Press ReleaseNokia radio access network and core technologies to leverage licensed, unlicensed and shared spectrum for robust private mobile networks to meet communications and innovation needs of vertical industries
MEC to enable interworking between multi-operator, multi-access RAN networks to boost performance and quality in venues and enterprise buildings
Nokia to show potential for new enterprise business opportunities at Mobile World Congress 2017 using Flexi Zone small cells leveraging MulteFire(TM) and CBRS spectrum
13 February, 2017
Espoo, Finland - Nokia is to introduce technologies that leverage licensed, unlicensed and shared spectrum for the creation of robust, private end-to-end networks for vertical industries. Nokia will apply Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) capabilities and leverage its Flexi Zone, Cloud Packet Core and global services expertise to open up new opportunities for enterprises as they automate operations and connect employees and customers.
Following the introduction of applications tailored to business needs using Multi-access Edge Computing, Nokia will now make multi-operator and multi-access network interworking commercially available. Using MEC capabilities, Nokia will provide an overlay approach to a multi-operator, multi-access RAN network, aggregating the enterprise Wi-Fi(TM) or other private wireless networks with an operators wireless network to boost performance. This will allow the enterprise or venue to deliver the best possible experience for customers using the Wi-Fi network while adding LTE capacity and robustness.
Nokia and Boingo have signed an agreement to trial the technology. Dr. Derek Peterson, chief technology officer at Boingo, said: Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) is now at the foundation of Boingos next-generation networks and participation in trials involving the technology helps keep us at the forefront of wireless connectivity. New NFV advancements like Nokias latest MEC capabilities will be crucial to the 5G vision and convergence of LTE and Wi-Fi.
At Mobile World Congress, Nokia will showcase the industry-first MulteFire(TM) release 1.0-compliant live service running on a commercial Flexi Zone small cell. One demonstration will use MulteFire carrier aggregation to boost network performance, while Nokia will also show how MulteFire could be developed in the future to support narrowband-IoT (NB-IoT) connectivity for efficient use of spectrum and increased battery life of devices.
Nokia will also explain how enterprises, venues and the hospitality industry in the United States will be able to use the 3.5 GHz Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) shared spectrum to deploy private LTE for their own business needs while also providing access to operators subscribers. CBRS Flexi Zone small cells - combined with a neutral host gateway and neutral host capable devices - will enable private CBRS LTE network owners to easily allow transparent connectivity for operators subscribers, helping with operators densification and indoor penetration needs on their path to 5G.
The Nokia flexible multi-access Cloud Packet Core enables common anchoring of licensed spectrum such as 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G as well as shared and unlicensed spectrum including Wi-Fi, MulteFire and LTE-based CBRS technologies to support a diverse range of mobile broadband, IoT/massive machine-type communication enterprise services and applications. Nokia is further expanding the Cloud Packet Core deployment options with a new range of pre-integrated Cloud Mobile Gateway and Cloud Mobility Manager platforms to support a diverse range of business and operational deployment models for enterprises.
These end-to-end enterprise network capabilities are complemented by Nokia global services expertise. Leveraging the AVA platform, Nokia can offer extensive network planning, optimization, care services and full managed services.
Thorsten Robrecht, head of Advanced Mobile Solutions at Nokia, said: Our portfolio of technologies and services will allow us to build and operate private networks working with enterprises or with providers to serve their enterprise customers. We can leverage our leadership in licensed, unlicensed and shared spectrum to tailor the network to meet specific demands using the most appropriate access technologies to right-size capacity for enterprises and serve their business needs in a highly reliable and secure way.
Resources
Web page: Nokia AVA cognitive services platform
Web page: Nokia Multi-access Edge Computing
Web page: Nokia Small Cells
Web page: MulteFire
Press Release: Compact Nokia Cloud Packet Core provides converged access to drive ultra-broadband and IoT service delivery
Press Release: Nokia, Alphabets Access Group and Qualcomm showcase first live demo of a private LTE network over CBRS shared spectrum providing a 360 race car experience
Blog: Sharing is Caring 3.5GHz US CBRS
Image: Indoor venue connectivity
Did you know
Last year, Nokia announced it would expand its technology and service offerings to meet the high-performance secure needs of five vertical industries: energy, transportation, public sector, large enterprises and webscale.
In 2016 Nokia was identified as the No.1 vendor of 4G public safety technology by Current Analysis in global study of 100 operators
Nokia is one of the two founding members of the MulteFire Alliance - an international association dedicated to building a global ecosystem in support of the common interests of members, developers and users in the application of Long Term Evolution (LTE) and next generation mobile cellular technology in configurations that use only unlicensed and shared radio spectrum.
Nokia is also one of the founding members of the CBRS Alliance which aims to develop, market and promote LTE-based solutions utilizing the shared spectrum of the U.S. 3.5 GHz CBRS ban
