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Retail Asia05/04/2019
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While Sony’s fall from grace in the global mobile industry hasn’t been as dramatic as those suffered by Nokia, BlackBerry, and even HTC, it’s more than obvious the Japan-based tech and entertainment behemoth needs to do something about its smartphone division. Unfortunately, as the company’s various attempts at revising and transforming the Xperia portfolio over […]

Retail Asia25/03/2019
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India’s Vodafone Idea has awarded Nokia a contract to improve the operator’s LTE coverage and capacity. Under the contract, Nokia will provide Single RAN Advanced, massive MIMO and small cell technology across multiple Indian telecoms circles to support the operator’s network consolidation and modernization program. The small cell deployment will help improve both indoor and outdoor coverage and capacity in […]

Retail Asia22/03/2019
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Cambodia’s largest enterprise-focused ISP SINET has selected Nokia to support its expansion into the residential market with FTTH services. Under the agreement, Nokia will roll out a nationwide access network starting in major housing apartments and gated communities – known as borey – in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap. SINET plans to deliver broadband services targeted at […]

Retail Asia20/03/2019
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The Philippines’ PLDT and mobile division Smart have signed an agreement with Nokia to pilot the deployment of 5G technologies and services in schools. The agreement will see PLDT, Smart and Nokia collaborate to identify real-world 5G standalone solutions for use in schools, colleges and universities, including arificial intelligence, drones and advanced IoT applications. The companies will levearge the PLDT-Smart Technolab […]

Retail Asia20/03/2019
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Pakistan’s PTCL has deployed a new 100G optical transport network in partnership with Nokia. The Nokia DWDM network utilizes PTCL’s extensive fiber footprint to provide multipath redundancy. It will be instantly upgradeable to 200G and 400G per wavelength as demand dictates, and the software-defined network (SDN) capabilities of the solution will allow the operator to increase network […]

Retail Asia18/03/2019
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Pakistan’s Jazz has contracted Nokia to expand the operator’s 4G network capacity and coverage. Under the five-year agreement, Nokia will provide its radio solutions for Jazz’s network in the central and southern Punjab province as well as the Sindh and Baluchistan provinces. The rollout area will cover densely populated cities including Faisalabad, Multan, Bhawalpur, Rahimyar Khan and Sukkur, allowing […]

Retail Asia08/03/2019
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Indosat Ooredoo has contracted Nokia to upgrade the Indonesian operator’s IP/MPLS network to meet fast-growing demand for fixed and mobile broadband services. Indosat Ooredoo is deploying a 100GbE IP/MPLS network as part of a three-year network transformation program. Nokia will provide a solution that includes its Nokia IP Anyhaul for Indosat’s mobile transport network, paving the way […]

Retail Asia08/03/2019
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Nokia has announced plans to open a network of Cognitive Collaboration Hubs to drive collaboration between operators and enterprises on the development of AI-powered use cases. By hosting development on the Nokia AVA cognitive services platform, the hubs will reduce operators’ time to market and increase their return on investments in data analytics. The Cognitive […]

Retail Asia12/11/2018
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KT has chosen Samsung Electronics, Ericsson and Nokia as suppliers of 5G network equipment. As expected, Huawei was excluded from the list.  “In choosing 5G equipment providers, the company considered a wide range of factors: the level of technology, investment costs and management stability based on the compatibility with the existing LTE network,” KT said […]

Retail Asia25/10/2018
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Nokia and Indian state-owned operator BSNL are expanding their relationship with an agreement to jointly explore opportunities in the public safety sector. Under the agreement, Nokia will become BSNL’s OEM technology partner for public safety projects in support of the government’s efforts to advance public safety standards in the country. The two companies will explore developing solutions […]

Retail Asia22/10/2018
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Nokia has announced it has developed a new metric for measuring the quality and performance of fixed access networks in a standardized way. The Nokia Fixed Access Health Index for service providers uses Nokia’s automation and analytics capabilities to benchmark the performance and health of fixed line networks against those of industry peers. It is […]

Retail Asia19/10/2018
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Nokia and Indian state owned operator BSNL have announced a collaboration to use LTE technology to improve operational efficiency at Nokia’s Chennai manufacturing plant. The project, which the companies are billing as India’s first real world application of the Industry 4.0 concept, will see Nokia’s Chennai factory adopt advanced technologies to enhance operations and increase productivity. These technologies […]

Retail Asia18/10/2018
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Nokia and Saudi Telecom Company subsidiary STC Business have teamed up to launch a pilot LTE-based air-to-ground network in Saudi Arabia. The agreement was signed at GITEX Technology Week 2018, and follows a successful trial of Nokia’s LTE-based air to ground solution on a flight from Riyadh to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. Under the agreement, Nokia […]

Retail Asia11/10/2018
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Two Korean mobile carriers are trying to decide whether to choose Huawei as their next-generation 5G network equipment provider, and the Chinese electronics giant sent a press release Monday to downplay potential spying issues. Huawei said there has never been any information leakage over its devices and vowed to follow any Korean government demands for […]

Retail Asia10/10/2018
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Japan’s Rakuten Mobile Network said it has completed over-the-air 5G trials in the 28-GHz frequency band using equipment provided by Nokia and Intel. The trials were carried out from June in a shielded room at the Nokia Kawasaki Technology Center located in Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan, using Nokia AirScale base station and the Intel 5G Mobile Trial Platform. […]

Retail Asia10/10/2018
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Nokia has completed a demonstration of its smart city management solution IOC for Vietnamese military-run operator Viettel in support of the government’s smart city ambitions. Nokia demonstrated its Integrated Operations Center to the operator during a trial in Hanoi. The IOC solution is designed to orchestrate smart city operations providing a unified real-time management of all smart […]

Retail Asia10/10/2018
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Nokia has teamed up with Australia’s University of Technology Sydney (UTS) to launch a new training facility aimed at broadening the skills base of Australia’s communications industry in 5G and other advanced communications technologies. The new Nokia 5G Skills Accelerator will provide UTS students, staff, industry personnel and Nokia customers, business partners and employees with […]


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