Nokia celebrates 30th commercial 5G deal
28 Marzo 2019 - 5:00AM
Press Release
Nokia's customer agreements span the full
end-to-end spectrum of 5G technologies and major global regions
28 March 2019
Espoo, Finland - Nokia is
celebrating its 30th commercial
5G deal with the announcement March
25th of a new
contract with Austria's A1. The agreements demonstrate Nokia's
extensive portfolio of 5G capabilities, the industry's only true
end-to-end range available globally from a single provider.
Taken together, the 30 commercial deals -
including 16 with publicly named service provider customers - offer
an insight into the progress of 5G roll-outs around the world and
illustrate the value network operators see in this technology. A
full list of Nokia's 5G announcements can be found here.
"This achievement marks a proud moment for Nokia
as a company," commented Rajeev Suri, President and Chief Executive
Officer of Nokia. "With these agreements, creating new partnerships
and continuing existing relationships around the world, we can see
the promise of 5G becoming a reality. Many of the 30 commercial 5G
deals we celebrate today include multiple elements from across our
end-to-end portfolio as our customers turn to Nokia at each stage
of their 5G investment cycle."
Where operators are looking for the capability to
quickly deploy new 5G capacity and speed to their existing network,
Harri Holma, Nokia Bell Labs Fellow, explains in a March 26 blog
how Nokia 5G radio can be deployed regardless of the incumbent 4G
network vendor.
With the industry's most comprehensive portfolio
of small cells and macro solutions, alongside the smart transport
to connect them, Nokia's 5G product suite is designed to offer
operators the flexibility and capability to deliver 5G to a full
range of end users. With the new Fixed Wireless Access device
announced at MWC 2019, Nokia technologies can take our customers'
services right into users' homes - allowing operators to provide
complete coverage to end users, and delivering the first experience
of real 5G to consumers.
Powering its 5G portfolio with truly "cloud
native" core technology rather than an evolution of current core
solutions means Nokia has the flexibility to deliver on key client
needs. This capability means operators can offer low latency, high
throughput, content-rich services - and can integrate their 5G
builds alongside existing 2G, 3G, 4G radio and fixed access
networks.
"Nokia's momentum in 5G agreements shows that its
end-to-end strategy with a broad range of technology solutions is
working," said Chris Nicoll, ACG Wireless and Mobility Principal
Analyst. "Given its articulated evolution path for this technology,
Nokia can offer long-term partnership, rather than a transactional
vendor relationship - an approach that also is contributing to this
momentum. Service providers on the journey to 5G are at different
stages of maturity and it is crucial that vendors in this market
are prepared to support that full journey, not just part of the
way."
For more information, visit the Nokia 5G website.
About Nokia
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develop and deliver the industry's only end-to-end portfolio of
network equipment, software, services and licensing that is
available globally. Our customers include communications service
providers whose combined networks support 6.1 billion
subscriptions, as well as enterprises in the private and public
sector that use our network portfolio to increase productivity and
enrich lives.
Through our research teams, including the
world-renowned Nokia Bell Labs, we are leading the world to adopt
end-to-end 5G networks that are faster, more secure and capable of
revolutionizing lives, economies and societies. Nokia adheres to
the highest ethical business standards as we create technology with
social purpose, quality and integrity.
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