Nokia puts operators on path to 5G by boosting 4G performance
September 06 2017 - 3:02AM
Press Release
- Nokia extends ultra-broadband product portfolio to enhance
capacity, speed and latency in heterogeneous networks
- Operators offered architecture flexibility and ability to
leverage licensed and unlicensed spectrum to satisfy escalating
data demands
- Sustainable path to 5G allowing operators to increase network
performance where and when required
6 September, 2017
Espoo, Finland - Nokia is extending its comprehensive
portfolio of ultra-broadband product and technology solutions to
give operators new flexibility to meet consumer demand and enhance
mobile network performance as they evolve towards 5G.
As mobile broadband traffic continues to grow, operators want to
enhance network performance where they see the greatest demand -
with first deployments traditionally in busy city centers. More
capacity, higher speeds and varying network latency are needed to
meet the needs of individuals, businesses and IoT, as well as to
ensure a smooth transition to 5G. As such, Nokia has defined a
sustainable network evolution path that will allow operators to
leverage existing investments and maximize assets such as spectrum,
to implement higher performance where and when it is needed in the
network.
To do this, Nokia is adding to the Nokia AirScale Remote Radio
Head portfolio, enabling operators to increase peak performance and
cell capacity while reducing space requirements at cell sites via
new dual- and single-band FDD-LTE and TD-LTE radios. These leverage
carrier aggregation techniques, 4x4 MIMO and 8x4 Beamforming, while
addressing demand for higher output power, extending frequency band
support and simplifying network rollouts.To augment heterogeneous
network deployments and boost coverage and capacity in the busiest
hotspots - especially in dense urban environments - operators will
need to deploy the next wave of small cells. The Nokia Ultra Dense
self-organizing network features on Flexi Zone small cells will
simplify these deployments, solving issues caused by reducing the
distance between new and existing small cells and ensuring
continuous optimization even as further densification occurs. Nokia
has extended the self-organizing network features on its Femtocell
portfolio to ensure smoother integration and higher performance in
heterogeneous networks as traffic is offloaded from the macro
network.
New features on the industry-first Nokia Flexi Zone Citizen Band
Radio Service small cells, supporting Spectrum Access Server and
Citizen Broadband Radio Service Device Proxy connectivity, will
offer operators new options for boosting coverage and capacity,
particularly inside buildings. CBRS Flexi Zone small cells can be
used to deploy neutral host capabilities, allowing operators to
lease capacity to other providers inside malls, hotels and office
blocks, where space is at a premium. In compliance with FCC
requirements, small cells will be able to efficiently communicate
with the Spectrum Access Server to ensure the network uses only
available shared CBRS* spectrum.
To provide backhaul flexibility for ultra-dense heterogeneous
city networks - where microwave transport is used to link small
cells to fiber access points - Nokia Wavence microwave now
supports Carrier SDN. Operators will benefit from new
intelligence and automation, including rapid power-up of virtual
network functions and adaptable parameters to support changes on
the radio access network, such as when people move from work to
home.
Anchoring this multi-technology access is the Nokia Cloud Packet
Core. Its cloud-native capabilities and operations deliver the
performance to support increasing capacity, massive scalability
required for densification, and deployment flexibility necessary to
deliver low latency, in order to realize the economics of
delivering diverse and demanding services and applications.
Nokia continues to help operators plan and optimize their path
to 5G using its 5G Acceleration Services and is now expanding the
portfolio to include the operator 'anyhaul' end-to-end transport
network. Nokia will work with operators to assess the readiness of
the network and design and implement their 5G strategies and
services.
Stéphane Téral, IHS Markit Executive Director of Research and
Analysis, Mobile Infrastructure & Carrier Economics, said:
"Nokia continues to deliver a sustainable path to 5G that allows
operators to implement new capabilities in their network where and
when they need them, ensuring the most efficient use of resources.
A challenge for operators is to meet the ever-growing demands in
busy cities and Nokia is providing a comprehensive approach to
solving this."
Harold Graham, head of the 5G business line at Nokia,
said: "Nokia is committed to providing the most effective and
cost-efficient path to 5G for our customers through evolutionary
enhancements to their networks. We truly understand how changes in
each area of a network will affect the network as a whole, and as
we evolve our end-to-end portfolio of technologies and services we
are working closely with customers to ensure they are always ahead
of their customers' needs and expectations."
Resources
- Web page: LTE-based CBRS
- Web page: Nokia LTE
- Web page: Nokia AirScale Radio Access
- Web page: Nokia Services for Hetnets
- Ebook: You can't see the future but you can be ready for
it
- Web page: Nokia Femtocell Multi-band Residential
- Press Release: Nokia maximizes network speed and capacity on
path to 5G with launch of 4.9G technology and AirScale Active
Antennas #MWC17
- Web Page: Nokia 5GNokia
** The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed
rules in the 3.5 GHz band that would allow the sharing of federal
spectrum by carrier-grade small cell deployments, fixed
wireless broadband services and general consumer use. Nokia is a
founding member of the CBRS Alliance
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