Tech vendor Ericsson and service provider e& United Arab Emirates (UAE) have announced the successful implementation of low latency, low loss, scalable throughput (L4S), a time-critical communication technology, in a 5G commercial network for the first time in the Middle East and Africa.
The technology was demonstrated through a cloud gaming showcase conducted on e& UAE’s 5G standalone commercial network on the sidelines of GITEX Global 2024, the large-scale tech exhibition held in Dubai, where, Ericsson says, L4S implementation resulted in reducing latency to less than half and perfectly maintaining it within a predefined range.
This, the company adds, allowed e& UAE to deliver consistent low-latency connectivity that ensures an exceptional, lag-free experience for live online cloud gamers.
Ericsson says L4S is one of several essential network capabilities that can be used for differentiated connectivity to drive scalable and sustainable service differentiation. Differentiated connectivity, the company explains, is the ability to program the 5G network end-to-end to drive different levels of user experience, meeting diverse performance-level needs from consumer and enterprise applications.
What this means in practice is that L4S time-critical communication technology will allow e& UAE to expand its 5G connectivity options to support time-critical use cases in areas like industrial control and mobility automation.
L4S is also expected to play a crucial role in supporting a wide range of rate-adaptive media applications and services, including media production, extended reality (XR) and cloud gaming.
In addition, says Ericsson, the introduction of this technology marks a significant milestone in e& UAE’s journey towards 5G Advanced.
