Iceotope and nVent Collaborate to Accelerate Sustainable Open RAN Adoption

• A new highly efficient solution mitigates power constraints while simplifying and significantly driving down maintenance costs with extended server lifecycles, reduced failures and Out of Band Management remote management.  

• This solution offers a hybrid environment supporting high-performance liquid and air-cooled devices in one ruggedized enclosure.  

• The enterprise-grade open standards-based solution will be demonstrated at Mobile World Congress 2023. 

nVent and Iceotope, a global leader in precision liquid cooling, announced the availability of a highly efficient and scalable Open RAN solution to support Far Edge computing for telecommunications data applications. Created with the most demanding workloads in mind, Ku:l Extreme is a fully integrated, standardized solution that offers greater sustainability, energy efficiency and serviceability for server generations to come. The enterprise-grade open standards-based solution will be available for demonstration at Mobile World Congress 2023. 

Ku:l Extreme is the product of a close collaboration between nVent and Iceotope with the goal of reducing energy consumption and delivering a sustainable solution across distributed workloads for both telco service providers and enterprises. Applications in these workloads require ultra-low latency and high scalability to process large volumes of data close to where the data is generated, often in remote locations. 

The modular design of Ku:l Extreme is highly configurable to enable rapid scalability across all types of deployments. From a single server at a cellular base station, to a ruggedized solution for the Far Edge, to an enterprise-grade data center, each Ku:l Extreme unit easily can be dropped into place at any location. The solution supports both high-performance liquid and air-cooled devices while optimizing serviceability and simplifying maintenance across the data center estate. Ku:l Extreme is bringing data-center class compute to the extreme Far Edge while helping customers achieve their sustainability and net-zero targets. 

Reduced energy consumption and a faster path to Net Zero 

Reducing energy consumption is rapidly becoming one of the top priorities for telecommunications companies. Much of the power usage in a telco network comes from the RAN sites as these locations are powered 24/7 regardless of customer demand. Open RAN, with its open platform and vendor-neutral hardware standards, is seen as an enabler for more energy efficient networks. Iceotope server solutions will support twice the capacity without increasing power consumption, enabling customers to meet their critical performance, scaling and energy efficiency requirements. Ku:l Extreme will help accelerate adoption by making game-changing reductions in power consumption while maintaining or enhancing data center density. 

A competitive edge at the Telco edge 

With thousands of sites in remote locations, servicing Far Edge devices across a telco network is costly, and minimizing on-site maintenance is key. Ku:l Extreme delivers market-leading serviceability. It significantly lowers component failures as it doesn’t require server fans, its dielectric fluid reduces thermal stress, and the enclosed chassis makes the units impervious to gases, dust and humidity. All of this extends the server lifecycle and drives down maintenance costs. In addition, Out of Band Management (OOBM) enables remote monitoring of the health of the server from a single location.  

“Rapid deployment of dependable high-performance infrastructure plays a pivotal role in the telecommunication business,” said Marc Caiola, senior director of Global Data Solutions at nVent. “Whether it be equipment for Open RAN, wireless, wireline, edge computing, core network, 5G or data center applications, our modular product platforms can be tailored to exactly meet customer needs. Coupled with our global manufacturing footprint and global support network, nVent is the ideal partner to ensure your telecommunication infrastructure deployments are on time, on budget and meet your Sustainability goals.” 

David Craig, Iceotope CEO said, “It’s an honor for us to partner with nVent on this critical technology. I’m delighted to announce the important outcome of this collaboration – Ku:l Extreme, a class-leading, integrated solution enabling the most demanding workloads to be scalably, efficiently and sustainably operated at the extreme edge. 

Visit nVent and Iceotope at Mobile World Congress 2023, booth 3N10, 27 February – 2 March 2023, for a deeper dive into Ku:l Extreme and the latest innovative precision liquid cooling technologies. If you would like to schedule a meeting during the show, please email pascal.holt@iceotope.com. 

About nVent 

nVent is a leading global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions. We believe our inventive electrical solutions enable safer systems and ensure a more secure world. We design, manufacture, market, install and service high performance products and solutions that connect and protect some of the world's most sensitive equipment, buildings and critical processes. We offer a comprehensive range of enclosures, electrical connections and fastening and thermal management solutions across industry-leading brands that are recognized globally for quality, reliability and innovation. Our principal office is in London and our management office in the United States is in Minneapolis. Our robust portfolio of leading electrical product brands dates back more than 100 years and includes nVent CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, RAYCHEM, SCHROFF and TRACER. Learn more at www.nvent.com. 

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