Nokia provides 5G private wireless networking to KATCH Network, Japan
20 Aprile 2021 - 7:00AM
Press Release
Nokia provides 5G
private wireless networking
to KATCH
Network, Japan
- KATCH to offer autonomous private 5G networks for enterprises
and manufacturing companies in West Mikawa region, Aichi
Prefecture
- Private wireless to accelerate
digital transformation and Industry 4.0 in hotbed of Japanese
manufacturing
20 April 2021
Espoo, Finland – Nokia has been selected
by leading
Japanese CATV
operator KATCH Network
to deliver
5G standalone
(SA) private wireless
networking throughout the
Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
KATCH will offer
autonomous industrial-grade
private wireless
networks for
businesses in the
region.
Through this agreement, KATCH intends to ease and simplify 5G
private wireless deployment in the Aichi Prefecture, which is the
nerve center of automotive and high-tech manufacturing in Japan.
Private wireless networks enable the manufacturing, automotive and
industrial sectors to deploy IoT, machine learning, AI and
automation for efficiency, safety and productivity gains.
Tatsuya Yamada, Executive Vice President,
KATCH Network,
said: “With many companies acting as beacons of
manufacturing excellence, there is a huge concentration of
industrial companies in Aichi Prefecture. Given Nokia’s 5G
expertise we can now help Aichi-based manufacturers to benefit from
reliable and secure, high-bandwidth networking, which delivers the
hyper-fast connectivity and low latency essential for Industry 4.0
use cases.”
Donny Janssens, Head of Customer Team, Nokia Enterprise
Japan, said: “Private wireless networking
is a crucial component of manufacturing’s digital transformation.
By offering high-performance 5G networking to businesses locally,
KATCH will play an important role in strengthening the region’s
leadership for manufacturing innovation.”
KATCH Network provides cable TV, Internet and telecommunications
services in the Aichi Prefecture. With a strong focus on the local
business community, KATCH anticipates it will also help to
establish a thriving ecosystem for 5G private wireless development
and digital transformation in the area.
KATCH will begin the commercial launch of its private wireless
network offering in Q2 2022. Initially with three base stations in
the first phase, full deployment will comprise more than 100 cell
sites. In addition to end-to-end 5G network infrastructure, Nokia
and local systems integrator CTC will provide integration and
on-going services.
In the manufacturing sector, Nokia private wireless networking
gives customers the scalability, flexibility and coverage needed to
advance their digital transformation. With strong marketplace
appetite for industrial-grade wireless networking to capture the
transformational benefits of Industry 4.0, Nokia has pioneered
the private wireless space across many verticals and now has more
than 260 large enterprise customers, of which over 40 incorporate
5G.
Nokia has deployed mission-critical networks to over 1,550
leading customers in the transport, energy, large enterprise,
manufacturing, webscale, and public sector segments around the
globe. Leading enterprises across industries are leveraging decades
of Nokia experience building some of the biggest and most advanced
IP, optical and wireless networks on the planet.
Additional resources:
- Web page: From now to next: Nokia
industrial-grade private wireless
- Web page: Private wireless for
manufacturing
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Media Inquiries:Japan Media RelationsTakayuki
OminoPhone: +81 80 9813 3239Email: takayuki.omino@nokia.com
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