Nokia and Vodacom collaborate to shape the future of 5G in South Africa
November 07 2017 - 4:02AM
Press Release
- Nokia will use its innovative technology to support Vodacom's
objective of being the first to launch 5G in South Africa
- Companies sign agreement to jointly conduct lab and network
trials of new services and business cases using Nokia 5G
technology
- Focus on bringing benefits of digitalization to industries such
as healthcare, energy and manufacturing and consumer services to
support economic growth
7 November 2017
Espoo, Finland - Nokia and Vodacom have signed an MoU under
which the companies will trial Nokia 5G technology to accelerate
the launch of the new technology and enable Vodacom to drive
digitalization for the benefit of businesses and individuals in
South Africa.
Nokia has a 5G portfolio that will allow operators to gain an
early-to-market advantage in the delivery of ultra-fast mobile
broadband services that leverage multi-Gigabit speeds and ultra-low
latency. Working with Vodacom in a series of workshops and trials,
Nokia will share its latest 5G innovations including massive MIMO
Adaptive Antennas, AirScale Radio Access, AirGile Cloud-native
Core, Multi-Access Edge Computing, and end-to-end Mobile Anyhaul
transport networks to test how they can be used to meet
ever-changing demand in the country.
Initially the companies will focus on the delivery of Ultra-HD
and virtual reality video services, leveraging the enhanced mobile
broadband and ultra-low latency capabilities of 5G. Vodacom and
Nokia will also collaborate to understand how 5G can drive
continued economic growth in vertical industries important to South
Africa including manufacturing, mining, healthcare, media, energy
and transportation.
Nokia will leverage expertise from its Bell Labs Consulting arm
to work with Vodacom and identify where, when and how to evolve its
network to 5G.
Andries Delport, Vodacom Group Chief
Technology Officers commented: "As the leading mobile network
provider in South Africa, with the best 3G and 4G networks,
it was crucial for us to partner a formidable player such as Nokia
as we're gearing ourselves for the next generation of wireless
networks, 5G. This collaboration comes at a time when we have a
firm mandate from the Vodacom Board to propel Vodacom Group to
become a leading digital company. It is my firm belief that the
adoption of 5G will help us to deliver against some of the digital
technologies in areas such as big data analytics, artificial
intelligence, virtual and augmented reality, autonomous vehicles
and the Internet of Things. Quite crucially, Africa is in the
middle of a mobile connectivity boom, and as such, 5G will help us
to deliver faster internet speeds to our almost 70 million
customers across the Group."
Rajen Naidoo, head of Vodacom South Africa Cutomer Team at
Nokia, said: "We have defined a technology path that allows
operators to transition to 5G at their own pace. Working with
Vodacom, we can help it identify how 5G can support growth in the
country and the steps it should take in its own transition to best
meet individual subscriber and enterprise needs.
Additional Information
- Web Page: Start building commercial 5G networks today
- Web Page: AirGile Cloud-native Core
- Web Page: Mobile Transport
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