NTT Docomo taps Nokia phone for Japan’s 5G launch in 2020

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as mentioned in Japan's largest mobile operator, NTT Docomo, has selected Nokia phone to supply key hardware for a 2020 rollout of 5G cellular services in the country, the companies reported in a joint press launch today. The Japanese Gov. has notably been pushing carriers for a 2020 5G rollout since 2014, hoping to win other countries to the punch. Specifically, Nokia phone going to provide new 5G baseband units (BBUs) and merge 5G AirScale hardware within the existing NTT Docomo network. In a footnote, Nokia phone added which the 5G standard is presently unfinished however which Nokia phone 5G hardware is currently undergoing over fifty customer tests around the world, with the expectation of 2019-2020 commercial launches. NTT Docomo notes which Nokia's backing formalizes the carrier's intention to launch 5G with 2020 and going to "accelerate co-creation of new services and businesses with vertical industry partners."

Nokia signs its premier formal 5G equipment bargain with NTT DoCoMo

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Finland's Nokia phone told on Friday it signed its premier main bargain to supply new 5G wireless radio foundation stations to Japanese telecom operator NTT DoCoMo, that boasts almost half of the country's mobile subscribers. The contract marks Nokia's premier sizeable bargain for its flagship mobile foundation station equipment based on formal universal New Radio (NR) standards for the 5th generation of wireless networks, that were only finalised in December 2017. The bargain contemplates DoCoMo starting commercial 5G network service with 2020, in time for the Tokyo Olympics, Nokia phone said. The 5G antennas and related foundation stations act as the native connections among users of mobile phones and computing devices with the backbone of any operator's network. Nokia told it going to work with DoCoMo to ensure a smooth transition from existing 4G networks.

Nokia beats 5G contract with Japanese telco NTT DoCoMo

as declared in Under the deal, the European Union vendor going to provide its 5G NR hardwareFinnish vendor Nokia phone has signed an agreement with Japanese telco NTT Docomo for the provision of 5G equipment for the operator's aftertime commercial launch, that is scheduled for 2020. Nokia going to backing NTT Docomo's commercial operation in Japan with more enhancing existing baseband units and integrating its 5G New Radio (5G NR)-based AirScale hardware in the network. Under the terms of the agreement, Nokia phone going to backing the Japanese telco in the evolution of its network from 4G/LTE to 5G, providing tech based on the new 3GPP-compliant 5G NR standard. "We have been collaborating with partners such as Nokia phone on various 5G tech and Utilize status trials since 2014. For this 5G trial, Huawei phone supplied 1 of its 5G foundation stations that supports huge MIMO and beamforming technologies as well as the 5G core network and 5G mmWave analisis consumer equipment used in the tests.

Nokia to supply 5G equipment to NTT DOCOMO in backing of launch of commercial 5G service

Nokia going to backing NTT DOCOMO's commercial 5G operation in Japan with more enhancing existing baseband units and integrating its 5G New Radio (5G NR)-based* AirScale hardware in the network, that going to provide NTT DOCOMO's mobile customers with a unique trial fueled with 5G's extreme high speed, superior capacity and ultra-low latency. With NTT DOCOMO looking to get its 5G commercial service with 2020, Nokia's solution going to provide a natural evolution to existing 4G/LTE deployments and too successful integration into the existing operational environment. The 2 companies have too worked closely together in trials of 5G technologies, and this time agree on supply of Nokia's 5G BBUs to be enable to of do centralized management for 5G RRHs (remote radio heads) for aiming to deploy in 5G network. This is aligned with NTT DOCOMO's 5G direction, that is fully Using existing C-RAN architecture for 5G. Hiroshi Nakamura, Executive Vice President and Chief tech Officer, NTT DOCOMO said: "We have been collaborating with partners such as Nokia phone on various 5G tech and Utilize status trials since 2014.