AT&T will be using Nokia’s IoT Network Grid (WING) to offer IoT solutions to AT&T’s enterprise customers across the globe.
AT&T, the leading wireless operator in the U.S., offers IoT solutions through a combination of owned and third party-provided capabilities that enable network performance in more than 200 countries and territories.
Nokia’s global IoT network includes core network, dedicated IoT operations, billing, security, data analytics, and more.
AT&T and Nokia will develop, test and launch IoT services – covering a range of industries including transportation, health, manufacturing, retail, agriculture, utilities, smart cities and consumer electronics.
Commercial deployment starts later this year. WING’s core network assets are expected to be available in more than 20 countries across Europe, Asia, North America, South America, and the Middle East by the first quarter of 2020. The collaboration will help set the stage for the evolution to global 5G.
“Our work with Nokia WING will help clear away the complexity of IoT adoption so that our customers can unlock the potential of IoT worldwide,” said Chris Penrose, president, Internet of Things Solutions, AT&T.
“This collaboration proves our commitment to the IoT market, providing connectivity across geographical borders and technologies,” said Sanjay Goel, president of Global Services at Nokia.
T-Mobile 5G and Nokia
Nokia said T-Mobile delivered a true mobile 5G with the completion of the nation’s first bi-directional over-the-air 5G data session on a 5G New Radio (NR) system in T-Mobile’s Bellevue lab.
T-Mobile conducted the test with a user equipment simulator and Nokia’s 5G solution in the 28 GHz band.
“This test is a big step forward in building REAL 5G that will work on actual smartphones,” said Neville Ray, chief technology officer at T-Mobile.
T-Mobile engineers used Nokia AirScale baseband and radio, AirFrame server, and AirScale Cloud RAN for conducting the 5G data transmission.
Marc Rouanne, president of Mobile Networks, Nokia, said: “By building on the tests Nokia has previously conducted with T-Mobile, T-Mobile is well on its way to 5G commercial deployment.”
