China Mobile and Nokia launch industry-first commercially ready 5G hybrid indoor radio solution
December 06 2018 - 3:00AM
Press Release
- Companies jointly develop industry-first, low-cost hybrid 5G
radio distributed indoor system with location services
- Will enable China Mobile to evaluate the solution in future
field trials and deployments
- Further proves the 5G commercial readiness of Nokia AirScale
Indoor Radio portfolio
6 December 2018Guangzhou, China - Nokia and China Mobile
Research Institute today launched the industry's first hybrid
indoor radio solution with location services to meet 5G
connectivity demands inside busy large buildings such as business
campuses and shopping malls. The jointly developed 5G hybrid
distributed indoor system is aimed at lowering operators'
deployment costs.Research conducted by China's Ministry of
Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) shows that consumption
of 70% of 5G business applications will take place indoors, with
high-value customers likely to spend 80% of their working hours in
an indoor environment. As a result, indoor coverage has become a
key area for operators to develop new 5G services. China Mobile has
long utilized distributed access systems (DAS) for 4G indoor
coverage and wanted a solution that would meet the demands of 5G
while reducing costs as it introduces innovative new services.Nokia
and China Mobile jointly developed the industry-first 5G low-cost
hybrid distributed indoor system to meet these challenges. This
active smart indoor coverage system leverages the Nokia 5G Pico RRH
system together with passive DAS antennas and Bluetooth Low Energy
(BLE) technology. With fewer active elements to deploy compared to
Pico systems, the solution reduces deployment costs to the levels
associated with traditional passive-only DAS systems, while
delivering greater capacity than DAS.The ability to leverage both
active and passive indoor distribution technologies enables the
delivery of intelligent operations and maintenance services, making
it easier to monitor, locate and correct any disconnected elements.
The new services enabled include weak coverage analysis, indoor
positioning, traffic flow analysis, easy expansion and elastic
scalability. In a shopping mall, the location services can enable
functions such as remote security monitoring and the ability to
send shoppers information about busy locations to avoid congestion.
Additionally, the integration of third-party services such as
geofencing and hot-spot identification will enable retailers to
send coupons and store information to customers in a mall who have
opted in to the service.Nokia and China Mobile Research Institute
are showcasing the innovative system at the 6th China Mobile Global
Partners Conference from December 6 to 8. During 2019, the
companies plan to conduct an interactive live demo which will
showcase how the monitoring capabilities of the solution can be
used to deliver operational efficiencies.Zhang Xinwang, Senior
Researcher at China Mobile Research Institute, said: "China
Mobile is committed to delivering the best user experience for
mobile applications empowered by innovative technologies. Our
collaborations with Nokia Shanghai Bell, along with the innovations
jointly achieved, will help us maintain the leading position in 5G
coverage and capacity while effectively lowering implementation
costs."Chang Jiang, Chief Technology Officer of Customer
Operations at Nokia Shanghai Bell, said: "Nokia is committed to
working closely with China Mobile as a long-term technology
partner, and the launch of the innovative hybrid system is a strong
testament to our work. As a leader in 5G, Nokia will continue to
build on its technology momentum to help China Mobile evolve its
network to meet its business and consumer customers' increasing
demands in the 5G world."About NokiaWe create the technology
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