Nokia and U Mobile deploy Single RAN Advanced Network to expand LTE services and collaborate on 5G live network trial in Mala...
22 Mayo 2019 - 9:00PM
Press Release
- Nokia deployment will enable U Mobile to end RAN
sharing agreement and extend its network footprint across Malaysia
for the delivery of competitive mobile data services
- Leverages Nokia 5G-ready AirScale radios, Nokia
Anyhaul for mobile transport, Carrier SDN and NetAct network
management
- Nokia Global Services to provide turnkey
deployment enabled by automation and end-to-end expertise
- Nokia and U Mobile sign MoU to conduct live
network trial that demonstrates 5G capability of enhanced Mobile
Broadband (eMBB) and other use cases
23 May 2019
Espoo, Finland - Nokia and U
Mobile have signed a three-year contract to deploy a Nokia Single
Radio Access Network (RAN) network as well as microwave and
IP-based mobile transport technologies to enable U Mobile to expand
the delivery of mobile data services across Malaysia. Both
companies, via a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), will also
collaborate on a 5G live network trial later this year.
A recent market report* predicts that mobile data
usage in Malaysia will double during 2017-2022 to 10.4 GB per user
per month, primarily driven by the rising consumption of online
video content on smartphones. As a current provider of 3G and 4G
mobile services via a combination of its own network and through a
RAN sharing agreement, U Mobile wants to extend its network
coverage and capacity to address this growing demand with a range
of competitive services.
Under the three-year agreement, Nokia will deploy
a Single RAN Advanced network in greenfield locations across
Malaysia, facilitating U Mobile's aggressive network expansion and
drive to provide customers with a superior data experience. With
this deployment it also means customers all across Malaysia will be
able to further enjoy U Mobile's unlimited innovations.
Additionally, Nokia and U Mobile recently signed a
MoU to conduct a trial of the 5G live network. The trial will be
done later this year and will demonstrate the 5G capability of
enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB) as well as other 5G use cases such
as in the fields of virtual reality (VR) and e-sports. The Single
RAN Advanced Network, which is currently installed at U Mobile and
using Nokia's AirScale base stations, is 5G-ready.
Woon Ooi Yuen, CTO of U Mobile
said: "U Mobile has been aggressively expanding our network
across Malaysia in our drive to bring our customers a superior
experience. We are delighted to be able to leverage on Nokia's
expertise in our network expansion journey. We are of course also
looking forward to working with Nokia as part of our Road To 5G
Strategy. We have in our plan to conduct several 5G live trials
with Nokia later this year for various use cases. Currently, we
already have in place Nokia's AirScale base stations which are
5G-ready and hence, ready for trials.''
Jae Won, head of Asia Pacific and Japan at Nokia,
said: "With our extensive end-to-end portfolio we are helping U
Mobile to roll out a network that meets its specific needs. Working
together on this advanced network deployment and the upcoming 5G
live trials, we can help U Mobile meet its mobile broadband demands
while providing a path toward 5G - especially in high-potential
areas such as virtual reality and e-sports."
To date, Nokia has signed 37 5G commercial
contracts across the world, including 20 with named customers.
Nokia continues to actively work on 5G use cases with manufacturing
hubs and agricultural regions.
About the solution
- Nokia Single RAN Advanced using Nokia AirScale
base stations will support 2G, 3G, 4G, 4.5G Pro and 4.9G in a
single unit, with the ability to evolve to 5G via software
upgrade
- Nokia 7705 Service Aggregation Routers, deployed
at the network edge, closer to end-users, along with 7750 Service
Routers will provide high-performance IP-based mobile access and
aggregation and ensure end-to-end application delivery and
management
- Nokia Wavence Microwave transport will support
backhaul and fronthaul demands as U Mobile evolves its 4G LTE
network in line with customer demand and transitions to 5G in the
future.
- Nokia Wavence and Service Aggregation Routers and
Service Routers are all part of the Nokia Anyhaul portfolio - a
comprehensive, capable and programmable, 5G-ready mobile transport
solution.
- Nokia Network Service Platform provides Carrier
SDN support for Wavence Microwave and IP routing technologies,
leveraging network-based intelligence to automatically adapt mobile
transport capabilities in dynamic, ultra-dense environments
- Nokia NetAct network management provides one
consolidated view over any network, even the most complicated
multi-domain, multi-technology system. NetAct is virtualized for
minimal downtime and resilience and provides full network
visibility and control, whether traditional or cloud-based.
- Turnkey deployment by Nokia Global Services with
automation enabled by Nokia Delivery Platform, Robotic Process
Automation. End-to-end services across radio, transport and
IP domains including project management, network design,
integration and testing, technical support, and performance
optimization.
- The Single RAN Advanced Network for U Mobile is
5G-ready and will leverage on Nokia's Anyhaul radios to conduct
live trials of 5G solutions later in 2019.
Additional Information
- Web Page: Nokia 5G
- Web Page: Nokia Single RAN Advanced network
- Web page: Nokia Anyhaul
- Web page: Nokia Global Services
- Press release: Nokia delivers 'anyhaul'
end-to-end mobile transport portfolio for the 5G era #MWC17
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* GlobalData's 'Malaysia Country Intelligence Report', June
2018
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