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5G and MEC on the WING, as Nokia fuels carriers’ global Industry 4.0 push

Nokia’s IoT roaming service, WING, now includes support for 5G networking and edge computing, as the Finnish vendor seeks to help mobile operators drive industrial change in global markets. Its so-called Worldwide IoT Network Grid (WING) affords operators a way to offer cellular IoT services...

Chunghwa Telecom selects Ericsson, Nokia as 5G vendors

  Taiwanese carrier Chunghwa Telecom selected Ericsson and Nokia as 5G RAN vendors, as the telco plans to launch commercial 5G service in July based on the non-standalone (NSA) architecture. The operator will run the next-generation mobile service on the 3.5 GHz and 28 GHz bands. In...

Nokia adds 5G, edge capabilities to WING offering

  Nokia has announced that it is adding 5G and edge capabilities to its Worldwide IoT Network Grid (WING) managed service. In a release, the Finnish vendor said that this upgrade enables operators to offer 5G IoT services without having to invest in global infrastructure. Nokia touts...

France likely to allow Huawei in non-core parts of 5G networks: Report

  France’s cybersecurity agency, ANSSI, is expected to allow local operators to use equipment from Chinese vendor Huawei for the deployment of 5G networks in the country, Reuters reported, citing sources with knowledge of the matter. The sources said ANSSI had decided to approve the use...

Trump signs into law $1B for rural carrier rip-and-replace

Secured and Trusted Network Communications Act targets rip-and-replace of Huawei, ZTE network equipment President Trump on March 12 signed into law the Secured and Trusted Network Communications Act, which among other things, will provide up to $1 billion in funding to rip-and-replace network infrastructure primarily...

Nokia to deploy private LTE for Grand Paris Express metro network

The Société du Grand Paris (SGP), the state owned industrial company responsible for the Grand Paris Express metro project, has contracted Nokia to deploy a private LTE as part of the network extension in Paris, France. Development of the Grand Paris Express is billed by...

Deutsche Telekom expects to manage most private 5G networks at 3.7-3.8 GHz, too

Deutsche Telekom expects, in most cases, to manage private networks for enterprises, even if they are deployed in privately-owned spectrum, which is not licensed directly by the operator itself. Following its deal with BMW last month to install a dual-slice private LTE ‘campus network’ at...

China Mobile to expand 5G infrastructure via new tender

  China Mobile, the world’s largest mobile operator in terms of subscribers, has launched a tender for the second phase of its 5G network rollout, according to a report by China Securities Journal. According to the report, the Chinese carrier has already completed the first phase...

SoftBank to launch Japan’s first commercial 5G network by end-March

  Japanese wireless carrier SoftBank announced it expects to launch its 5G services on March 27, becoming the first of the country's three major mobile carriers to release details of its next-generation telecommunications service. NTT Docomo and KDDI Corp. are also expected to soon unveil plans...

Nokia deploys private LTE in underground NORCAT mine in Canada

Nokia has installed a private LTE network in an underground mine belonging to NORCAT in Ontario, in Canada. The work has been carried out with Canada’s Centre of Excellence in Next Generation Networks (CENGN). NORCAT is a technology and innovation centre headquartered in Sudbury, in...

Industry 4.0 at tipping point for telcos – the story that would have been told (but for COVID-19)

Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona in February is the major venue and the key date for the telecoms industry. Yes, the cards have been dealt, but the show works as a useful barometer of its high mood. It kick-starts the season, effectively, after...

Samsung signs 5G contract with Spark New Zealand

  Samsung Electronics announced it has signed a commercial agreement with New Zealand’s largest mobile carrier, Spark, to take part in building Spark’s 5G network in 2020. The South Korean vendor carrier out 5G trials with Spark last year.These trials used Samsung’s 5G end-to-end solutions to...

Nokia is working with Intel, Marvell on 5G silicon technology

Nokia has been slowly moving from the use of field programmable gate arrays towards 5G silicon technology This week, Nokia has inked two separate deals, one with semiconductor company Marvell Technology and the other with Intel, to jointly developed custom silicon solutions. The Finnish vendor's...

Nokia deploys ‘most advanced’ shared wireless network with Telenor, Telia

A shared wireless network can cut costs and improve efficiency In partnership with telecom operators Telenor and Telia, Nokia announced the deployment of what it called “the world’s most advanced shared wireless network.” The network includes a Multi-Operator Core Network (MOCN) feature compatible with cellular...

5G driving edge computing momentum in China: GSMA

  Almost 90% of mobile ecosystem players in China identified edge computing as a major revenue opportunity in the 5G era, according to a new GSMA survey. The new GSMA Intelligence report, called "Edge computing in the 5G era: Technology and market developments in China" and...

Industry 4.0 loses its Spring-board, as Hannover Messe delayed for coronavirus

This year’s Hannover Messe trade fair, arguably the second biggest event for the telecoms market in Europe, has been postponed until July. Deutsche Messe, which runs the show, made the announcement today (March 4), to put the event back by two months on account of...

Nokia, Singtel to trial 5G network slicing capabilties

  Singapore telecom operator Singtel and Nokia have agreed to collaborate to develop and trial 5G network slicing capabilities, based on a Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) approach, the Asian telco said in a release. Network slicing is a key 5G feature where multiple virtual networks can be created...

DT deploys dual-slice LTE for BMW, pledges integration with private 5G spectrum

Deutsche Telekom has installed a dual-slice private LTE ‘campus network’, hived off its public LTE network, at a BMW plant in Leipzig. Ericsson has supplied the networking gear for the project. The German operator said the deployment marks its fourth such campus installation. It has...

Suri stepping back from top spot at Nokia

New Nokia CEO Pekka Lundmark taking over the role on Sept. 1 It's been a rough few months for Nokia--a software problem delayed some Sprint 5G market activations and a lack of commercially-available dynamic spectrum sharing software could prove problematic particularly over the next year. In...

Lufthansa doubles-down with second private 5G trial – with help from Vodafone

More detail has emerged about the private industrial 5G operations Lufthansa has pegged to its new holding in the 3.7-3.8 GHz spectrum in Germany, with Vodafone emerging, as well as Nokia, as early partner for the German airline’s technical services division. Separately of Nokia’s proclamation...

Nokia launches end-to-end 4G and 5G NR slicing

  Nokia announced the launch of its new end-to-end slicing network functionality for 4G and 5G New Radio (NR), claiming to the first vendor to offer this capability. In a release, Nokia said that the solution will support connectivity from 4G and 5G devices over the...

Lufthansa gets spectrum licence, deploys Nokia private 5G for remote engine checks

Note, this story has been referenced and updated in a new post, Lufthansa doubles-down with second private 5G trial – with help from Vodafone, which can be found here. German airline Deutsche Lufthansa (Lufthansa) has gained a spectrum licence for operating private LTE and...

Rounding up what would’ve otherwise been Mobile World Congress news

BARCELONA--As we're all acutely aware, Mobile World Congress 2020 was cancelled due to concerns around the spread of coronavirus. However, a small handful of largely journalists and analysts came to Barcelona anyway to try to make hay as it were, including two members of...

Fujitsu receives first private 5G license in Japan

  Japanese tech giant Fujitsu announced that it has received Japan's first private 5G radio station provisional license from the Kanto Bureau of Telecommunications. As a next step, Fujitsu said it will establish a radio station emitting private 5G radio waves in order to verify private...