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Nokia tech to aid The Ocean Cleanup in fighting plastic pollution

Nokia is providing private wireless connectivity and network edge equipment to international non-profit The Ocean Cleanup to help rid the world's oceans of plastic.

The telco giant announced the collaboration in line with its environmental strategy and commitment to advancing the role of technology in combatting climate change.

Subho Mukherjee, head of sustainability at Nokia, said: “Through our subsea optical fiber networks, innovations such as acoustic sensing...

20 March 2023 | Applications

Kyndryl and Nokia expand private wireless Industry 4.0 partnership

IT infrastructure company Kyndryl has expanded its partnership with Nokia as part of a three-year agreement to develop and innovate LTE and 5G private wireless services for Industry 4.0.

The two companies have already worked with more than 100 enterprises across 24 countries looking to take advantage of Kyndryl’s networking services and Nokia’s Digital Automation Cloud since partnering in February 2022.

Kyndryl and Nokia are also working with cybersecurity firm Palo...

18 February 2023 | Industries

Nokia survey reveals ROI for private wireless networks

Nearly 80% of organisations that adopt private wireless networks expect to or have already seen a return on investment (ROI) within six months, a Nokia survey has revealed.

The research, conducted by GlobalData, aimed to understand the impact private wireless networks have on enterprises. It also found that more than half of respondents had enjoyed reduced costs since installing private wireless technology.

GlobalData surveyed 79 key decision makers at multinational...

15 December 2022 | 5G

Nokia brings 4.9G LTE connectivity to major Chilean port

Nokia has expanded the coverage of its industry-grade LTE private network in South America with a new deployment at a major port in San Antonio, Chile.

The new wireless network at Port San Antonio Terminal Internacional (STI) runs on Nokia’s Digital Automation Cloud (DAC) platform.

It will provide 4.9G LTE connectivity to hundreds of employees, sensors, and vehicles in deployment at the 31-hectare site.

Nokia claims the network delivers high-bandwidth and...

6 December 2022 | 5G

Nokia and Flex Brazil bring private 5G to LatAm manufacturing

Nokia is collaborating with multinational electronics company Flex Brazil to deploy 5G standalone private wireless networks across its manufacturing facilities in Brazil.

Together the companies hope to bring advanced manufacturing solutions to Brazil’s developing Industry 4.0 market through a robust 5G network.

The Nokia Digital Automation Cloud (DAC) will provide private on-demand wireless services alongside edge computing and digital-enabling tools. Flex plans to use...

27 September 2022 | 5G

Nokia and AT&T launch industry-grade 4.9G LTE network in Mexico

Telco titans Nokia and AT&T have joined forces to deploy an industrial-grade private 4.9G LTE network in Mexico.

Based at the APM Terminals container facility in Yucatan, the connectivity solution uses Nokia’s Digital Automation Cloud (DAC) platform to manage maritime terminal operations through edge services and a high-performance wireless network.

APM Terminals Yucatan is a 11.5 hectare deep-water port and key logistics location in Puerto Progreso which provides...

7 September 2022 | Industries

Nokia and Etisalat UAE join forces on 5G private networks for Abu Dhabi

Nokia and Etisalat UAE, the telecoms pillar of e& in the UAE, have partnered to deploy 5G private wireless networks to support enterprises across Abu Dhabi.

The agreement will help drive digital transformation through smart city and AI use cases across industries such as oil and gas, manufacturing, and critical infrastructure.

Khalid Murshed, CTO and CIO at Etisalat UAE, said: “We are committed to supporting the government’s vision to accelerate the digital...

12 April 2022 | 5G

Nokia and Kyndryl form global network and edge computing alliance

Nokia and Kyndryl have teamed up in a global network and edge computing alliance aimed at helping enterprise customers accelerate their digital transformations with industrial-grade reliable and secure LTE and 5G private wireless networking.

The partnership builds on a successful private wireless connectivity project that yielded an innovative solution combining Nokia Digital Automation Cloud (DAC) application platform with Kyndryl’s consulting, design, implementation...

17 February 2022 | 5G

Nokia and Telia building 5G edge network for Finnish gold mine

Nokia is collaborating with Scandinavian mobile operator Telia, and its partner Digita, to build a 5G standalone (SA) private wireless network at the Agnico Eagle mine in northern Finland.

The Kittilä mine is the largest gold producer in Europe, containing almost 4.9 million ounces of gold in reserves that won’t be depleted until 2032. It sits 90 miles above the Arctic Circle and 550 miles north of Helsinki in the country’s Lapland region.

Nokia’s network will be...

3 December 2021 | 5G

Nokia releases MX Industrial Edge to accelerate Industry 4.0 journeys

Nokia has released MX Industrial Edge, the company’s first off-the-shelf solution to assist enterprises in their Industry 4.0 journeys.

The Finnish giant says the solution addresses the new category of Industry 4.0 applications that require increased capabilities and performance at the network edge, and tight integration with industrial systems and networking solutions.

Industry 4.0 is driving the digital transformations of enterprises by combining emerging...