Nokia and the Korea Rail Network Authority (KRNA) have come together to launch the world-first LTE-R mobile broadband network.
Nokia, the supplier for the LTE-R mobile broadband network, will enable support to railway operations and employee services of the Korean rail, under the same.
It is first to be deployed on a railway line between Wonju and Gangneung, ahead of the major international sporting event of PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games.
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The deployment will be a prototype for future LTE-R deployments, adding to progress in LTE-R standardization and definition.
Development and maintenance of railway infrastructure in South Korea alongside other countries, comes under KRNA.
The communications network, solely based on LTE-R technology, is to be calibrated to mission-critical service requirements of the railway operators.
Operational and maintenance services for high-speed commercial railway lines operating at speeds of up to 250 km/h, will also be provided via the same.
KRNA is claiming to offer secure, reliable, high-speed connectivity between trains, stations and other railway facilities between Wonju and Gangneung, with this move.
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The network will also work seamlessly with other LTE networks with support for public safety, maritime operations, VHS (very high frequency) and TRS (trunked radio system) radio networks.
Radio access network (RAN) base stations (eNodeBs) and Nokia NetAct(TM) will be provided by Nokia for the project.
NetAct claims to be the first virtualized network management software for mobile networks, equipped with applications for the railway operations and employee services management of KRNA.
Advanced assurance capabilities will be sourced from Nokia’s Service Assurance program.
This will offer closed-loop automation boosting greater network agility and optimization.
Nokia also partnered with SK Broadband recently to trial fastest fiber access speeds till date at aggregate speeds of 52.5Gbps, for selected buildings in Seoul, South Korea, reaching.
Nokia reported a fall in sales by 15 percent at €3.32 billion in 3Q16, owing to competition from rival Ericsson and China based Huawei and ZTE.
Nokia earlier conveyed that it has lowered its estimates for fiscal year 2017 owing to possible weakness in wireless capex in all regions.
