Nokia enhances DOCOMO’s nationwide network with upgraded IP core and transport network slicing for 5G services

    

 

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Nokia enhances DOCOMO's nationwide network with upgraded IP core and transport network slicing for 5G services

• Nokia's IP routing solutions, including the 7750 Service Router (SR) platform with FP5 silicon, are being deployed for DOCOMO's new 5G services.
• DOCOMO also deployed Nokia's Network Services Platform (NSP) to automate the creation, assurance, and optimization of transport network slices.

 

28 March 2023

Espoo, Finland – Nokia today announced it will enhance NTT DOCOMO, INC.'s (DOCOMO) nationwide IP core backbone and enable transport network slicing as it rolls out new 5G mobile services. The enhancement will allow granular SLAs, network scale, capacity and agility, along with increased power and resource efficiency.

 

DOCOMO deployed Nokia's 7750 SR-14s core routers, powered by its ground-breaking FP routing silicon. FP5 line cards provide future-ready 800GE capability, increase capacity by more than three times with a 75 percent power savings over previous generations, and simplify network evolution with concurrent line rate FP4 and FP5 line card operation in the same system. This will extend the life and sustainability of the systems as DOCOMO's customer bandwidth needs increase in the future.

 

To deliver the network slicing for its mobile services, DOCOMO will leverage the comprehensive segment routing capabilities of Nokia's proven Service Router Operating System (SR OS) for traffic engineered network slices for the granular SLAs required by DOCOMO's customers.

 

Nokia's NSP complements DOCOMO's segment routing solution with a Path Computation Engine (PCE) that leverages real-time telemetry to automatically optimize the IP network and improve SLA adherence. NSP will also enable DOCOMO to automate the creation, assurance, and optimization of IETF standards-based network slices in the transport domain.

 

Fumitaka Murayama, General Manager of Core Network Engineering Department, NTT DOCOMO, INC., said: "DOCOMO is committed to implementing slicing in 5G networks to provide networks that can respond flexibly and quickly to the diverse needs of our customers. In the transport network, a key component of this, it was essential to leverage Nokia's IP core solutions for its high performance, functionality, flexibility and quality in meeting performance and slicing requirements. In collaboration with Nokia, DOCOMO hopes to create new value for our customers and help solve social issues through new technologies such as network slicing."

 

John Lancaster-Lennox, Head of Market Unit Japan at Nokia, said: "We're pleased to provide our next generation IP transport solution to DOCOMO. Nokia's 7750 SR-s platform and NSP solution will enable DOCOMO to balance network scale, capacity and sustainability that can evolve with its changing needs for years to come."

 

Resources and additional information

Webpage: 7750 Service Router portfolio for IP edge and core

Webpage: Nokia FP5

Webpage: Nokia Network Services Platform

 

 

About Nokia

At Nokia, we create technology that helps the world act together.

 

As a B2B technology innovation leader, we are pioneering networks that sense, think and act by leveraging our work across mobile, fixed and cloud networks. In addition, we create value with intellectual property and long-term research, led by the award-winning Nokia Bell Labs.

 

Service providers, enterprises and partners worldwide trust Nokia to deliver secure, reliable and sustainable networks today – and work with us to create the digital services and applications of the future.

 

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Nokia announces upgraded AVA Energy efficiency software to drive further reductions in network power use

    

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Nokia announces upgraded AVA Energy efficiency software to drive further reductions in network power use

• Upgrade to further reduce electricity consumption of network assets, including data centers
  
  

27 March 2023

Espoo, Finland – Nokia today announced an upgrade to its AVA Energy efficiency software, expanding the scope of the solution with enhanced algorithms and power saving measures, that will help communication service providers (CSPs) drive further reductions in electricity consumption in their networks.

Using improved Machine Learning algorithms, the enhanced Nokia AVA Energy efficiency tool now enables CSPs to lower power consumption in their data centers, in addition to network base stations, batteries, and air conditioning units in telco networks.

As a multi-vendor software tool, Nokia AVA Energy efficiency software can help realize reduced power usage of up to 30%, up about 10 percentage points relative to the original software, based on customer testing. The enhanced tool allows operators to shutdown idling and unused equipment automatically through the algorithms, with the option to completely disconnect hardware through remote power control modules.

Nokia, using its AVA Energy efficiency software, has more than 50 completed or active energy saving projects with CSPs around the world, as companies look to lower overall energy costs while addressing environmental sustainability issues in their operations.

CSPs spend between 3% and 20% of their total revenue on energy costs, according to Analysys Mason's recently published report, "Taming increased energy usage: the key role of AI-based energy efficiency solutions".

 

Michela Venturelli, Senior Analyst, at Analysys Mason, said: "Efficient energy consumption is an increasingly important aspect of network operations. CSPs recognize it as being a strategic imperative for their business and they want tools that will meaningfully help meeting increased network customer demands while lowering energy consumption. This latest Nokia AVA Energy efficiency solution is a solid contribution to those ends."

 

Hamdy Farid, Senior Vice President, Business Applications at Nokia, said: "Nokia's investment in new and better solutions never stops and this upgrade to Nokia AVA Energy efficiency demonstrates not only the superior level of our software capabilities, but also Nokia's broader commitment to cut carbon emissions across its value chain."  

 

Resources and additional information

Webpage: Nokia AVA Energy efficiency

Webpage: Nokia telco SaaS

 

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As a B2B technology innovation leader, we are pioneering networks that sense, think and act by leveraging our work across mobile, fixed and cloud networks. In addition, we create value with intellectual property and long-term research, led by the award-winning Nokia Bell Labs.

 

Service providers, enterprises and partners worldwide trust Nokia to deliver secure, reliable and sustainable networks today – and work with us to create the digital services and applications of the future.

 

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Nokia chosen by CANARIE as sole IP router provider of ultra-high-capacity backbone network for Canadian research, education and innovation

    

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Nokia chosen by CANARIE as sole IP router provider of ultra-high-capacity backbone network for Canadian research, education and innovation

• Nokia 7750 Service Router delivers unmatched performance and reliability to support vital research in climate science, clean energy, medicine, cybersecurity and more
• High throughput capacity and availability, transferring petabyte-sized files for researchers around the world

 

23 March 2023

Espoo, Finland – Nokia today announced that CANARIE, the high-speed backbone of Canada's National Research and Education Network (NREN), has chosen the Nokia 7750 Service Router as the IP/MPLS platform to support its more than 34,000 km network connecting 13 provincial and territorial networks to each other and to more than 100 NRENs around the world.

 

CANARIE and its partner networks enable breakthrough research from scientists across disciplines such as high-energy physics, biology, medicine, the environment, and astronomy, where, for example, data is gathered on millions of galaxies dating back billions of years. With a proliferation of instruments – like telescopes, sensors, and detectors – that gather more data with greater precision, sensitivity and speed, supercomputers must process petabytes of raw data. Additionally, because research collaboration happens across the globe, that data must be transferred rapidly, reliably, and securely, while containing costs.

 

The 7750 SR platform is designed to solve this monumental challenge with 100 Gb/s and 400 Gb/s services over an IP/MPLS network capable of supporting more than 46 Tb/s of capacity. This equates to transmitting about 30 terabytes of data in just 10 minutes, equivalent to sharing 5,000 two-hour Netflix movies in 1080p HD. This kind of massive capacity also makes network automation and DDoS security paramount, which the Nokia 7750 SR supports with advanced telemetry streams of flow-level data and insights in near-real time.

 

Mark Wolff, CTO at CANARIE, said: "We are pleased to work with Nokia as we continually improve the capabilities of Canada's National Research and Education Network. Nokia networking technology will allow CANARIE to better connect Canada's researchers, educators, and innovators to each other and to global data, technology, and colleagues."

 

Dr. Vach Kompella, Vice President, IP Networks Division at Nokia, said: "We are thrilled to work with CANARIE and equip the scientific community across Canada and globally with proven IP technology. This more than triples CANARIE's wide area network capabilities from 100G to 400G, while enhancing their resiliency, security, and flexibility."

 

Nokia has deployed mission-critical networks to more than 2,600 leading enterprise customers in the transport, energy, large enterprise, manufacturing, webscale, and public sector segments around the globe. It has also extended its footprint to more than 560 private wireless customers worldwide across an array of industrial sectors and has been cited by numerous industry analysts as the leading provider of private wireless networking worldwide.

 

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Website: 7750 Service Router | Nokia Networks

 

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As a B2B technology innovation leader, we are pioneering networks that sense, think and act by leveraging our work across mobile, fixed and cloud networks. In addition, we create value with intellectual property and long-term research, led by the award-winning Nokia Bell Labs.

 

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Nokia’s People & Planet 2022 report underscores the exponential potential of digital to build a sustainable future

    

 

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Nokia's People & Planet 2022 report underscores the exponential potential of digital to build a sustainable future

• Nokia's People & Planet 2022 report states that digitalization can play a critical role in decarbonizing industry and helping society mitigate and adapt to climate change.
• Nokia delivers solutions with its customers that help restore productivity growth and provide more inclusive access to opportunity.
• The progress made in 2022 provides a solid foundation as Nokia aims to develop ESG into a competitive advantage.
  
  

22 March 2023

Espoo, Finland – Nokia today announced its 2022 sustainability report outlining its performance relating to the company's Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategy. The ESG strategy consists of the five following strategic focus areas: Environment, Industrial Digitalization, Security & Privacy, Bridging the Digital Divide, and Responsible Business. Nokia's ESG strategy aims to maximize impact in the areas most material to the company and its stakeholders and is integral to the technology and business decisions it takes.

 

Melissa Schoeb, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer at Nokia, said: "At Nokia, we believe that there can be no green without digital.​​​​ Our objective is to develop ESG into a competitive advantage by leveraging our technology and portfolio strengths to maximize our positive impact on industries, society and the environment. We believe that digitalization and enhanced connectivity will be crucial in the response to climate change through more efficient use and re-use of the world's resources; to the digital divide through more inclusive access globally to work, healthcare, education and public services; and to stalling productivity by bringing asset-intensive physical industries into the digital future."

 

Nokia's sustainability achievements in 2022 included:

 

Environment

• Surpassed annual target for renewable energy across global facilities of 60%, reaching 63% of purchased electricity and well on the way to the goal of 100% renewable electricity by 2025.
• Final assembly suppliers achieved a 39% reduction in GHG emissions compared to 2019.
• Made significant progress in product power consumption with liquid cooling solution implemented across AirScale baseband portfolio; and energy efficient chipset for fixed broadband networks now used by 150 customers worldwide.
  
  

Industrial digitalization

• Recognized as the market leader in private wireless with over 560 customers globally, helping industrials accelerate their own digital transformation.
• Expanded global enterprise customer base with more than 2 600 companies across transport, energy, manufacturing, and the public sectors using Nokia's critical networks.

 

Security and privacy

• Launched Advanced Security Testing and Research (ASTaR) lab in the US which provides an end-to-end testing lab focused on the security resilience of 5G networks, as well as their associated software, hardware and applications.
• Strengthened data privacy approach by implementing 'three lines of defense' risk model consisting of business groups and corporate functions forming the first line of defense, central privacy experts as the second line, and an independent audit team as the third.

 

Bridging the digital divide

• Reached 614 149 direct beneficiaries with an emphasis on women, students and minority groups
• Added 90 more villages to the multi-year Smartpur digital village ecosystem program in India. There are 350 Smartpur centers empowering local entrepreneurs and providing them with facilities to make digital services accessible in rural villages.

 

Responsible business

• Completed 379 online assessments of key suppliers representing 63% of total procurement spend through EcoVadis and 67 in-depth corporate responsibility onsite audits focused on labor conditions and the environment across 17 countries.
• Recognized for the seventh time by Ethisphere as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies®.
• Successfully completed second independent human rights assessment by the Global Network Initiative.
  
  

The technology that Nokia provides can enable both environmental and social benefits to industries, communities and individuals. At the same time, the company continually focuses on minimizing any potential negative impacts of its technology. Nokia strives to be a trusted, ethical company that employees, customers, partners and investors are proud to work for and with.

 

In early 2023, Nokia launched a Sustainable Finance Framework that underscores the importance of ESG to its business and financing structure. Nokia successfully completed an inaugural 500 million Euro sustainability-linked bond issuance with a maturity of over 8 years with positive feedback from the investor community.

 

Nokia's People and Planet 2022 report is prepared in accordance with the GRI Standards. As part of its reporting, Nokia also recognizes other sustainability reporting frameworks, such as SASB Standards and the UN Global Compact. Nokia's key sustainability indicators have been assured by Deloitte, an independent auditor as detailed in the report.

 

Resources and additional information

 

Website: People & Planet 2022 report

 

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As a B2B technology innovation leader, we are pioneering networks that sense, think and act by leveraging our work across mobile, fixed and cloud networks. In addition, we create value with intellectual property and long-term research, led by the award-winning Nokia Bell Labs.

 

Service providers, enterprises and partners worldwide trust Nokia to deliver secure, reliable and sustainable networks today – and work with us to create the digital services and applications of the future.

 

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Nokia wireless connectivity supporting The Ocean Cleanup to rid the oceans of plastic

    

 

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Nokia wireless connectivity supporting The Ocean Cleanup to rid the oceans of plastic

• Nokia will be providing private wireless connectivity, network edge equipment and analytics to help The Ocean Cleanup's plastic harvesting operations in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

 

16 March 2023

Espoo, Finland – Nokia has today announced it will deploy private wireless connectivity, network edge equipment and analytics for The Ocean Cleanup, the international non-profit project working to develop and scale technologies to rid the world's oceans of plastic. The collaboration is in line with Nokia's enhanced Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategy, as well as a broader longstanding commitment to advancing the role of technology in combatting climate change and minimizing environmental impacts.

 

Nokia is focused on the role its products play in solving some of the world's most pressing challenges, using connectivity and digitalization to restore stalled productivity, provide inclusive access to opportunity and relieve pressure on the environment and natural ecosystems. According to UNESCO, plastic waste makes up 80% of all marine pollution and around 8 to 10 million metric tons of plastic end up in the ocean each year.

 

Nokia and MCS, Nokia's partner for Nokia Digital Automation Cloud (DAC) distribution in the Benelux, have already successfully deployed the first Nokia DAC private wireless solution for The Ocean Cleanup's operations in the North Pacific, and will deploy further systems at a later stage. Nokia DAC is a high-performance, end-to-end private wireless networking and edge computing platform. The Nokia connectivity, Nokia MX Industrial Edge (MXIE) and analytics will be used for applications such as high-end video connectivity over 4G technology, to help navigate The Ocean Cleanup's operations while harvesting plastic in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

 

5G, private wireless, edge compute, sensors, AI-based analytics, drones and other advanced technologies will play an increasingly critical role in supporting the conservation and sustainability of our natural environment by providing immediate up-to-date and constant information on the status of the environment, whether on land or in the sea. Working with The Ocean Cleanup provides the opportunity to explore that role further.

 

Subho Mukherjee, Head of Sustainability at Nokia, said: "Through our subsea optical fiber networks, innovations such as acoustic sensing technology, remote environmental monitoring, or private wireless, Nokia can – and will - continue to play an important role in the marine environment. We are proud to support and collaborate with The Ocean Cleanup, and look forward to see how our technology can genuinely drive sustainable change and help protect critical natural resources and habitats."

 

Stephan Litjens, Vice President of Enterprise Campus Edge Solutions at Nokia, said: "At Nokia we believe that there is no green without digital, and that we have our greatest positive impact on people's lives and the planet through our products and solutions. This project truly exemplifies that. Our Nokia DAC private wireless network and Nokia MXIE edge computing system will ensure reliable, cost-effective voice and data communication between the two ships involved in the clean-up operation.  With secure coverage on open sea also enabling video and analytics, this solution improves worker safety and provides high visibility and scouting of target clean-up areas."

 

Resources and additional information

Website: Nokia Sustainability

Website: Nokia ESG Strategy Hub

Website: Nokia Digital Automation Cloud

Website: Nokia MX Industrial Edge

 

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At Nokia, we create technology that helps the world act together.

 

As a B2B technology innovation leader, we are pioneering networks that sense, think and act by leveraging our work across mobile, fixed and cloud networks. In addition, we create value with intellectual property and long-term research, led by the award-winning Nokia Bell Labs.

 

Service providers, enterprises and partners worldwide trust Nokia to deliver secure, reliable and sustainable networks today – and work with us to create the digital services and applications of the future.

 

About The Ocean Cleanup

The Ocean Cleanup is an international nonprofit project that develops and scales technologies to rid the world's oceans of plastic. They aim to achieve this goal by taking a two-pronged approach: stemming the inflow via rivers and cleaning up what has already accumulated in the ocean. For the latter, The Ocean Cleanup develops large-scale systems to efficiently concentrate the plastic for periodic removal. This plastic is tracked and traced through DNV's chain of custody model to certify claims of origin when recycling it into new products. To close the tap in rivers, The Ocean Cleanup has developed a portfolio of Interceptor™ Solutions to halt and extract riverine plastic before it reaches the ocean. Founded in 2013 by Boyan Slat, The Ocean Cleanup now employs a broadly multi-disciplined team of approximately 140. The foundation is based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

 

For more information, visit: theoceancleanup.com and follow @theoceancleanup on social media.

 

About MCS

Making complex technology simple. That's our mission. So everyone can use innovative IoT solutions carefree. And since our founding in 1997, we have been making people's daily work and lives easier, safer and more sustainable. We do this by working with carefully chosen partners. We support them in setting up and delivering successful Managed loT solutions and secure private networks. In this way, our many years of professional expertise are combined with the knowledge of partners in many different sectors. We also provide the necessary hardware and software components for these networks. For more information, visit: mcs-nl.com and follow @MCS Benelux on LinkedIn

 

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Nokia named as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere

    

 

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Nokia named as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere

• Nokia is one of two honorees in the telecommunications industry.
• 135 honorees were recognized spanning 19 countries and 46 industries.

 

13 March 2023

Espoo, Finland – Nokia today announced it has been chosen as one of the "World's Most Ethical Companies®" by Ethisphere. In 2023, 135 honorees were recognized spanning 19 countries and 46 industries. Nokia is one of two winners in the telecommunications industry and the only Finnish company to be honored.

 

This award distinguishes Nokia for its strong business ethics, governance and sustainability practices.

 

Esa Niinimäki, Chief Legal Officer of Nokia, said: "As part of our renewed company strategy, we want to be the trusted provider of choice in our industry and draw on our ESG approach as a competitive advantage for Nokia. This award recognizes the commitment of our leaders, employees and partners to operating with the highest standards of business ethics."  

 

In 2022, Nokia announced an enhanced ESG strategy that has been designed to maximize Nokia's impact where its technology, solutions and capabilities combine to address some of the biggest global challenges and create value. Among the five key pillars of the ESG strategy is Nokia's commitment to continue to take a proactive and values-driven approach in driving responsible business practices internally and in its value chain, working closely with customers and suppliers to engage on systemic issues related to environment, mitigating the misuse of technology (for example, in responsible use of AI), ethics, human rights, and working conditions.

 

Erica Salmon Byrne, CEO of Ethisphere, said: "Ethics matters. Organizations that commit to business integrity through robust programs and practices not only elevate standards and expectations for all, but also have better long-term performance. We continue to be inspired by the World's Most Ethical Companies honorees and their dedication to making real impact for their stakeholders and displaying exemplary values-based leadership. Congratulations to Nokia for earning a place in the World's Most Ethical Companies community."

 

Grounded in Ethisphere's proprietary Ethics Quotient®, the World's Most Ethical Companies assessment process includes more than 200 questions on culture, environmental and social practices, ethics and compliance activities, governance, diversity, and initiatives that support a strong value chain. The process serves as an operating framework to capture and codify the leading practices of organizations across industries and around the globe.

 

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Webpage: 2023 Honorees

Webpage: Ethisphere

 

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At Nokia, we create technology that helps the world act together.

 

As a B2B technology innovation leader, we are pioneering networks that sense, think and act by leveraging our work across mobile, fixed and cloud networks. In addition, we create value with intellectual property and long-term research, led by the award-winning Nokia Bell Labs.

 

Service providers, enterprises and partners worldwide trust Nokia to deliver secure, reliable and sustainable networks today – and work with us to create the digital services and applications of the future.

 

About Ethisphere

Ethisphere is the global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices that fuel corporate character, marketplace trust, and business success. Ethisphere has deep expertise in measuring and defining core ethics standards using data-driven insights that help companies enhance corporate character. Ethisphere honors superior achievement through its World's Most Ethical Companies® recognition program, provides a community of industry experts with the Business Ethics Leadership Alliance (BELA), and showcases trends and best practices in ethics with Ethisphere Magazine.

 

Ethisphere also helps to advance business performance through data-driven assessments, guidance, and benchmarking against its unparalleled data: the Culture Quotient dataset focused on ethical culture and featuring the responses of 2+ million employees around the world; and the Ethics Quotient dataset, featuring 200+ data points highlighting the ethics, compliance, social, and governance practices of the World's Most Ethical Companies. For more information, visit https://ethisphere.com.

 

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