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Nokia Launches Cloud-Native Network Operations Software with Extreme
Automation for 5G

Nokia has announced the launch of the of network “slices”, parts of network automation than past networks in order
Nokia Network Operations Master to capacity tailored to different subscriber to achieve promised levels of efficiency
provide communication service providers and application needs. With a software- and new service support. Nokia’s Network
(CSPs) with highly-automated and driven approach, machine learning Operations Master is a cloud-native
scalable software for managing their techniques and customizable operations, network management system that is
5G networks. As 5G adds new layers of Network Operations Master allows these underpinned by machine learning and
technical complexity, CSPs will require processes to be automated and simplified, automated actions and provides the types
an intelligent management system to while ensuring that existing operations of tools mobile network operations teams
deal with the fast-increasing number of functionalities are kept. By automating need now for 5G.” Ron Haberman, Chief
physical and virtual network events that actions in milliseconds in response to a Technology Officer, Nokia Software, said:
will place heavy workloads on network wide variety of network events, Network “With 5G forcing traditional functions, like
operation centers. Network Operations Operations Master significantly reduces revenue management and customer care,
Master is a new addition to Nokia’s network workloads of repetitive actions and allows to the cloud and helping drive software
management portfolio, which delivers CSP operation centers to concentrate on deeper into the network, communication
best-in-class tools for troubleshooting, the most critical network events. Network service providers need a modern approach
administration, software management Operations Master is built on Nokia’s cloud- to performing network operations that is
and configuration management. Until now, native Common Software Foundation automated, more efficient and scalable.
existing network management systems (CSF) designed to deliver applications that The Nokia Network Operations Master
used for 2G/3G/4G networks have been are hardware- and vendor-agnostic, and delivers these capabilities and allows our
largely manually driven. They have also easy to deploy, integrate, use and upgrade. customers to perform lifecycle operations
been incapable of scaling up to the Dana Cooperson, Research Director at with ease, efficiency, and confidence.”
needs of network evolution to cloud at Analysys Mason, said: “5G networks will
scale and 5G; and managing the volume require significantly more operations

Orange France Selects Nokia for 5G Deployment

Nokia has been selected by Orange France introduce 5G New Radio (5G NR)-based to develop a powerful and innovative 5G
to provide it with an end-to-end 5G offering, AirScale hardware and software for the network. 5G will enable the development
including RAN, advanced automation new 5G frequency bands. Fabienne Dulac, of new use-cases and new services and
tools, network management solutions Deputy CEO of Orange Group and CEO will provide an enriched experience for
and associated professional services. of Orange France, stated: ‘For Orange, our customers – both in the consumer
Nokia will initially support Orange’s 5G the deployment of 5G represents a huge and business segments. Through this
commercial launch by enabling the rollout challenge and is one of the main priorities agreement, Orange reaffirms its ambition
of its Single RAN (SRAN) network for 5G of our Engage 2025 strategic plan. We are to being network leader.’
through software upgrades, streamlining delighted to be pursuing our partnership
the initial steps to build 5G. It will also with Nokia, a key long-term partner, in order

Nokia and PTCL Build Pakistan’s First 200G Optical Network for Superfast
Broadband

Pakistan Telecommunication Company individuals as well as enterprises. With cities to use high-bandwidth services and
Limited (PTCL) has deployed Nokia’s this, PTCL becomes the first operator in applications such as HD and 4K video. In
technology to expand the capacity of Pakistan to deploy high-performance addition, the network upgradation allows
recently installed 100G transport network 200G 8 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation PTCL to flexibly enhance network capacity
to 200G optical network for both domestic (QAM) in the country, an optical long- with the Software Defined Network (SDN)
and international traffic. This capacity haul technology offering more capacity capabilities of the Nokia optical solution.
expansion has been carried out in the at lower cost. The up gradation of its Further, the unique flexgrid technology
major cities of Islamabad, Lahore and optical network allows PTCL to proactively allows PTCL to easily upgrade to 300G or
Karachi to keep pace with the growing address the growing demands of 400G in the future over the same installed
demands of capacity created by ever- bandwidth, enabling its enterprise and base. Saad Muzaffar Waraich, Chief
increasing consumption of broadband by individual users in Pakistan’s largest Technology & Information Officer, PTCL,

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