Utilities

'World-first' 5G standalone slice handover across borders

17 April, 2025

Nokia, Telia and the Finnish Defence Forces have successfully conducted a 5G standalone slice handover between multiple countries in a live network.


'Splitting method' brings less-powerful satellites into 5G era

11 April, 2025

Fraunhofer IIS has demonstrated in the lab how satellites can be integrated into mobile communications, even if their performance falls short.


Nokia to upgrade 5G infrastructure for Orange France

09 April, 2025 | Supplied by: Nokia Solutions and Networks Australia Pty Ltd

Nokia has signed a four-year contract extension with Orange France to upgrade the latter's 5G radio infrastructure with Nokia's energy-efficient AirScale portfolio.


10 Wi-Fi predictions for 2025

12 March, 2025 | Supplied by: Wireless Broadband Alliance

The trends reflect how Wi-Fi is evolving to meet the demands of increased connectivity, higher speeds, better security, the growing number of devices connected to the internet and a greater focus on energy efficiency.


Nokia selected to deploy 4G and 5G equipment in India

21 November, 2024

Nokia has been awarded a multiyear extension deal by Bharti Airtel to deploy 4G and 5G equipment across key Indian cities and states.


OpenRoaming connects remote First Nations communities

29 October, 2024

OpenRoaming is being deployed in five remote Central Australian communities and 11 'town camps' in Alice Springs, providing hundreds of residents with free, secure internet access.


Nokia wins deal to deploy 5G in Vietnam

10 October, 2024 | Supplied by: Nokia Solutions and Networks Australia Pty Ltd

The ambitious project will cover 22 provinces across the country and support Viettel Group's strategy of advancing 5G infrastructure and digital transformation.


Nokia to deploy 5G in Argentina, expand coverage in Brazil

25 September, 2024 | Supplied by: Nokia Solutions and Networks Australia Pty Ltd

Nokia has signed a comprehensive deal to deploy 5G infrastructure across Argentina, as well as a second deal to expand its 5G RAN coverage across 15 states in Brazil.


Spectrum sharing between a HAPS and terrestrial base station

03 September, 2024 | Supplied by: SoftBank Corp.

A field trial by SoftBank has successfully demonstrated the use of nullforming technology to achieve spectrum sharing between a HAPS and a terrestrial base station.


World's southernmost base station operating in Antarctica

23 August, 2024 | Supplied by: Telenor

The primary motivation behind the project was to provide essential mobile coverage to the Norwegian Polar Institute's Antarctic research station, Troll.


Nokia enters partnership to bring 5G to Egypt

20 August, 2024 | Supplied by: Nokia Solutions and Networks Australia Pty Ltd

The collaboration between Nokia and Telecom Egypt aims to introduce the transformative power of 5G to cities including Alexandria, Aswan, Cairo, Giza and Luxor.


Hydrogen generators deployed at vulnerable mobile towers

01 August, 2024

Energys and Telstra have commissioned five hydrogen-powered backup generators at critical regional mobile phone towers around Victoria, the last of which came online in early July.


Nokia and Claro collaborate on Colombia's largest 5G network

25 July, 2024 | Supplied by: Nokia Solutions and Networks Australia Pty Ltd

Nokia and Claro have successfully completed the first stage of Colombia's largest 5G deployment, covering over 1000 sites nationwide.


Field trials demonstrate the benefits of Wi-Fi HaLow

22 July, 2024 | Supplied by: Wireless Broadband Alliance

IEEE 802.11ah Wi-Fi HaLow offers reliable, long-range, low-power connectivity that should make it ideal for a variety of IoT scenarios.


Govt plans better mobile coverage in housing estates, free First Nations Wi-Fi

15 July, 2024

More Australians can expect reliable mobile coverage as soon as they move into a new housing estate, while remote First Nations communities will receive free community Wi-Fi.


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