Nokia 5G private wireless networking moves from trial to permanent deployment for Lufthansa Technik
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Nokia 5G private wireless networking moves from trial to permanent deployment for Lufthansa Technik
Successful trial results in commercial deployment of Nokia 5G SA (Standalone) private wireless network at Lufthansa Technik, Germany
5G-powered Virtual Table Inspection (VTI) remote maintenance use case trial quickly confirmed as mission-critical infrastructure
Lufthansa Technik advances its 5G strategy with additional aviation MRO use cases. Incorporates VTI into Lufthansa Technik digital AVIATAR fleet management solution
21 June 2021
Espoo, Finland - Nokia today announced that following successful trials, leading technical aircraft services provider Lufthansa Technik has recently brought Nokia 5G private wireless networking into full-time commercial deployment at its facility in Hamburg, Germany.
Throughout a recently completed year-long pilot, and despite pandemic-related travel restrictions, 5G networking has enabled Lufthansa Technik to provide virtual engine parts inspection for its civil aviation customers over fast, high-definition video links.
Guiding customers directly through the engine shop via images generated by a 5G-enabled mobile device, Lufthansa Technik's Virtual Table Inspection' (VTI) has allowed customers to remotely attend engine parts inspections, without travelling to its Hamburg facility.
Over a video stream, customers communicate in real time with engine mechanics performing maintenance work. Dismantled parts are jointly inspected on screen in high-resolution, enabling appropriate order decisions to be made. VTI has now been integrated into Lufthansa Technik's digital AVIATAR technical aircraft fleet management solution.
Stephan Drewes, Chief Information Officer, Lufthansa Technik, said: During the past year, the Nokia 5G private wireless network enabled us to provide uninterrupted virtual inspection service to our aircraft engine services customers - without a single minute of unpredicted downtime. Based on this outstanding experience, we have decided to promote the initial test case to a permanent AVIATAR product offering.
By deploying the pilot immediately prior to the pandemic, the Virtual Table Inspection use case was a very timely solution to travel restrictions, with 5G helping the test case evolve quickly from trial to business-critical infrastructure. Going forward, we anticipate that VTI will become the default method of inspection for some customers, while others will also employ a hybrid model that combines remote and in-person inspection.
Raghav Sahgal, President, Nokia Cloud and Network Services, said: The pandemic has highlighted the business value of digitalization, with companies that are more advanced in their digital transformation demonstrating greater levels of flexibility and resilience. Through Lufthansa Technik's pioneering application of private wireless networking, it has illustrated the potential of 5G to improve productivity, and transform the customer experience in even the most challenging circumstances.
The network is based on Nokia Digital Automation Cloud (DAC) 5G SA. Nokia DAC is an application platform providing high-bandwidth, low-latency, hyper-fast private wireless connectivity and local edge computing, which provides digitalization enablers.
Nokia has deployed mission-critical networks to over 1,550 leading customers in the transport, energy, large enterprise, manufacturing, webscale, and public sector segments around the globe. Leading enterprises across industries are leveraging decades of Nokia experience building some of the biggest and most advanced IP, optical, wired and wireless networks on the planet.
The Nokia Bell Labs Future X for industries architecture provides a framework for enterprises to accelerate their digitalization and automation journey to Industry 4.0. With more than 290 large enterprise customer deployments, Nokia has pioneered the private wireless space, and is named global market leader in private wireless by several industry analyst firms.
Additional resources:
Press release: Nokia deploys 5G private wireless network for Lufthansa Technik virtual inspection trial
Web page: Nokia Digital Automation Cloud
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About Lufthansa Technik
With some 35 subsidiaries and affiliates, the Lufthansa Technik Group is one of the leading providers of technical aircraft services in the world. Certified internationally as maintenance, production and design organization, the company has a workforce of more than 22,000 employees. Lufthansa Technik's portfolio covers the entire range of services for commercial and VIP/special mission aircraft, engines, components and landing gear in the areas of digital fleet support, maintenance, repair, overhaul, modification, completion and conversion as well as the manufacture of innovative cabin products.
Lufthansa Technik AVIATAR
AVIATAR is the independent platform for digital products and services developed by Lufthansa Technik. Ranging from predictive maintenance to fulfilment and automated solutions, AVIATAR combines fleet management solutions, data science and engineering expertise to provide a comprehensive range of integrated digital services and products for airlines, MRO companies, OEMs and lessors that seamlessly integrate with physical fulfil
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