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Nokia Announces Most Advanced Fiber Broadband Platform in the World

Nokia has announced the world’s first Generation 6 broadband
platform, designed for a ‘fiber-for-everything’ world where fiber
broadband networks evolve to become a single infrastructure
for all services. The new Lightspan MF-14 platform extends the
upper end of Nokia’s fiber broadband portfolio bringing unmatched
capacity, low latency, intelligence, six nines reliability and the
highest power efficiency, enabling operators to address broadband
needs for the next decades. The new platform will be premiered
at the Network X event in Amsterdam from 18 to 20 October. The
industry is entering a ‘fiber-for-everything’ era. Once operators
have deployed fiber-to-the-home, their networks pass every other
building in the street, as well as the homes, meaning they can
connect businesses and other services. Fiber PON will be capable
of supporting high bandwidth consumer services, industry 4.0
applications, business connectivity, 5G transport and smart city
services. This creates more revenue opportunities, lowers TCO
and significantly reduces overall power consumption. This new
broadband era, designated Broadband 6 by the World Broadband
Association (WBBA), requires a new technical solution. Nokia’s
pioneering Lightspan MF-14 is the first Gen 6 optical line terminal
(OLT) in the world and has already been selected by customers
building 25 Gb/second capable networks in Europe, North America
and Asia Pacific. Geert Heyninck, Nokia’s VP Broadband Networks, platform that can increase network performance exponentially
said: “Fiber-to-the-home is becoming fiber-for-everything. This compared to most networks in use today." Based on new, advanced
is enabled by several technology advances, most notably higher hardware and disaggregated software design, MF-14 is a
speed PON technologies to accommodate all new services, and generation leap in fiber access solutions. It is the highest capacity
SDN to bring more intelligence in the network. If you think about platform in the industry and the only solution ready for mass
it, the massive number of connection points on fiber make it a delivery of 25G, 50G and 100G PON services. It’s also the industry’s
challenge to get an instant view of everything that happens in your first OLT with the six-nines availability and sub-millisecond latency
network, fully automate network control, and perform actions with needed for mission critical industry 4.0 and 5G transport services.
no service interruption. Our current portfolio is doing an excellent Frontier Communications, the first in the U.S. to trial 25G PON, is
job in supporting many of these requirements for today’s and also the first to evaluate MF-14 in its live network. Frontier’s Scott
tomorrow’s services, but we are looking ahead. The MF-14 platform Mispagel, SVP National Architecture and Engineering, said: “We
will suit operators who are planning large scale 25G PON, 50G and are proud to be the first to embrace this next-generation platform.
even 100G PON within the same environment.” In his recent report* This is another way for us to provide customers with the fastest
Erik Keith, Senior Research Analyst for Broadband Infrastructure broadband available. The MF-14 platform will support our path
at S&P Global, says: "The PON market is at a pivotal moment in to 100G using our existing fiber network and future-proof our
the evolution of networks, where fiber broadband means so much network with speeds that will continue to outpace cable and other
more than residential connectivity. There is a huge opportunity for technologies for generations to come.” In July this year CityFibre
service providers to connect everything much more efficiently by – the UK’s largest independent full fiber infrastructure platform –
leveraging their existing fiber broadband networks. After all, the signed a 10-year equipment agreement to support its nationwide
same fiber cables that were originally laid in residential areas also network upgrade. John Franklin, CTIO, CityFibre said: “As we
pass commercial buildings such as office blocks, hospitals and accelerate our full fiber rollout to serve a third of the UK market by
government properties. This approach eliminates multiple overlay 2025, the demand placed on those networks will also accelerate.
networks, minimizes digging up the streets, and lowers energy use MF-14’s flexibility and capacity will help us to meet the needs of
substantially. The new Lightspan MF-14 OLT can enable operators our partner’s and their customers for generations to come.”
to deploy a solution that will last for decades, while providing a

Nokia Announces SaaS for Fixed Networks Portfolio Line-Up

Nokia has announced a cross-portfolio line up of Fixed Network cloud, Nokia’s market-leading Fixed Networks applications can
solutions now available on a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) basis. now be deployed by operators on a SaaS delivery model with a
The SaaS delivery model reduces IT dependencies, and with a portfolio including the Altiplano Access Controller and WiFi Cloud
usage-based subscription can deliver up to 25% lower cost of Controller. Operational tools for automated activation of end-user
ownership. Already available on bare metal servers and in the fiber modems, predictive care and network build and management
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