Nokia applies spectrum innovation to create private mobile networks and expand opportunities for connected vertical industries #MWC17.
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 or other private wireless networks with an operator’s 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.
At Mobile World Congress, Nokia will showcase the industry-first MulteFire 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.
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.”
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.
