A1 chooses Nokia as partner to deploy 5G in Austria
25 Marzo 2019 - 8:21AM
Press Release
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Continues long-standing technology
partnership
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First industrial 5G campus network already
implemented
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5G builds foundation for Industry 4.0 and the
Internet of Things
25 March 2018
Espoo, Finland / Vienna, Austria
- A1 and Nokia today announced they have signed a contract to
expand next-generation 5G mobile communications in Austria. The
contract reinforces the long-standing partnership between A1 and
Nokia which has included the successful expansion of 3G and 4G /
LTE mobile networks and the roll-out of Austria's largest
fiber-optic network.
The contract includes both Nokia's 5G radio access
and cloud-native 5G core technology. With this innovative network
technology, A1 ensures seamless high-performance service and
excellent user experience over wireless, fixed or converged
networks, meeting the diverse and demanding network requirements
for connecting people and things.
"Together with Nokia, we will leverage the full
potential of 5G," says A1 CEO Marcus Grausam. "We rely on a trusted
and long-standing partner with whom we have already successfully
implemented numerous major projects. Now the starting signal has
been given for the Austria-wide deployment of the A1 5G network,
which will open up new worlds of applications and transform
business models."
The innovative power of A1 and Nokia in 5G has
already been demonstrated. After intensive testing, A1 has
presented 5G applications for industry and implemented Austria's
first campus network for Vienna Airport. In Gmünd, the first 5G
city in Austria, data transfers on the A1 Network were carried out
in January 2019.
Peter Wukowits, head of Nokia Austria, said:
"Jointly with A1, we have demonstrated the capabilities of 5G and
our unique end-to-end portfolio on a number of occasions, and now
the time has come to roll it out and bring it to reality. We are
more than ready and feel honoured that A1 chose Nokia as its
trusted partner for this important step into the digital
future."
5G is characterized not only by peak data rates up
to 10 Gigabits per second, but also by extremely low latency and
high energy efficiency. 5G creates the basis for ultra-reliable
real-time communication between mobile devices, be it smartphones
for online gaming, augmented or virtual reality, robots in digital
factories or self-driving cars and thus for innovation in various
areas such as mobility, transport and Industry 4.0.
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