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Elisa rolls-out industrial IoT to 100 P&G factories, says ‘world will change’ with 5G

Finnish telecoms company Elisa is supporting the digital upgrade of around 100 factories owned by US consumer goods company Procter & Gamble, following an initial rollout of IoT monitoring and insights at 10 sites. The partnership, which has been openly discussed by Elisa on...

The business case for 5G is simple–’human impatience’

CTO discusses the operator’s 5G strategy, network automation tools ZURICH--In the past six years, Finnish operator Elisa has seen its subscriber base increase consumption of mobile data by a factor of 11, amounting to around 25 GB of mobile data per month and 172 GB...

KT reaches 1 million 5G subscribers, strikes 5G roaming deals

  South Korean mobile operator KT says it surpassed 1 million 5G subscribers as of September 21, according to Korean press reports. The mobile network operator launched commercial 5G services in the country in early April. KT is the second largest carrier in the Asian country,...

Elisa and Ericsson to offer private LTE for industrial and emergency services

Finnish operator Elisa is offering enterprise customers and public safety agencies a private LTE solution, after trials with Swedish vendor Ericsson during the first half of the year. Ericsson said the offer will enable Elisa’s enterprise customers to “gain control” of users, devices and...

What will 5G roaming look like?

SK Telecom, Swisscom, Elisa announce 5G roaming agreements LTE users can travel around the world and, thanks to a litany of roaming agreements struck by operators, their phones work. With commercial 5G service popping up in markets on six continents, how will 5G roaming work?...

Elisa gets $113 million loan to develop 5G in Finland and Estonia

The Nordic telco already announced limited 5G deployments in these two markets Nordic telecom operator Elisa Corporation and the Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) have signed a EUR 100 million ($113 million) loan arrangement for the deployment of 5G networks in Finland and Estonia. Elisa said that...

Finnish operator Elisa deploys 5G for smart city applications in Helsinki

Finnish operator Elisa has signed a deal with the University of Helsinki to organise 5G technologies for air-quality monitoring and other smart city applications in large cities. Elisa is already providing the university’s MegaSense research programme, looking to cover a dense urban area in Helsinki...

Finnish regulator awards 5G spectrum to the country’s three carriers

  The telecom watchdog said the 5G licenses will be valid for a 15-year period The Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority (Ficora) has completed the auction of 5G spectrum that began on September 26. Through the tender process, the telecom regulator awarded licenses in the 3410–3800 MHz spectrum...

Finnish operator Elisa looks for rise from industrial AI, IoT and 5G

Finnish network operator Elisa is combining its efforts in artificial intelligence (AI), the internet of things (IoT) and 5G technologies to stimulate operational excellence in the enterprise market, and drive forward Finland's industrial transformation. Elisa has selected 13 startups from eight countries to compete for...

Finnish telco Elisa claims world’s first commercial 5G network launch

Elisa said it is already selling 5G subscriptions for the recently launched service With the advent of a new generation of network technologies come the inevitable battles over "firsts" -- and Finnish mobile telephony operator Elisa has now claimed to be the first operator in...

Huawei, Elisa test 5G mobility in Finland

The 5G test in Helsinki used the 5G network build in the 3.5GHz band Finnish mobile operator has carried out a 5G test in Helsinki in partnership with Huawei. During the test, a 5G network was tested for the first time in a moving car...

Qualcomm, Nokia test 5G in the 3.5 GHz and 28 GHz bands

5G interoperability test connected a Nokia base station with Qualcomm prototype devices Setting the stage for operator trials, Qualcomm announced it successfully completed an over-the-air interoperability test based on the 5G New Radio specification. Nokia's AirScale base station was connected to prototype user equipment developed...

Nokia, Elisa continue testing 5G with fixed wireless access

Fixed wireless access connection focused on VR use case Enhanced mobile broadband is one of the three primary 5G New Radio use cases. Based on operator trials, fixed wireless access is emerging as the early delivery vehicle of eMBB, which does two things: saves operators...

Elisa preps for 5G with gigabit LTE

Gigabit LTE network waiting on mobile device support Operators around the world, in addition to prepping for rapid commercialization of 5G, are working to deliver gigabit LTE network experiences based on 4x4 MIMO, 256 QAM and multi-channel carrier aggregation. The name might be a little...

Smart city enablement key to Elisa’s 5G plans

Finnish mobile operator Elisa is upgrading its network infrastructure in the city of Tampere to be 5G ready with an eye of leveraging its network to support smart city projects. As it upgrades base stations with 5G-compatible equipment, the goal is a quick commercial deployment....

Finnish operator Elisa joins smart city initiative

The Nordic telco signed a letter of intent with the city of Tampere Finnish mobile operator Elisa has signed a letter of intent with the city of Tampere, in Finland, to join the city’s smart city initiative. In the first phase, Elisa will build fiber and...

Nokia and Finnish operator Elisa claim Europe’s first successful 3.5 GHz 5G trial

Nokia and Elisa said the test hit speeds of 1.5 Gbps, though access to 3.5 GHz band for 5G support is not expected until at least 2019. Finnish telecommunications provider Elisa and vendor partner Nokia said they recently completed a test of...