News and BusinessIn a multi vendor deal to provide metro and provincial area optical backbones, China Telecom has awarded the largest share of the contract to Nokia. The overall deal is to roll out an integrated IP/optical transport network for a 13-city metro area and two provincial backbone networks, with Nokia winning 50% of the spoils. The […]
News and BusinessBASE event in Athens at the end of March brought together more than 300 delegates from entire “broadband value chain”. A new concept of broadband is on target to be achieved as the industry experiences an era of unparalleled change and challenge, and networks transform to meet the opportunities of 5G, “cloudification”, the Internet of […]
Applications and ResearchPictured, left, the Monarch project launch in July 2017. • 5G-MoNArch project coordinated by Nokia as part of Phase II of the European 5G-PPP initiative • 5G mobile architecture put into practice with industry-led use cases • 14 research institute partners co-operate in this flagship project Nokia has formally launched the 5G MoNArch (5G Mobile […]
News and BusinessMeeting growing customer interest in 5G, Nokia is broadening its focus into multiple areas of early 5G mobility use cases, including enhanced mobile broadband and ultra-reliable, ultra-low latency communications. Nokia says it will be pushing for accelerated 3GPP industry standardization while building on early customer experiences with its Nokia 5G FIRST end-to-end solution, launched in […]
News and BusinessNokia has unveiled its latest IP routers powered by its FP4 network processor chipset that has taken six years to develop. The IP edge and core routers that will use the FP4 network processor include the 7750 Service Router (SR-s) edge router family and the 7950 Extensible Routing System (XRS-XC) IP core router. The highest […]
Applications and ResearchFinland’s 5G test networks are shifting their focus from technology development more towards large-scale service trials. The work continues in close cooperation with key vertical industry partners that, in the future, are planning to deploy their digital services on top of mobile network platforms. The new 5G network capabilities will be able to meet the […]
Technologies and ProductsA new submarine cable system, IOX Cable System, will enhance communications capabilities along the more than 8,850 km of its route between India and South Africa. When laid, the new fibre system will provide the first open cable in Mauritius, and connect for the first time the island of Rodrigues. Providing an ultimate design capacity […]
Applications and ResearchNokia and Facebook have set new spectral efficiency and capacity records in multiple submarine field trials over a 5,500 km submarine cable between New York and Ireland. The submarine field trial of Nokia Bell Labs’ new Probabilistic Constellation Shaping (PCS) technology used shaped 64-QAM, which achieved a record spectral efficiency of 7.46 bits/s/Hz and increased […]
Applications and ResearchNokia has delivered radio equipment based on 5G technology to Finland’s Centre for Wireless Communications and the VTT Technical Research Centre. The arrival of the first 5G devices in Finland marks the continued long-lasting 5G test network cooperation between the network company Nokia and the research institutes. With the new demo equipment, VTT says it […]
News and BusinessOptical communications giants Cisco, Ericsson, Huawei and Nokia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to create the Network Functions Virtualization Interoperability Testing Initiative (NFV-ITI), which is designed to help communication service providers to address the challenges related to NFV deployment and Cloud transformation within multi-vendor network environments. The partners stated, “deployment and integration of virtual […]
Applications and ResearchWorking in partnership with Nokia, Ooredoo Algeria has successfully achieved a groundbreaking transmission speed of 1.2 terabits per second over optical fibre in Africa’s first field trial of innovative optical communications technology. The trial was conducted between the cities of Algiers and Ain Defla over a distance exceeding 200 km. Commercial deployment of the technology […]
News and BusinessNokia Bell Labs, Deutsche Telekom T-Labs and the Technical University of Munich have achieved what they are calling “unprecedented transmission capacity and spectral efficiency in an optical communications field trial with a new modulation technique”. They say that the breakthrough research could extend the capability of optical networks to meet surging data traffic demands. […]
News and BusinessNokia has been awarded over 30% of China Mobile’s recent project to construct a 100G optical network in support of its rollout of mobile broadband services for the world’s largest 4G network. Nokia’s innovative optical technologies will help China Mobile achieve its “Broadband China” strategy. The win, part of Nokia’s 2016 frame agreement with China […]
News and BusinessSwedish telecoms company and Nokia have announced that they have signed a cooperation agreement to accelerate the network evolution path to 5G. The aim is to secure early introduction of commercial 5G services to Sonera customers by leveraging on both companies advanced network development and Sonera’s deep customer knowledge. Sonera has reached a 4G population […]
Applications and ResearchNokia has delivered state-of-the-art IP/MPLS and optical technology and services to Swiss electricity transmission system operator Swissgrid for the management of its electrical grid. The new “Grid Control Network” provides monitoring and switching for the electricity transmission grid, resulting in better alignment of power supply and demand, enhanced security and an exceptional level of reliability. […]
News and BusinessWorldwide optical network equipment spending was down 12% sequentially in the first quarter of 2016 (Q1 2016), reflecting a typical seasonal adjustment for the industry, according to market analysis by Infonetics, part of market research company IHS. However, the market notched a 13% year-over-year increase that was anchored by accelerating 100G investment in long haul […]