Oi and Nokia sign network transformation agreement to prepare for future fixed and mobile broadband demand in Brazil
December 05 2018 - 8:01AM
Press Release
- Companies enter long-term technology partnership to increase
network speed and capacity and enhance mobile and fixed broadband
service performance in Brazil
- Modernization of optical transport network to deliver up to 10
Terabits per second throughput to support growing fixed and mobile
broadband needs
- Nokia to deploy AirScale Single Radio Access Network,
supporting 2G, 3G, 4G and future 5G services
- Oi will begin a journey to transform operations to become more
efficient and customer-centric with help from Nokia AVA
- Will enable Oi to offer its customers fiber-to-the-home using
Nokia fixed access technology to enhance residential broadband
performance
5 December 2018
Espoo, Finland - Nokia and Oi have signed a long-term
technology partnership to enable Oi to meet increasing demand for
fiber connectivity in the home and expand mobile broadband coverage
and capacity, while preparing for the future introduction of 5G.
Nokia will leverage its radio access, IP and optical transport and
fixed broadband solutions and services, working with Oi on the
service provider's operational restructuring process, as part of
its recovery plan.
Reductions in broadband subscription prices and a growing
adoption of smartphones have led to an increase in demand for data
services in the home and on the move in Brazil. The introduction of
fiber-to-the-home has led to renewed demands for residential
broadband services in regions previously covered only by copper
networks. Oi and Nokia have signed a series of agreements under
which they expect will drive new speeds, capacity and performance
in Oi's network to meet these growing demands and connect up to 10
million houses by 2021.
Nokia will continue Oi's widespread optical transport and IP
access network expansion, delivering up to 10 Terabits per second
capacity throughput using dense-wave-division-multiplexing optical
transport and IP routing technology. The optical transport network
will serve as the backbone for high-speed fiber-to-the-home
services, in addition to the Nokia AirScale radio access network to
support growing mobile broadband demand as Oi transitions toward
5G.
The deployment of the Nokia AirScale single radio access network
across the country will support 2G, 3G and 4G services and can be
software upgraded to support 5G. This will allow Oi to expand its
4G offering as it gradually reduces 2G and 3G services, while
preparing for the delivery of 5G.
Network and service operations will be enhanced through
increasing use of automation and analytics, including the Nokia AVA
cognitive services platform. An improved customer experience will
be enabled through machine learning and prescriptive analytics that
can predict and prevent service degradations up to 7 days in
advance.
Nokia and Oi will also explore residential broadband service
quality, adopting new models to improve the 'Oi Fibra' and 'Oi TV'
services as well as the customer experience. The companies have
signed a reseller agreement that will enable Oi to offer Nokia WiFi
beacons in its retail outlets in the country. This solution,
once installed, quickly establishes a whole-home meshed WiFi
network that significantly enhances ultra-broadband coverage and
performance.
Eurico Teles, CEO of Oi, said: "We expect that this
long-term technology partnership agreement will allow us to
consolidate our suppliers and benefit from greater operational
efficiencies as we continue our restructuring process."
Osvaldo Di Campli, head of Nokia Latin America, said:
"With an end-to-end technology and services portfolio we are able
to work with service providers such as Oi to deliver new
capabilities in fixed and mobile services as they transition toward
5G."
About the technologies
- Nokia AirScale Radio Access
- Nokia 1830 Photonic Service Switch
- Nokia 7750 Service Routers
- Nokia 7360 ISAM FX
- Nokia 7368 ISAM optical network terminal (ONT)
- Nokia AVA Cognitive Services Platform
- Analytics Services
- Nokia will employ its network implementation services expertise
for a speedy deployment, professional services to optimize Oi's
existing network elements for expansion of its customer offerings
as well as mobile network optimization services.
Resources
- Video: Nokia's vision of AI-driven network operations
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