmap