Nokia has been selected by Net4Mobility to roll out commercial 5G services across significant areas of Sweden in a five-year deal which will improve legacy 4G performance while increasing capacity with 5G services. The move will also enable a range of new use cases across Industry 4.0, entertainment, cloud gaming, transportation, education and healthcare.
Nokia will supply equipment from its comprehensive AirScale range, including AirScale Base Stations, AirScale massive MIMO Adaptive Antenna solutions as well as other radio access network (RAN) solutions and state-of-the-art tools.
The company will also provide professional services including integration, implementation and network optimization services, as well as technical support for operations and maintenance. Nokia will replace the incumbent vendor with deployment already underway and new sites to be added every year.
Net4Mobility, a joint venture between Swedish mobile operators, Tele2 and Telenor, was formed in 2009 to support the deployment of 2G and 4G networks. It is Sweden’s largest RAN network and carries approximately 60% of network traffic in the country. Its 4G network covers 90% of the country and 99.9% of the population.
The collaboration will continue with the development of a 5G network. Nokia has previously been selected by both Tele2 and Telenor for its cloud-core network.