Nokia and Telefónica to define 5G network evolution with agreement to evaluate 4.5G Pro and 4.9G technologies
September 13 2017 - 5:02AM
Press Release
- Evaluation of technologies to provide the most effective path
to 5G and enable Telefónica to create and deliver new services
- Trials of Nokia 4.5G, 4.5G Pro and 4.9G will help efficiently
evolve network performance to meet increasing demand
- Focus on innovations including massive MIMO, Cloud RAN,
Multi-access Edge Computing and network slicing
13
September, 2017
Espoo, Finland - Nokia and Telefónica have signed an
agreement to evaluate technologies enabling an efficient network
evolution to 5G in line with Telefónica's business objectives. The
companies will assess how higher performance 4G and 5G networks
will lead to the creation of compelling new services.
Nokia has created a path to 5G for operators such as Telefónica
using its 4.5G, 4.5G Pro and 4.9G technologies, which deliver
advances such as increased speed, capacity and improved latency
where and when needed. Under the agreement, Nokia will focus on
trials that maximize the use of Telefónica's existing network
assets, ultimately helping it meet the growing and evolving demands
of individual subscribers and the internet of things (IoT).
Leveraging licensed and unlicensed spectrum as well as Nokia
massive MIMO capabilities, the companies will conduct trials to
increase capacity in busy city center hot spots as well as in
suburban and rural areas, particularly in markets where traditional
LTE spectrum is limited. Other trials will use Nokia Multi-access
Edge Computing (MEC) for the delivery of ultra-low latency
communications. MEC allows data to be processed closer to the
end-user to enable the faster network response time required by
critical machine-to-machine type communications in enteprises such
as factories and mines, and to deliver an immersive virtual reality
video experience in stadiums.
Nokia and Telefónica will also investigate network slicing
techniques on a cloud-native core network using Telefónica's UNICA
cloud platform. This will allow Telefónica to leverage a common
network infrastructure to deliver discrete services to a variety of
new and exisiting customers. Telefónica established the UNICA
program with the aim of using network functions virtualization and
software defined networking to transform the way it delivers
customer services, meeting new customer demands rapidly and in the
most efficient way.
Enrique Blanco, Systems and Network Global Director at
Telefónica said: "As demand rises, we want to deliver the
greatest possible network experience even as we expand our offering
to both existing and new customers. Working with Nokia we will
explore the potential of key technologies that allow us to do this
in the most effective way on the path to 5G."
Pedro Hernández, Vice President of Telefónica Global Business
at Nokia, said: "Nokia has defined a comprehensive portfolio of
technologies and services that will allow any operator to move to
the cloud and 5G at a pace that meets their objectives and the
demands of their customers. We are pleased to leverage these
technologies and expertise to help Telefónica transform its network
and evolve its service offer to anticipate and satisfy changing
market demands."
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