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4G networks and the world's fastest 5G which will further enhance 5G capabilities 6G-ANNA, the German 6G lighthouse
connections. Nokia and Nokia Bell Labs, the and enable new verticals. These new project and plays an instrumental role in
world-renowned industrial research arm of capabilities include features like XR, super- establishing the Horizon Europe Smart
Nokia, pioneered many of the fundamental accurate positioning, improved coverage, Network and Services joint undertaking.
technology innovations that are being and AI/ML for the 5G-RAN. Many of these The Hexa-X-II project aims to start work on
used to develop 5G standards. In addition, technology developments will bridge the 1 January 2023, with a planned duration of
Nokia is already laying the foundations for gap between 5G and 6G. In addition to two and a half years.
5G-Advanced in 3GPP Releases 18 and 19, Hexa-X-II and Hexa-X, Nokia also leads

Nokia and Flex to Combine 5G SA Private Wireless and Industry 4.0 Expertise
for Advanced Manufacturing Solutions in Brazil

Nokia announced a collaboration with
Flex Brazil to deploy 5G SA private
wireless networks in its manufacturing
facilities in Brazil. Initial use cases will
focus at increasing wireless applications
and exploring the potential of 5G for
reliable connectivity, massive transfers
of operational data and greater layout
flexibility on the shopfloor. Nokia Digital
Automation Cloud (Nokia DAC) will provide
the private wireless on-demand service
as well as MX Industrial Edge computing
and digital-enabling applications. The
collaboration reflects the long-term goal
of both companies to introduce innovative
Industry 4.0 solutions in the supply chain
and manufacturing verticals, to make
operations more agile and cost effective
with 5G technology, becoming a lighthouse
to other companies interested in pursuing
this journey. Flex, a multinational electronics Network Digital Twin creates a digital Enterprise for Latin America, Nokia, said:
company with over 100 sites worldwide, twin of the private 5G network and its “The partnership will leverage our strength
provides innovative technologies that play connected devices. This enables Flex in advanced networking and mission-
a key role in manufacturing and supply to monitor network operations in real critical communications with Flex long
chain operations. A leader in Industry 4.0, time and predict maintenance needs and experience in manufacturing and supply
they deliver to its various global customers potential downtime in advance, reducing chain innovation. Together, we will explore
using already today technologies such disruptions in production and making its the power of Industry 4.0 to transform how
as advanced simulation, automation factories more efficient and productive we manufacture and distribute goods in
and robotics, analytics, IoT and additive in the future. Nokia Bell Labs innovations this new digital world.” Nokia has deployed
manufacturing (3D printing). Private focusing on novel networks applications mission-critical networks to more than
wireless is seen as the key enabler to will be experimented at Flex to enable new 2,200 leading enterprise customers in
enhance competitiveness linked to the forward-looking use cases of deterministic the transport, energy, large enterprise,
digital transformation resulting increased networking for reconfigurable production manufacturing, webscale, and public sector
efficiency, agility and sustainability. Offered lines. Marcelo Marcomini, Industry segments around the globe. It has also
as-a-service, Nokia DAC combines plug- 4.0 Executive for Flex Brazil, said: “We extended its expertise to more than 450
and-play 4.9G/LTE and 5G industrial-grade welcome the collaboration with Nokia to large private wireless customers worldwide
network connectivity with on-premise edge join us on this journey to expand the scope across an array of sectors and has been
computing to provide the data management of our solutions by integrating Nokia’s 5G cited by numerous industry analysts as
and processing to support real-time private wireless expertise to improve our the leading provider of private wireless
applications for smart manufacturing, current operations efficiency and prepare networking worldwide.
predictive maintenance, remote operations for the future of manufacturing at the
and many other applications. Nokia same time.” Marcelo Entreconti, Head of

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