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Nokia and Telefonica have announced an agreement to drive the development of the 5G private network market in Spain
The agreement will last three years and will allow Telefonica to offer customers up to 100 solutions, including the company’s Digital Automation Cloud (DAC), Modular Private Wireless (MPW), MX Industrial Edge (MXIE) solutions, and Industrial devices. These, the company’s say, can be deployed in a wide variety of industries, including ports, manufacturing, and logistics, to improve productivity and safety in the workplace.
Nokia has so far deployed mission-critical networks to over 2,600 enterprise customers in various industries, as well as 730 private wireless customers.
“This collaboration with Nokia aligns with our vision of empowering the industry with cutting-edge technology in a new era where Artificial Intelligence and the use of data lead the way forward,” said Adrián García Nevado, Business Director at Telefónica Spain in a press release.
“This strategy is preceded by more than 90 use cases with real customers for exploring the capabilities of 5G,” he continued.
“This collaboration with Nokia aligns with our vision of empowering the industry with cutting-edge technology in a new era where Artificial Intelligence and the use of data lead the way forward. This strategy is preceded by more than 90 use cases with real customers for exploring the capabilities of 5G,” echoed Rolf Albrecht, Head of Enterprise Campus Edge Business Europe at Nokia.
The use of private 5G networks is growing, as telcos seek to better monetise their investment in 5G. It is hoped that private 5G network use cases will help deliver a faster ROI.
Currently, private 5G networks are mainly used in logistical areas, such as shipping, airports etc. “Over the next 10-15 years, 5G will trickle down to private businesses and become the wireless standard for any environment that demands flexibility and reliability,” says Nokia. These wireless networks are not vulnerable to issues such as cut cables.
The companies have also recently partnered to explore new 5G Standalone (SA) opportunities to support developers in creating new use cases for consumer, enterprise, and industrial customers.
Here, Telefonica will be able to access Nokia’s Network Exposure Function (NEF) solution to offer developers access to its 5G network capabilities. This access will enable functions such as precise device location services, enhanced connectivity-based notifications or edge discovery.
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