Nokia is building 5G networks for industrial customers

21. 07. 2020 Tuesday / By: Robert Denes / Industrial / Exact time: BST Print this page

(Reuters) - Nokia on Tuesday set up a new 5G stand-alone wireless network for industrial customers and issued an order to mining technology company Sandvik at its Tampere site in Finland.

We are easing the need to accelerate digitalization in the most demanding applications, such as automotive, where cloud, robotics and stand-alone machine operations reliably deliver low latency and high data rates for the mission,” said Raghav Sahgal, head of Nokia Enterprise.

Enterprise customers will now have the option to deploy Nokia’s Digital Automation Cloud or customize their network with Nokia’s Modular Private Wireless. Furthermore, Nokia announced enhancements to its LTE portfolio of solutions. Importantly, LTE handles more than 85% of industrial applications.

Nokia stated that Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology, a leading supplier of equipment and technical solutions for the mining and construction industries, will deploy Nokia’s 5G standalone private wireless network at its test mine in Tampere, Finland. The network will enhance communications and connectivity at the facility. Its 5G capability will be used for automated mining processes with 4K video.

Nokia is developing its 5G portfolio, which strengthens AirScale and advancing the capabilities of its ReefShark chipset. The company is working with multiple partners to support its ReefShark family of chipsets, which are used in many base station elements. Nokia is witnessing a healthy momentum in its focus areas of software and enterprise, which augurs well for licensing business.

The company’s portfolio includes products and services for every part of a network, which helps operators enable key 5G capabilities such as network slicing, distributed cloud and industrial IoT. It facilitates customers to move from an economy-of-scale network operating model to demand-driven operations by offering easy programmability and automation.

The company seeks to expand its business into targeted, high-growth and high-margin vertical markets to address opportunities beyond its primary markets. It announced plans to accelerate strategy execution, sharpen customer focus and reduce long-term costs. This, in turn, is likely to position the company as a global leader in the delivery of end-to-end 5G solutions.

The role of mobile technologies in the manufacturing industry is growing rapidly, and with stand-alone networks, industrial customers are becoming independent in their on-site connectivity needs.


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