Nokia lowers network latency to less than two milliseconds using 4.9G technology with AirScale base station at Mobile World Congress Shanghai 2017
Nokias evolution of 4G/LTE will deliver faster network response times in support of applications such as Industry 4.0 automation and autonomous cars
Shows how operators can complement initial 5G deployments with high-performance LTE technology
28 June 2017
Shanghai, China - Nokia is to demonstrate the role high-performance 4G technology will play on the path to 5G to ensure continuity-of-service when 5G technology is deployed. At Mobile World Congress Shanghai, Nokia will show its AirScale base station working with 4.9G technology to reduce network latency to less than two milliseconds, bringing performance closer to the latency levels 5G is expected to deliver.
5G will enable new applications, such as Industry 4.0 industrial automation, autonomous vehicles, remote healthcare and immersive virtual reality entertainment, each requiring massive bandwidth and extremely low levels of network latency. Initial deployments of 5G technology will be in highly populated megacity centers, where demands on existing LTE network resources from consumers and enterprises will remain high. By moving the performance of LTE networks closer to a 5G experience using Nokias 4.9G technology, operators can support these higher-bandwidth applications on the path to 5G while ensuring continuity of service once 5G is initially deployed.
In its demonstration at Mobile World Congress Shanghai, Nokia will employ 4.9G to reduce network latency to less than two milliseconds using a feature that allows transmission time intervals to be shortened by 86 percent. This will leverage the Nokia AirScale base station, which will allow operators to support both 4.9G and 5G technology in a single unit to maximize speed and capacity as they migrate to 5G.
Shiv Putcha, Associate Director, IDC Asia Pacific said: With the move from 3G to LTE networks, shortened latency times were crucial for an improved mobile broadband user experience. With this demonstration, Nokia has set a new benchmark for LTE network latency performance, bringing it closer to the 5G levels needed for industry and enterprise applications. This will allow operators to begin support for new applications and deliver service continuity as operators start rolling out 5G networks.
Tero Peltola, head of the LTE business line at Nokia, said : We are committed to helping operators evolve their networks in the most effective way, allowing them to anticipate and meet demands with higher performance where and when it is needed. We continue to evolve our 4G offering with 4.5G Pro and 4.9G technologies, and with this network latency demonstration we can show operators how they could use LTE to deliver higher-bandwidth industry and enterprise applications to more customers on their path to 5G.
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Nokia has defined a path to 5G, that allows operators to take advantage of major increases in speed and capacity where and when they need it using 4.5G, 4.5G Pro and 4.9G technologies.
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Nokia lowers network latency to less than two milliseconds using 4.9G technology with AirScale base station at Mobile World Congress Shanghai 2017
