India had the highest growth in mobile broadband traffic globally. In 2020, India’s data traffic grew by 36 per cent year on year (YoY) primarily due to rise in 4G data consumption as 4G subscribers surpassed 700 million with 100 million new additions during the year. Nokia’s recently released Mobile…
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Starhub pushes out 5G services in Singapore
Working with Nokia. StarHub and Nokia have teamed up again to deploy a new cloud-native 5G core network to manage 5G standalone (SA) bandwidth. The latest offering comes six months after launching one of Singapore’s first non-standalone 5G services for consumers and enterprises, longstanding partners, The 5G SA network rollout…
Read MoreNorth Thailand prepares for 5G services
Thai mobile operator, DTAC, will bring 5G the North and North Eastern regions of Thailand. In an agreement with Nokia, the operator will deploy 5G on low-band spectrum (700-900Mhz) and high-capacity mmWave technology (26GHz), as well as boosts of the existing networks utilising 2300MHz, 2100MHz and 1800MHz spectrum. Nokia will…
Read MoreVi Business to help with digital transformation
Indian telecom works with Nokia. Vi Business, the enterprise arm of Vodafone Idea (VIL), will begin to offer services that will help enterprises to digitally transform, and improve efficiency, reduce operational costs, and enhance security. The telecom provider will work with Nokia, following last years, partnership to launch SD-WAN to help…
Read More5G set to increase network usage, but not power consumption
Up to 90 percent more energy efficient per traffic unit than legacy 4G networks. The rollout of 5G networks is set to increase traffic dramatically making it critical that the energy consumed does not rise at the same rate. A recently released report by Telefonica, commissioned by Nokia shows extensive…
Read MoreIndonesia’s Pelindo 4 deploys a crane monitoring system
Nokia digitalises monitoring system. Indonesia’s port management company, Pelindo 4 has chosen Nokia’s IP/MPLS network solution to provide LTE wireless connectivity for remote real-time monitoring of its crane performance and operation. Nokia, with its partner Kurnia Energy Engineering (KEE), has deployed its 7705 Service Aggregation Router–Hm, which extends IP/MPLS services over cellular…
Read MoreVerizon Business launches 5G platform
Offering will enable businesses to deploy a private industrial grade dedicated 5G network capability within their premise. Verizon Business has launched its international private 5G platform for global enterprises located in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. Delivered in partnership with Nokia, the offering will enable businesses to deploy a private…
Read MoreNokia pushes 5G and other initiatives into APAC region
Telecom company cements 5G deals in Taiwan and New Zealand and has other tech deals in Australia and China. Nokia and New Zealand operator Spark have launched 5G services in the Auckland Viaduct area to bring high-speed wireless connectivity to a major international sailing event. The 5G network will leverage…
Read MoreChina Unicom selects Nokia for core networking products for 5G
This will support the buildout of Unicom’s 5G SA Core network in China. Nokia has been awarded an approximately 10 per cent share of China Unicom’s 5G core network. The core network performs a variety of functions, including setting up connections, bandwidth management, scaling and securing the network, and, now…
Read MoreEricsson strengthens its position in China
Margins during the second quarter of 2020 are expected to be negative. Networking and telecommunications company Ericsson has increased its footprint in China through 5G contract awards from all three major operators in China. The market position is important for Ericsson as it makes “strengthens” its position in the 5G…
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