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Business News/ Industry / Telecom/  Nokia, Airtel to collaborate on 5G, Internet of Things applications
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Nokia, Airtel to collaborate on 5G, Internet of Things applications

Nokia will leverage its experience in 5G projects and collaborations to enable Airtel to prepare their networks for greater capacity, coverage and speed

Nokia and Airtel will collaborate to drive the definition and development of these new services with a focus on taking the path to 5G network connectivity. Photo: ReutersPremium
Nokia and Airtel will collaborate to drive the definition and development of these new services with a focus on taking the path to 5G network connectivity. Photo: Reuters

Barcelona: Telecom giant Bharti Airtel Ltd and network equipment maker Nokia will expand their collaborative technology partnership to work on 5G technology standard and management of connected devices using Internet of Things (IoT).

Under a new agreement, Nokia and Airtel will collaborate to drive the definition and development of these new services with a focus on taking the path to 5G network connectivity, Nokia said in a statement.

This effort will build on 4G in the most efficient way in terms of power, operations, and cost effectiveness, and with the highest level of quality and reliability. No financial details of the partnership were disclosed.

“5G and IoT applications have tremendous potential to transform lives and we are pleased to partner with Nokia to enable these future technologies for our customers," Bharti Airtel director—network services (India and South Asia) Abhay Savargaonkar said.

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5G promises to enable dramatic improvements in peak data speeds, network latency and agility, as well as the ability to enable new capabilities such as network slicing. This will allow operators to support a growing number of customers and potentially billions of connected IoT devices and lay the foundation for smarter cities and rural communities, connected vehicles, industrial automation and remote healthcare.

“After our successful association with Bharti Airtel for 2G, 3G and 4G technologies, we are proud to partner to prepare for the future of mobile networks," Nokia head of India Market Sanjay Malik said. Nokia will leverage its global experience in 5G-related industry projects and collaborations to enable Bharti Airtel to prepare their networks for greater capacity, coverage and speed, he added.

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Published: 01 Mar 2017, 09:34 PM IST
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