Nokia and TATA Play Fiber to launch WiFi6-ready broadband in India
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Nokia has announced that it has entered into an agreement with TATA Play Fiber to launch one of India’s first WiFi6-ready broadband network. With increasing broadband usage in both residential and enterprise areas, there is a demand for new, high-capacity broadband connections. To meet this demand, broadband networks need future proof fibre and in-home services that can scale in line with evolving end-customer needs.
Nokia will supply TATA Play Fiber with a range of fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) and Wi-Fi gear to support its broadband network expansion across India. Nokia will provide its state-of-the-art optical line terminal (OLT), optical network terminal (ONT) with Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi mesh Beacons.
With Wi-Fi 6 Tata Play Fiber can offer differentiated services and deliver an indoor user experience for its customers. The new deployment provides an intelligent mesh Wi-Fi 6 formula that allows users to enjoy high-speed internet in every corner of the home. The easy-to-install service supports low-latency applications such as gaming and can deliver gigabit speeds to multiple devices on the Wi-Fi network. Network security is also enhanced with support for the Wi-Fi Protected Access 3 (WPA3) standard.
A key feature of the Nokia formula is its Mesh technology which will ensure coverage for large customer premises and areas with barriers like concrete walls. Nokia’s WiFi 6 mesh technology is ideally suited to residential homes with large and/or multi-floor spaces, as well as for small office/home office (SOHO) enterprises, which represent a large addressable market in India. Another differentiating feature of the Nokia solution is the use of its AI/ML software to identify traffic patterns, faults and potential outages in the gigabit passive optical network (GPON) network so as to optimize the end user experience.
“Our partnership with Nokia allows us to bring Wifi6-ready network to our customers – which is a first in the category. The deployment of this next generation best-in-class optical networking service will boost up speed and coverage for multiple smart gadgets in all tech-dependent homes and enterprises,” said Anand N Sahai, a CEO at Tata Play Fiber.
“Nokia has been the world leader in optical line terminal (OLT) technologies, and we are proud to be a close partner for Tata Play Fiber in India. This deal is an extension of the work we have already done together and will also notch up a first for India by upgrading the network to be WiFi 6 ready,” said Vinish Bawa, a head of enterprise, webscale & emerging business, at Nokia.
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