- Collaboration to explore Open RAN compliant Radio Intelligent Controller platform to develop innovative 5G use cases.
- Partnership to focus on development of 5G use cases such as fixed wireless access smart cities and Industry 4.0.
Nokia today announced a partnership with Brazil’s Telecommunications Research and Development Center (CPQD), an independent government-affiliated research body, to jointly develop applications and solutions based on the Open RAN (O-RAN) compliant near-real-time RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC).
The partnership will focus on 5G use cases in cooperation
with Nokia’s Brazilian mobile operator customers including fixed wireless
access (FWA), smart cities, IoT for Industry 4.0, and critical networks, which
will be customized for the Brazilian market.
Leveraging Nokia’s Service Enablement Platform (SEP), which
combines the capabilities of the RIC and multi-access edge computing (MEC), the
collaboration is designed to create innovative use cases at the network edge.
These use cases utilize Nokia’s optimized AirFrame open edge server solution
and will allow CPQD to explore the potential of 5G to deliver an enhanced
network performance with lower energy consumption, greater reliability, and
security.
Nokia’s SEP enables innovative use cases at the edge of the
RAN. It runs on the edge or far edge datacenter and can share infrastructure
with Cloud RAN or other virtualized network functions using open API
capabilities to enable an agile and dynamic edge cloud environment for secure
innovation with ecosystem and third parties. Nokia’s edge-optimized AirFrame
open edge server solution provides secured and high-performance ultra-small
footprint edge cloud infrastructure for indoor and outdoor environments.
The RIC is a virtualized 5G optimization technology that
adds programmability to the Radio Access Network (RAN) and enables artificial
intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) as well as new services. It
provides a framework for deploying applications from multiple sources. The
near-real-time RIC platform provides functions and interfaces that boost
optimization, automation, and faster, more flexible service deployments.
Founded in 1976, CPQD is one of Brazil’s largest independent
research and development institutions in the field of Information Technologies.
Its mission is to enhance Brazil’s technology-related competitiveness as well
as improve the digital inclusion of society. It’s the first research center in
Latin America to work on applications for the RIC platform.
Frederico Nava, Director of Solutions and Consulting at
CPQD, said: “This is an important collaboration that will help to shape the
future of 5G networks in Brazil. We look forward to a fruitful and successful
partnership with Nokia and look forward to introducing a range of innovative
5G-based use cases to the market.”
Ari Kynäslahti, Head of Technology and Strategy at Nokia
Mobile Networks, commented: “This important partnership will explore the
potential for innovative 5G use cases that will have real-world value in Brazil
across a range of different areas, such as smart cities and fixed wireless
access. Our RAN Intelligent Controller will play a critical role in this
research, helping to explore and trial new cutting-edge use cases that will put
Brazil at the forefront in the 5G era.”
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