Press Releases

Securing the future: Navigating the risks and benefits of private 5G

Private 5G networks are all the rage. At Mobile World Congress last month, IBM and Nokia joined hands to kick off the development of a “seamless, simplified private” 5G managed service offering, while Cisco and NTT announced a collaboration to bring their private 5G services to enterprise customers in selected sectors, says Udo Schneider, IoT security evangelist, Trend Micro.

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March 23, 2023

Posted by: Shriya Raban

Nokia wireless connectivity supports The Ocean Cleanup to rid the oceans of plastic

Espoo, Finland – Nokia has announced it will deploy private wireless connectivity, network edge equipment and analytics for The Ocean Cleanup, an international non-profit project working to develop and scale technologies to rid the world’s oceans of plastic. The collaboration is in line with Nokia’s enhanced Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategy, as well as a broader longstanding commitment to advancing the role of technology in combatting climate change and minimising environmental impacts. (more…)

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March 21, 2023

Posted by: Shriya Raban

Nokia AVA software selected to support Orange and ACUD for building smart capital city in Egypt

Cairo, Egypt. 8 March 2023 – Nokia has announced that its OSS/BSS software solutions have been selected by Orange and Administrative Capital for Urban Development (ACUD) company owned by the Egyptian government to deliver a wide range of retail and wholesale services for the New Administrative Capital city. Nokia AVA products, including its operations and monetisation software, will be used by the Administrative Capital for Urban Development of Egypt (ACUD) to enable customers to order, activate and pay for utilities and data centre services. (more…)

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March 14, 2023

Posted by: Shriya Raban

Semtech, MOPA Alliance partner to drive next-gen 5G wireless requirements, optical solutions

Camarillo, United States – Semtech Corporation, a high-performance semiconductor, IoT systems and cloud connectivity service provider, has announced that it has joined the Mobile Optical Pluggable Alliance (MOPA) along with Coherent, Ericsson, Lumentum, Nokia and Sumitomo Electric, as the semiconductor member. The MOPA Alliance is dedicated to defining and developing future optical pluggable requirements so the industry can accelerate new optical solutions. (more…)

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Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar

Nokia announces its Wi-Fi 6E gateway Beacon 10 at Mobile World Congress

Nokia has launched the Beacon 10, its gateway supporting Wi-Fi 6E to provide high-capacity mesh networking. The Beacon 10 is a true tri-band device which can provide Wi-Fi throughput of 10Gbps. It includes a 10G WAN interface to pair with 10 Gb/second fiber modems for multi-gigabit services to the home. The new gateway is shown at Mobile World Congress, Barcelona. (more…)

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March 9, 2023

Posted by: Shriya Raban

Nokia, Viettel deploy DWDM network operating at 600G per wavelength in Vietnam

Espoo, Finland. 15 February 2023 – Nokia has announced the completion of the DWDM network operating at 600G per wavelength with Viettel, Vietnam’s telecom service provider. The network uses Nokia’s PSE-V super-coherent optical engines (PSE-Vs), transmitting a 600Gb/s channel in the C-band to connect Viettel’s main core sites. This new Data Centre Interconnect solution will enable Viettel to meet future requirements for low-latency, high-capacity, robust network for 5G, Cloud, and growing consumer demand for online video and internet usage. (more…)

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February 17, 2023

Posted by: Shriya Raban

Nokia extends manufacture of fibre broadband equipment into India

New Delhi, India – Nokia has announced that it will extend manufacturing PON optical line terminals (OLTs) at its factory in Sriperimbudur near Chennai, India. The decision comes in response to increasing demand from local customers in India, as well as international markets. (more…)

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February 13, 2023

Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar

Nokia, UNICEF partner to bridge digital divide in Senegal

Espoo, Finland – Nokia has announced a new collaboration with UNICEF to bridge the digital divide by helping to improve digital education and training in schools in select parts of Senegal, West Africa. This activity is in line with Nokia’s enhanced Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategy, as well as Nokia’s commitment to advance digital skills. (more…)

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January 25, 2023

Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar

Nokia, Kinetic to use application containers for adding cybersecurity and parental control to broadband devices

Nokia has announced Kinetic by Windstream is the communications service provider (CSP) to use its application in containers solution. The Arkansas-based operator, which provides high speed broadband services across 18 states, is deploying the new container framework on its Nokia Beacon 6 broadband devices, available to 300,000 customers. Application containers enable the simple introduction of new services remotely from the network. Windstream’s initial value-added services to subscribers is F-secure‘s cybersecurity and parental control solution. (more…)

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November 3, 2022

Posted by: Shriya Raban

Improved network quality and user experience to be showcased in CloudCO demo

Fremont, United States – As the broadband industry migrates to software defined open networks, 14 vendors, service providers, and consultancy companies are coming together to demonstrate greater automation, reduced network congestion and greater interoperability. (more…)

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October 18, 2022

Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar