Finnish telecoms vendor Nokia says it has signed 17 new 5G commercial deals in the Q3 with individual customers and a total of 160 commercial 5G engagements, including paid trials.
According to Nokia, enterprise customers make up 12% of its 5G deals, with recent private wireless deployments including Deutsche Bahn, Toyota Production Engineering and Sandvik. The company says it has 34 live 5G networks, including private ones.
Tommi Uitto, President of Mobile Networks, Nokia, said: “We are thrilled to have passed this 5G milestone. We know we still have work to do and that the market remains highly competitive. But, we are moving fast – and these wins make it clear that our progress is being validated by customers. We deeply appreciate their ongoing support and are committed to delivering for them.”
Nokia has also highlighted the latest advances in its technology including the launch of new end-to-end slicing network functionality for 4G and 5G New Radio in February 2020, followed by a new range of AirScale radio access products such as the industry's first Dynamic Spectrum Sharing solution that supports dynamic sharing between 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G in April.
Earlier this week, Nokia announced a new deal with UK's BT.
