BROWSING: Nokia

With the 25G PON solution, Google Fiber can provide up to 10x faster broadband speeds, says Nokia Google Fiber is deploying Nokia’s 25G passive optical network (PON) solution to bolster its existing fiber network and deliver a new 20 Gig broadband service through its GFiber Labs,...

Reliance Jio Infocomm has been rapidly expanding its 5G network using Standalone (SA) architecture since October 2022 Indian carrier Reliance Jio Infocomm has covered the entire country with its 5G network ahead of the promised time frame of December 2023. According to a statement released by...

Note, this article is taken from the RCR editorial report on Critical 5G Edge Workloads, published in September. The following is the first part of the foreword to the report. Go here to download the full report. The subject will be further explored in the upcoming...

Operators can save as much as 60% of potentially wasted network capacity by placing the right customer device in the right place, Nokia says Finnish vendor Nokia announced a new 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) outdoor receiver and a new indoor gateway with Wi-Fi 7,...

Nokia said its Wi-Fi 7 portfolio is powered by the vendor’s Corteca software Finnish vendor Nokia announced a new carrier-grade portfolio of Wi-Fi 7 devices. In a release, Nokia said that the new portfolio includes dual-band, tri-band and quad-band configurations to address various regulatory constraints and...

Nokia reported a 20% drop in third-quarter sales due to plummeting 5G equipment demand This week, Nokia revealed plans to cut 14,000 jobs — about 16% of its workforce — worldwide as part of broader cost reduction efforts, stemming from a poor third quarter. Specifically, Nokia...

Kingston Freeport Terminal Limited (KFTL) has selected Nokia to deploy a private LTE/5G network at its container terminal in Kingston, Jamaica, in the Caribbean. The deployment has been handled by US-based system integrator EGC International. KFTL is taking both Nokia’s Digital Automation Cloud private...

Nokia has hailed RedCap “successful” trials with telecoms firm BT Group and module maker MediaTek in the UK. Without saying much about the tests themselves, the trio took the opportunity to talk up the potential of reduced capability (RedCap) 5G to benefit both business...

Nokia said the new 6G facility will be located at its Global R&D facilities in Bangalore Finnish vendor Nokia has established a 6G lab at its Global R&D center in Bangalore, India, the company said in a release. Nokia explained that the main aim of the...

TPG Telecom noted that its 5G network currently has over 2,500 active sites across the country Australian operator TPG Telecom said it has expanded its 5G Standalone (SA) coverage to its brands iiNet, TPG, Internode and Westnet. In a release, the telco said that mobile customers...

Jio expects to reach nationwide coverage with its 5G services by the end of this year India’s largest telecom operator, Reliance Jio Infocomm, has secured a $2 billion loan, which it will use to fund the acquisition of 5G network gear from Finnish vendor Nokia,...

HMD Global is starting manufacturing in Europe with assembly of the 5G-capable rugged Nokia XR21 HMD Global has begun manufacturing smartphones in Europe, starting with assembly of the 5G-capable rugged Nokia XR21, which the company first unveiled in May and is designed for enterprise customers and...

Nokia has been selected by Brazilian agricultural machinery manufacturer Jacto to build a private LTE and 5G network at its new ‘smart factory’ in Pompeia, in the province of Sao Paulo, Brazil. The new network will cover the entire factory floor, of 96,000 square...

Nokia has released a cut-down version of its Digital Automation Cloud (DAC) private-cellular product for small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the industrial sector. Called DAC Compact, the new solution claims a smaller form factor to deliver LTE/5G coverage at smaller sites. The Finnish firm...

Bharti Airtel initially launched its 5G network in India in October 2022 Indian telco Bharti Airtel announced it has reached over 50 million unique 5G customers within one year of the launch of its 5G network, the operator said in a release. The company also announced...

US-based system integrator Kyndryl is working with Palo Alto Networks to provide network and cybersecurity services for Industry 4.0 customers running private LTE and 5G networks. The pair are combining their network security services and platform security capabilities, respectively, to design, build, and manage...

In June, China Broadnet said it had reached 9 million 5G package subscribers twelve months after launching the service Chinese operator China Broadnet shortlisted local vendors Huawei and ZTE for the second phase of a 5G core project, Chinese press reported. According to the report, the...

Telia, Nokia and MediaTek performed the RedCap field tests using a base station from Telia Finland's production network and a Standalone 5G core network on MediaTek's RedCap test platform Nordic telco Telia has conducted field tests of 5G Reduced Capability (RedCap) with Nokia and MediaTek...

Nokia has launched a number of industrial 4G/5G devices for hazardous environments in ports, mines, chemical plants, and oil platforms. They are targeted at companies buying its private 4G/5G networks. The Finnish firm has also updated its own team comms application to align with...

Siemens has stuck out a press release to declare the open availability of its private 5G system for industrial-grade networking in Germany, the original home of Industrie 4.0. Is that news, really? The German industrial behemoth’s in-house 5G project has been one of the...

Dish's 5G cloud-native network and the Nokia Network as Code platform will provide enterprises with access to the software development tools Nokia today launched a Network as Code platform and developer portal, which the company said will help application developers and communication service providers...

Nokia said that one of the areas of focus of the lab will be on private wireless and industrial networks Finnish vendor Nokia said it will launch an open innovation lab in Dubai, UAE, with the main aim of driving regional innovation and accelerating the...

Orange said its overall 5G network reached a coverage of 82% of the Spanish population Spanish telecom operator Orange's 5G Standalone (SA) network currently reaches 32 cities across the country, the telco said in a release. Orange’s 5G SA network was initially launched in Madrid, Barcelona,...

Finnish network vendor Nokia has launched new ‘edge charging’ software to give enterprises more control over how data running on private 5G networks is processed and analysed at the edge, and also marketed and sold. Nokia is targeting organisations in the cities, utilities, and...