Wireless Solutions FPGAs for 5G and Beyond - Wireless Solutions FPGAs for 5G and Beyond Discover how Altera FPGAs accelerate 5G and next-generation wireless systems with low-latency performance, massive MIMO support, and high-bandwidth signal processing. The Radio Access Network (RAN) is rapidly evolving with the emergence of 6G, AI-driven optimizations, and increasingly diverse global standards. As demand grows for intelligent, differentiated wireless solutions, Altera FPGAs are purpose-built to meet these challenges—delivering the performance, power efficiency, and flexibility required for next-generation RAN architectures. With optimized silicon and tools, production-ready IPs and comprehensive O-RU Enablement Packages, Altera empowers customers to accelerate time to market and tailor AI-enhanced solutions for specific geographies, operators, and deployment models. Altera FPGAs Built for the RAN Why FPGAs Why FPGAs Get Started Get Started Scalable, validated AI reference designs for early 6G development Continuous FPGA-based optimization as 6G standards evolve Production-grade LDPC IP enabling flexible, high-performance implementations Key Benefits O-RAN eCPRI CPRI JESD204C LDPC FPGA Production Grade IP 6G DU Sidecar Applications Learn More: The next wave of wireless innovation—6G AI RAN—is already here, and Altera is ready with FPGA-optimized production grade IP such as advanced LDPC, alongside scalable reference designs and hardware-validated solutions. Our AI enhanced demos showcase early 6G implementations, enabling continuous optimization as standards evolve. Fully adaptable, these FPGA-based solutions accelerate your path into AI-driven 6G, reducing risk, lowering costs, and future-proofing your network for the next generation of RAN intelligence AI Advanced Holdover: AI replaces costly OCXOs with TCXOs while maintaining holdover accuracy—or maintain longer holdover with your existing OCXO. Ideal for timing-critical applications in O-RAN, TSN, and industrial automation. Enables 30–50% oscillator BOM savings and substantially longer holdover times. Watch Video AI Digital Pre-Distortion: AI-enhanced digital pre-distortion improves power amplifier efficiency and linearity, reducing power draw and thermal load in radio systems. In systems with power amplifiers, DPD accuracy can dramatically decrease OPEX. Watch video AI CSI Compression: AI compresses channel state information, reducing fronthaul bandwidth up to 10× while preserving accuracy. Essential for scalable RAN deployments and lower transport costs. This compression algorithm can be taken and modified for many compression use cases. Watch video AI Channel Estimation: Improves channel estimation accuracy for better spectral efficiency and link reliability in wireless PHY systems. Useful for ORAN and custom 5G/6G radio stacks. Through using an optimized DSP Builder AI implementation, we dramatically reduce DSP blocks by 67% and M20k utilization by 58% while maintaining the same throughput as traditional implementations. Watch video This demo showcases Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) using a 5G‑NR indoor environment, where the wireless network natively performs radar‑like sensing using its communication signals. Leveraging AI‑assisted signal processing, the system demonstrates device‑free detection and environmental awareness without relying on external sensors. The demo highlights how future cellular networks can evolve from pure connectivity to intelligent, sensing‑enabled platforms. Watch video 6G AI RAN View Details 6G AI RAN 4T4R/8T8R 5G NR 200MHz Split 7.2 Cat A Extremely modular to fit a broad variety of use-cases Easy to license and modify design to meet made in country requirements Validated with Keysight’s O-RAN Studio Key Features & Benefits O-RAN eCPRI CPRI JESD204C FPGA Production Grade IP O-RU Macrocell Enablement Package Altera Agilex vs Xilinx ACAP Beamforming O-RU mMIMO Enablement Package 4TR Sail River Solution Brief 8TR Whitebox Solution Brief Learn More: Macro and micro cell radios span use cases from high-power rural sites to dense urban small cells, each requiring custom digital-front-end processing, efficient PA control, and flexible protocol support. Our radio-optimized macro/micro cell SKUs, paired with O-RU Enablement Packages, deliver production-grade IP, parameterizable reference designs, and validated hardware so you can tailor power, bandwidth, and logic to your exact requirements. Fully field-upgradeable and O-RAN compliant, these FPGA-based solutions accelerate time to market, lower OPEX/CAPEX, and keep your network ready for tomorrow’s standards. Altera® Macro/Micro O-RU Enablement Package – “Sail River” supports 4T4R and 8T8R radio designs on both Agilex® 5 and Agilex® 7 FPGAs. It integrates a 25GE O-RAN–compliant fronthaul interface and a JESD204C interface up to 32.44 Gbps, enabling seamless interoperability with a wide range of RFIC solutions. Optimized for the Agilex Hyperflex™ architecture, Sail River delivers industry-leading performance per watt with a highly efficient, scalable feature set. Download 4TR Sail River Solution Brief Altera® 8TR 8x40W O-RU 3.5GHz n78 TDD hardware whitebox powered by Agilex 7 F-series FPGA delivers a EVT quality O-RU RF hardware in a compact mechanical footprint delivering high power RF performance. The design is available for licensing and sample units can be purchased at www.syntronic.com . Download 8TR Whitebox Solution Brief O-RAN Macro and Macro RU Enablement View Details O-RAN Macro and Macro RU Enablement 32TR/64TR 5G NR 200MHz ORAN Split 7.2 Cat B/C Extremely modular to fit a broad variety of use-cases Easy to license and modify design to meet made in country requirements Validated with Keysight O-RAN Studio and Altera DU emulator Key Benefits O-RAN eCPRI CPRI JESD204C FPGA Production Grade IP O-RU Macrocell Enablement Package Altera Agilex vs Xilinx ACAP Beamforming O-RU mMIMO Enablement Package 32TR Whitebox Solution Brief 32TR Olympia Bridge Solution Brief Learn More: Massive MIMO radios power everything from dense urban deployments to wide-area coverage, enabling both capacity gains and extended range. Our high-performance Agilex 7 FPGA fabric delivers industry-leading performance per watt efficiently performing complex tasks such as beamforming. Altera’s delivers a scalable mMIMO O-RU Cat B / C Enablement Package pre-integrated and validated into our 32TR mMIMO O-RU Whitebox. Fully field-upgradeable and O-RAN compliant, these solutions accelerate time to market, reduce OPEX and CAPEX, and future-proof your RAN with a clear path to next generation Cat C/ULPI systems. Altera® mMIMO O-RU Enablement Package – “Olympia Bridge” supports 32TR/64TR radio designs Agilex® 7 F-series and M-series FPGAs. It integrates a 2x25GE O-RAN–compliant fronthaul interface and a JESD204C interface up to 32.44 Gbps, enabling seamless interoperability with a wide range of RFIC solutions. Optimized for the Agilex Hyperflex™ architecture, Olympia Bridge delivers industry-leading performance per watt with a highly efficient, scalable feature set. Download 32TR Olympia Bridge Solution Brief Altera® 32TR 32x0.25W O-RU 3.4-3.8GHz n78 TDD whitebox powered by Agilex 7 F-series FPGA delivers a prototype quality O-RU RF development hardware in a compact mechanical footprint. With flexible design options, it enables IP and SW development for ORAN LLS 7.2B and 7.2C. The design is available for licensing and sample units can be purchased at www.syntronic.com Download 32TR Whitebox Solution Brief O-RAN mMIMO RU Enablement View Details O-RAN mMIMO RU Enablement Reuse of validated 5G Open RAN signal processing IP shortens NTN development cycles and de-risks payload integration High-throughput, low-latency processing supports wideband transponders, regenerative payloads, and on-orbit beam management Scalable across LEO constellations and ground segment infrastructure with a common toolflow and IP baseline Key Benefits LDPC Forward Error Correction Massive MIMO Beamforming Low -PHY (LL1) FPGA Production Grade IP and Reference Design Agilex 7 F-Series and Agilex 5 D-series Agilex 9 Direct RF-Series Learn More: Satellite communications are entering a new era of scale, software-defined flexibility, and convergence with terrestrial 5G. Altera's FPGA platforms bring high-throughput signal processing, deterministic low-latency pipelines, and field-proven wireless IP to next-generation satellite payloads and ground infrastructure. By leveraging mature 5G Open RAN building blocks alongside satellite-specific waveforms and acceleration, Altera helps operators reduce time-to-orbit, simplify multi-vendor integration, and unlock differentiated capabilities for emerging NTN and direct-to-device architectures. Altera's Beamforming-reference architecture and design libraries, validated through ecosystem interoperability with leading transceiver partners, brings high-performance beamforming to high antenna count satellite arrays. Agilex FPGAs and partner RF transceivers combine with best-in-class radio silicon to deliver dense beamforming within tight power and SWaP constraints, enabling scalable phased array payloads. Altera's Satellite Communications Ground Station reference design adapts our proven 5G macro cell reference design into a 1T1R parabolic array configuration. The design demonstrates the flexibility of Altera's radio IP portfolio - tested in commercial wireless deployments and now extended to satellite ground infrastructure, delivering the high-throughput signal processing operators expect from a mature digital foundation. Altera's production-grade 5G LDPC-V IP delivers high-throughput, power-efficient forward error correction tuned for satellite link budgets. With configurable code rates and parallel decoding architectures, it supports the demanding BER targets of modern satellite waveforms while maintaining the deterministic latency required for real-time payload processing. Satellite Communications View Details Satellite Communications Applications