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First real-world industrial applications of 5G for manufacturing trialed at the Nokia Conscious Factory in Oulu, Finland
Trial leverages ultra-low latency and high-bandwidth capabilities of 5G with machine-learning to enhance production in manufacturing environment
5G trial network uses Nokia AirScale, AirFrame and Multi-access Edge Computing together with Intel 5G Mobile Trial Platform and Finwe video analytics application
12 April 2018
Espoo, Finland - Nokia, Finnish operator Telia and Intel have successfully conducted an industrial trial leveraging the ultra-low latency, high-bandwidth capabilities of 5G to support time-critical applications and enhance production and efficiency in a manufacturing environment.
5G allows operators and businesses to connect assets and take advantage of new flexibilities and capabilities such as machine learning, artificial intelligence and widespread automation to efficiently transform operations.
The trial, which took place at the end of March, represents one of the first real-world applications of Industry 4.0, the industrial trend of automation and data exchange in manufacturing technologies. Nokia and Telia worked with Intel and Finnish software startup Finwe at the Nokia base station Conscious Factory* in Oulu using a trial 5G radio access network operating in the 28 GHz frequency band.
Nokia deployed the network, leveraging its 5G AirScale and Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) platforms. In this scenario, the Nokia AirFrame data center solution, equipped with Intel Xeon Scalable processors, delivered network edge and core cloud flexibilities and capabilities, which provide support for myriad applications in the 5G environment. The trial also utilized the Intel 5G Mobile Trial Platform as the end-user device as well as an integrated video analytics application from Finwe.
The use of Multi-access Edge Computing together with 5G allows data to be processed close to where its needed, dramatically reducing latency. The Finwe video application was used to monitor and analyze a video feed of a process on one assembly line. The application leveraged machine learning to immediately alert the assembly line operator of any inconsistencies in the process so they could be corrected in real-time, ensuring high-performance, reliability and quality.
In a second trial, Nokia and Telia demonstrated the ability of the technology to enable Telia to offer cloud remote service delivery for business customers. This trial used the Nokia AirFrame data center solution, Nokias Multi-access Edge Computing platform and Finwes video analytics application at Telias centralized data center in Helsinki, approximately 600 km from the Nokia Conscious Factory in Oulu.
Nokia will continue to use its Multi-access Edge Computing platform together with the Finwe video analytics application in the Oulu conscious factory over a 4G LTE network. The ability to upgrade the Nokia AirScale platform to 5G via software provides an evolutionary path for industries to expand automation across their business. The 28 GHz frequency band and Massive MIMO antennas deliver the low latency and bandwidth to enable high performance industrial applications.
Janne Koistinen, director of 5G Program at Telia Finland said: Under our 5G Finland initiative we are working with companies such as Nokia to accelerate the fourth industrial revolution in the country. In this trial we could show how we can extend our service offering to new industry customers to enable efficiencies that will advance their production capabilities.
Caroline Chan, vice president and general manager, 5G Infrastructure Division, Network Platforms Group, Intel said: Utilizing the Intel Xeon Scalable Processor family and the Intel Mobile Trial Platform allows operators around the globe to provide the computing, connectivity, and analytics to launch new 5G services. We continue to work with Nokia to deliver the infrastructure needed to pave the way to broad market adoption of open, software defined networks for 5G.
Marc Rouanne, president of Mobile Networks at Nokia, said: Nokias 5G capabilities allow operators such as Telia to leverage machine learning and automation by opening up network data and intelligence. As we continue to deliver machine learning capabilities in Nokias ReefShark chipsets and develop advanced algorithms we will further enhance our radio performance, allowing customers to take advantage of new business opportunities in the 5G and IoT world.
*To address Industry 4.0, Nokia has applied a Conscious Supply Network concept at its factories leveraging digitalization, analytics, and robotics across the overall supply chain.
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Nokia AirScale platform operating in the 28 GHz frequency band
Nokia Multi-access Edge Computing platform
Nokia AirFrame data center solution
Finwe video analytics application
Intel 5G Mobile Trial Platform as the end-user device
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