Optical Fronthaul

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Ericsson Fronthaul 6000 serve all RAN connectivity with a superior and flexible 5G optical platform. It is a flexible and cost-efficient solution for Ethernet, CPRI and eCPRI transport, separately or together. It offers market-leading fiber density, 25G capacity and negligible latency to achieve leading-edge 5G radio performance, even in the densest deployment areas, where RAN centralization plays an increasingly important role.

Fronthaul 6000 passive

Provides DWDM filters for 24 services over a single fiber strand
Indoor and outdoor variants
Support any network topology, with optional 1+1 protection
Meets the requirements on low possible cost and small footprint

Ericsson colored optics (Small Form Pluggable - SFP)

Ericsson qualified, certified and tested
Cost effective 10G Gbps and 25 Gbps variants
C- Band and O-band applications
Fixed or full tunable modules.

OUR KEY BENEFITS

Flexible topologies

Highest flexibility to build C-RAN, support all topologies, and uses active/passive fiber WDM transmission

Flexible building practices

Indoor and outdoor variants with Ericsson Radio System building practices supporting rail-mount

High performance

High fiber-density and capacity at extremely low latency, offering best radio performance at an efficient cost

Head of Optical Transport's view on Fronthaul 6000

Peter Finn, Head of Optical Transport, shares his view on the Ericsson Fronthaul 6000 offering

Learn more about Video from Peter Finn

DWDM for optical RAN connectivity

DWDM delivers increasing speeds and new models of RAN connectivity in a world where capacity is increasing

Downloads Included products (Passive) Included products (Ericsson Colored Optics)

Promotion Material
Datasheet Fronthaul Modules	PDF	Mar 12, 2026
Fronthaul 6000 Brochure	PDF	Mar 12, 2026

	Fronthaul 6681 Indoor passive filters unit optimized for main site Optimized for 24 services on 1 line (1+1 protection optional) Any mix of CPRI, eCPRI, OBSAI, ETH services
	Fronthaul 6683 Indoor passive filter unit optimized for main sites Modular design:up to 72 services and up to 8 lines Any mix of CPRI, eCPRI, OBSAI, ETH
	Fronthaul 6689 Indoor passive filter unit optimized for remote sites Modular design:up to 27 services and up to 6 lines Any mix of CPRI, eCPRI, OBSAI, ETH services
	Fronthaul 6387 Outdoor passive filters box optimized for remote sites Modular design with up to 18 services on single fiber Any mix of CPRI, eCPRI, OBSAI, ETH services
	Fronthaul 6389 Outdoor passive filters box optimized for remote sites Modular design with up to 24 services on single fiber Any mix of CPRI, eCPRI, OBSAI, ETH service
	Fronthaul 6585 Outdoor passive filters box optimized for integrated remote sites Up to 9 services on single fiber Any mix of CPRI, eCPRI, OBSAI, ETH services
	Fronthaul 6587 Outdoor passive filters box for Handhole – Wall – Rail – Pole – Strand Modular design with up to 18 services on single fiber Any mix of CPRI, eCPRI, OBSAI, ETH services
	Fronthaul 6589 Outdoor passive filters box optimized for Handhole sites, including splice cassette Modular design with up to 18 services on single fiber Any mix of CPRI, eCPRI, OBSAI, ETH services

	Colored DWDM 10G Fixed SFP+ 48 variants 20 Km and 40 Km budget
	Colored DWDM 10G Full tunable SFP+ 1 variant Self-tunable on 48 frequencies (70 Km budget)
	Colored DWDM 25G Fixed SFP28 48 variants 10 Km or 13 Km budget
	Colored DWDM 25G Full tunable SFP28 1 variant Self-tunable on 48 frequencies (15 Km budget)
	Colored LAN-WDM 25G Fixed SFP28 12 variants 40 Km budget

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