Nokia heralds 5G era with commercial end-to-end 5G FIRST #MWC17
February 26 2017 - 7:12AM
Press Release
- Nokia 5G FIRST end-to-end solution incorporates AirScale and
AirFrame technology, including AirScale massive MIMO Adaptive
Antenna, Cloud Packet Core and mobile transport to bring new
capabilities to operators
- 5G Acceleration Services to allow operators to design and
implement 5G uses in their multi-vendor, multi-technology
environments
- With 5G FIRST, operators can capitalize on early adopter
specifications to bring new 5G capabilities to homes, offices,
sports or special event venues and industrial plants
- Nokia and Intel will collaborate on commercial deployments
later in 2017 using the Intel® 5G Modem
- 5G FIRST based on industry specifications defined by the
Verizon 5G Technology Forum ecosystem in which Nokia is a key
member and is the basis of 5G service pilots being conducted by
Verizon in 11 US cities
26 February, 2017
Barcelona, Spain - Nokia has developed a solution that will
allow operators to rapidly address the huge demands of connected
people and industries. Nokia 5G FIRST comprises its radio access
network (RAN) including Nokia AirScale massive MIMO Adaptive
Antennas, packet core and mobile transport solutions as well as a
full service offer using Intel® architecture and the Intel® 5G
modem for initial deployments starting in 2017.
With the introduction of 5G FIRST operators will gain a
first-to-market advantage based on early specifications. In
addition Nokia will use the lessons learned through real-world
deployment to contribute to final 3GPP standardization of the
technology.
While each operator has its own timeline for moving to 5G, some
leading providers are eager to take advantage of the extremely high
capacity and low latency connectivity it promises to deliver. To
meet early-adopter demands Nokia will make its commercial 5G FIRST
end-to-end solution available in the second half of 2017.
The radio access network components of 5G FIRST comprise new
Nokia massive MIMO Adaptive Antennas for 3.5 GHz, 4.5 GHz, 28 GHz
and 39 GHz frequency bands, the AirScale System Module, AirScale
cloud RAN technology and software. Nokia has upgraded its AirScale
and AirFrame platforms to 5G based on specifications developed by
the KT Special Interests Group (KT SIG) and Verizon 5G Technology
Forum and the platforms will be adapted to 3GPP as standards
develop.
Leveraging Nokia's end-to-end network capabilities, 5G FIRST
also incorporates the multi-access Nokia Cloud Packet Core and the
Nokia Shared Data Layer as part of a cloud-native core architecture
to deliver the flexibility, massive scalability and performance
operators need to rapidly and cost-effectively deliver 5G services.
A comprehensive array of mobile transport offerings from Nokia
address the critical capacity, reliability and latency requirements
of the 5G era.
Nokia will work with operators to meet their customers' unique
needs. Leveraging its long history of Nokia Global Services and
Bell Labs Consulting expertise, the company has extended its 5G
Acceleration Services to include 5G transformation consulting, 5G
phase one network design and 5G cross-domain architecture
services.
5G FIRST is underpinned by technical specifications outlined by
the Verizon 5G Technology Forum ecosystem. As a proofpoint, Nokia
is working with Verizon and Intel to deliver advanced 5G services
to homes in select Verizon markets such as Dallas, enabling
next-generation video and entertainment services or other
applications in the future, such as remote, in-home healthcare.
Ed Chan, Senior Vice President- Technology Strategy and
Planning at Verizon, said: "Leveraging the Verizon 5GTF
partnership specification, Nokia's 5G FIRST will accelerate the
commercialization of 5G services to our customers. We are excited
to partner with Nokia to bring 5G to the pre-commercial pilot
cities in 2017."
Samih Elhage, President of Mobile Networks at Nokia,
said: "We are able to leverage our breadth of
expertise to deliver a true end-to-end 5G FIRST network and
services solution. Working with operators such as Verizon we can
help them tailor deployments to meet their own customers' unique
demands and capitalize first on the opportunities this will bring.
And we can leverage the technology to work with industries to
identify new uses for 5G now under the 5G community program which
will in turn open up even more opportunities for our operator
customers."
Asha Keddy, Vice President and General Manager of Next
Generation Standards, Intel Communications and Devices Group,
at Intel, said: "5G marks an historic inflection
point for the industry, and early investments in cloud and core
networks, radio technologies and compute platforms are fundamental
for realizing the transformative potential of 5G. Nokia's adoption
of the recently announced global Intel 5G Modem for use in its
upcoming platform called 5G FIRST is a great example our innovative
collaboration and progress in helping operators accelerate 5G tests
and commercial deployments."
Malik Saadi, Managing Director and Vice President,
Strategic Technology of ABI Research said: "Nokia 5G
FIRST features all fundamental building blocks that are necessary
for a 5G deployment. The technology will allow operators to
bulletproof their 5G strategies/implementations even before
standardization has been finalized."
As a next step in a new technology collaboration with Intel,
Nokia will leverage the Intel 5G modem* for initial deployments of
5G FIRST to deliver ultra-broadband to the home using fixed
wireless access as an alternative to existing fiber deployments.
Nokia will continue to expand development of 5G fixed and mobile
applications working with companies in the 5G community as part of
the ng Connect program, which brings innovative companies together
to collaborate on solution concepts, business models and market
trials. The 5G FIRST solution will be made available for testing by
operators and third parties in Nokia's 5G Innovation City
initiative in Espoo, Finland and New Jersey, USA.
At Mobile World Congress 2017, Nokia is conducting a series of
live demonstrations including:
- 5G home experience demonstrations showing delivery of HD TV
with Intel and multi-player virtual reality gaming
- 5G event experience with Nokia Bell Labs showing live HD feeds
of a sports game to thousands with the ability to see close-ups,
instant replays and augmented reality
- 5G industry experience with Nokia Bell Labs using 5G to improve
factory workflow automation via control of machines and real-time
analysis of sensors, increasing safety, security and
efficiency
Resources
- Web Page: 5G - Creating a new era of communication
- Web Page: Services for 5G - Turning 5G Visions into real
business
- Web Page: Nokia AirScale Radio Access
- Web Page: Nokia AirFrame Data Center Solution
- Image: Nokia AirScale and Nokia AirFrame
- Executive Summary: 5G Executive Summary
- White Paper: 5G Radio Access White Paper
- White Paper: 5G Network Slicing
- White paper: The path to 5G: New services with 4.5G, 4.5G Pro
and 4.9G
- Press Release: Nokia Cloud Packet Core provides converged
access to drive ultra-broadband and IoT service delivery
#MWC17
- Press release: Nokia delivers 'anyhaul' end-to-end mobile
transport portfolio for the 5G era #MWC17
- Press release: Verizon to deliver 5G service to pilot customers
in 11 markets across U.S. by Mid 2017
* Intel® 5G Modem - supporting 5G operation in both sub-6
GHz and mmWave bands and Intel UE - 5G sub-6 GHz RFIC and the
mature 28 GHz 5G mmWave RFIC; 2x4 or 4x4 antenna arrays, Up to
800MHz channel bandwidth
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