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Viettel and Nokia Broadcast 5G in Ho Chi Minh City

Viettel and Nokia have broadcasted the the basis for a comprehensive evaluation 5G, Vietnam will go along with the world.”
first end-to-end 5G network in Ho Chi Minh of the band, coverage and application of Nguyen Kim Dung, head of Customer
City. The launch positions Vietnam head 5G before commercialization in 2020. Tao Business Team at Nokia Vietnam, said:
to head with other countries in the region Duc Thang, Deputy General Director of “This trial demonstrates Nokia’s end-to-
looking for an early commercial 5G rollout. Viettel’s Industry - Telecommunications end 5G expertise and delivery capabilities
Being first to 5G will allow Viettel and Nokia Group, said: “The official broadcast of in the Viettel network. As a trusted supplier
to play a crucial role in enabling Industry 5G in Ho Chi Minh City is an important to the operator, we are looking forward
4.0 applications that will boost Vietnam’s milestone in Viettel’s strategy to make to making 5G a commercial reality that
economy. Nokia deployed the 5G network Vietnam one of the first countries in the opens enormous growth opportunities for
in a very short time frame, building on its world to commercialize 5G services. With Vietnam.”
existing LTE footprint with the operator,
upgrading the entire infrastructure from
radio access, Cloud Packet Core and
transmission to 5G technology. Viettel’s
first cloud-based Packet Core network is
currently serving its live subscribers. The
network will offer a range of real-time 5G
end-user experiences, such as VR gaming
and 8K resolution streaming, as well as
enabling Nokia’s Fixed Wireless Access.
Viettel and Nokia have set up 10 5G base
stations in the area of Ward 12, District
10, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s biggest
city with more than 2,000 km2 area and a
population of 13 million. The project sets

Nokia, NTT DOCOMO and OMRON Bring 5G to the Factory Floor in Industry
4.0 Trial

Nokia, NTT DOCOMO, INC. and OMRON stable connectivity between IoT devices. concept of a layout-free production line
Corporation have agreed to conduct joint As background noise from machines and with Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs).
field trials using 5G at their plants and other the movement of people have the potential As product cycles become shorter due
production sites. As part of the trial, Nokia to interfere with wireless communications, to fast-changing consumer demands,
will provide the enabling 5G technology the trial will aim to verify the reliability manufacturing sites are under increasing
and OMRON the factory automation and stability of 5G technology deployed pressure to rearrange production lines at
equipment while NTT DOCOMO will run by conducting radio wave measurements short notice. By taking advantage of 5G’s
the 5G trial. The trial follows the increasing and transmission experiments. During high speed, large capacity, low latency and
demand for wireless communications at the trial, Nokia, DOCOMO and OMRON ability to connect multiple devices, the trial
manufacturing sites driven by the need for will aim to establish the feasibility of the will see AMRs automatically conveying
components to the exact spot where they
are required based on communication with
production line equipment. The trial will
also leverage 5G connectivity for real-time
coaching using AI/IoT. Machine operators
will be monitored using cameras, with an
AI-based system providing feedback on
their performance based on an analysis
of their movements. This will help
improve the training of technicians by
detecting and analyzing the differences
of motion between more skilled and
less skilled personnel. “This trial will
allow us to address some of the biggest

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