Nokia selected by Vodafone Idea as major 4G and 5G partner in India
28 Settembre 2024 - 9:00AM
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Nokia selected by Vodafone Idea as major 4G and 5G partner in India
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Nokia selected by Vodafone Idea as major 4G and 5G partner in
India
- Nokia and Vodafone Idea to deploy 5G network across major
Indian cities; Deal includes modernizing and expanding the 4G
network.
- Nokia to supply equipment from its energy-efficient AirScale
portfolio including its MantaRay SON solution for network
optimization and automation.
- Deal will bring premium connectivity to Vodafone Idea’s
subscribers.
28 September 2024
Espoo, Finland – Nokia today announced that it has been awarded a
three-year deal by Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) to deploy 4G and 5G
equipment. The agreement includes the modernization and expansion
of VIL’s 4G network of which Nokia is already a major supplier. The
deployment will deliver premium connectivity to 200 million VIL
customers. Nokia will increase its market share and replace the
incumbent vendor in Chennai and Andhra Pradesh, making it the
largest supplier covering circles that generate more that 50% of
VIL's revenue. Deployment will begin immediately.
The deal will see Nokia deploy equipment from its comprehensive,
industry-leading 5G AirScale portfolio, powered by its
energy-efficient ReefShark System-on-Chip technology. This includes
base stations, baseband units, and its latest generation of Habrok
Massive MIMO radios. These are designed for easy deployment and
will deliver premium 5G capacity and coverage. Nokia will also
modernize VIL's existing 4G network with multiband radios and
baseband equipment, which can also support 5G.
VIL will also benefit from Nokia’s industry-leading network
optimization and automation platform, MantaRay SON. This uses
self-configuring modules to boost network performance and
efficiency and can be tailored and deployed to optimize specific
software applications to address unique operational challenges.
Nokia will also provide planning, deployment, integration, and
network optimization services.
Nokia is a long-term partner of VIL and has supported them with
the deployment of its 2G, 3G, 4G, and now 5G networks.
Akshaya Moondra, CEO of Vodafone Idea Limited,
said: “We are committed to providing a best-in-class 4G
and 5G experience to our customers and this new deal with Nokia,
who has been our partner since the beginning, will help us to
deliver that. 5G will bring seamless high-speed connectivity and
increased capacity supporting citizens and enterprises alike. This
will also enable unprecedented levels of innovation and efficiency
across various sectors, empowering organizations to thrive in
today's fast-paced digital landscape.”
Tommi Uitto, President of Mobile Networks at Nokia,
said: “Nokia is proud to be Vodafone Idea’s partner in the
next stage of its network evolution. This is a continuation of our
long-term partnership that has lasted for over three decades and
highlights their trust in our technology portfolio. They will
benefit from the very latest products and innovations from our
industry-leading, energy-efficient AirScale portfolio that will
bring premium quality capacity and connectivity to their customers.
We look forward to working with Vodafone Idea on this exciting
deployment.”
Resources and additional information
Webpage: Nokia AirScale
Webpage: Nokia Sustainability
Webpage: MantaRay SON
About Nokia
At Nokia, we create technology that helps the world act
together.
As a B2B technology innovation leader, we are pioneering
networks that sense, think and act by leveraging our work across
mobile, fixed and cloud networks. In addition, we create value with
intellectual property and long-term research, led by the
award-winning Nokia Bell Labs.
With truly open architectures that seamlessly integrate into any
ecosystem, our high-performance networks create new opportunities
for monetization and scale. Service providers, enterprises and
partners worldwide trust Nokia to deliver secure, reliable and
sustainable networks today – and work with us to create the digital
services and applications of the future.
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