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Nokia Announces New 4G and 5G Core Network Software Solutions for
Mission Critical Needs of Enterprise Verticals

Nokia has announced new, optimized
Core Network software solutions for the
field and wide area network (FAN/WAN)
needs of public safety and power utilities,
expanding the portfolio range available
to large, mission-critical enterprises and
governments, and reflecting Nokia’s deeper
push into driving continued leadership in
private wireless. Nokia Core Enterprise
Solutions are based on the company’s widely
deployed Core products and optimized to
help enterprises take advantage of secure
carrier grade capabilities and digitalize their
network infrastructure to realize increased
automation, productivity and efficiency.
The addressable market for Core networks
solutions in the enterprise FAN/WAN
private wireless communications space is
expected to increase 50 percent and reach
EUR 1.5 billion by 2027 from approximately
EUR1 billion today, according to Nokia adoption paths across technology and network solutions can reduce risk and
estimates. Nokia Core Enterprise Solutions application generations. These include use help speed challenging wide-area private
are an integral component of Nokia’s of broadband-enhanced communication network deployments.” Fran Heeran, SVP &
private wireless solution and designed tools for public safety and the introduction General Manager of Core Networks, Cloud
for enterprises and governments that of IoT in power utilities. Ken Rehbehn, and Network Services, at Nokia said: “This
have networking requirements similar to Principal AnalystaCritComm Insights, said: exciting new evolution of our Core portfolio
a communication service provider. These “A select set of government and business further enhances Nokia’s leading position
new solutions are tailored to the specific operations provides essential safety, in private wireless. Nokia Core Enterprise
mission-critical network needs of public energy, and transportation functionality Solutions will provide important catalysts
safety and power utilities, and include required for a safe society and robust for accelerating digital transformation
highly optimized footprint and operational economic growth. These organizations for enterprises in public safety and power
requirements and streamlined deployment have a unique requirement for wide-area utilities. They will modernize large scale
and support. The solutions, expected to wireless operations across sweeping enterprise networks, as well as provide
be commercially available later this year, geography with secure, ubiquitous, and important broadband capabilities and a
provide unified 4G and 5G data, voice high-quality connectivity enabled by private clear and path to deploying private 5G for
and subscriber/device management 4G and 5G networks. Nokia's pre-integrated, the WAN.”
capabilities, and create streamlined sector-optimized mission-critical core

Nokia Scores Belgium Public Safety Drone Deal

Nokia won a contract to supply a drone Drones and their docking stations are set alongside details on the whereabouts and
network platform and 70 units to specialist to be positioned in 35 emergency zones number of people in the vicinity. Data will
Belgian provider Citymesh, with the across the country, and will be able to be available to emergency services in near
system set to provide critical aerial data quickly gather information during the so- real-time. Citymesh is branding the system
to emergency services. The deployment called critical 15 minutes following an Sense and has already trialed it in various
comprises the Nokia Drone Networks incident. The units will be able to deliver settings, including with the Port of Antwerp-
platform and 70 drone-in-a-box units, which high-definition, AI-enhanced thermal Bruges, City of Genk, Brussels Airport
the vendor noted was enough to “blanket imaging to provide insight into elements Company and a fire brigade in Kortrijk.
Belgium with a 5G automated drone grid”. such as smoke plumes and fire parameters,

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