Nokia scored a pair of 5G operator deals spanning a trio of European nations, each of which it tipped to boost customer experience through increases in data rates and reliability.
Finnish operator Elisa added another four years to an existing contract with Nokia, tasking the vendor with readying its networks in Finland and Estonia for 5G-Advanced.
Nokia explained it would provide equipment from its AirScale RAN portfolio to Elisa, comprising Habrok 32 Massive MIMO radios and its Pandion range of FDD multi-band remote radio heads, along with Tuuli 26e, Ponente Lodos and Levante baseband products.
Elisa is also set to employ Nokia’s MantaRay network management system, with the vendor due to deliver network optimisation, maintenance and support services.
The operator’s COO Sami Komulainen said Elisa is “investing in new 5.5G features that enhance AI usage” in response to “changing customer needs”.
Czech mates
Nokia separately detailed deployment of a standalone (SA) 5G core network for O2 Czech Republic, promoting abilities now available to the operator including network slicing along with bumps in security, energy efficiency, reliability and “near zero-touch automation”.
O2 Czech Republic network director Jakub Votava said the SA 5G core network advances a cloud-first strategy and improves the time-to-market for new low latency services.
The executive also highlighted there is no “vendor lock-in for our data and analytics, producing an optimised network with a host of operational efficiencies”.
Nokia emphasised the SA 5G deal maintains momentum in a segment it asserts a leading position in after deploying compatible core networks with 52 operators by the close of Q1.