Espoo, Finland – Nokia today announced that its 5G standalone core has been selected by NOS, providing the Portuguese operator with a fully automated and scalable software model with near-zero-touch automation and ultra-low latency capabilities, and a new Announcing the ability to securely deliver innovative 5G customer services. , achieving high scale and high operational efficiency.
Further expanding their partnership, the two companies also signed a memorandum of understanding to leverage Nokia’s Network as Code platform and developer portal (Platform). Under the agreement, Nokia and NOS will create an application programmable interface that will enable third-party developers to leverage the carrier’s 5G network capabilities and data to create software programs for a variety of industries, businesses, and consumers. (API). Example of use.
Nokia has signed cooperation agreements with 10 network operators and ecosystem partners to use the platform, which was launched in September 2023. Nokia is a leader in the 5G standalone core market with more than 80 communication service provider (CSP) customers worldwide. Additionally, 30 of his top 40 CSPs by revenue rely on Nokia Core networking products.
Nokia also offers NOS a scalable MantaRay network management solution (formerly known as NetAct) that provides a unified and automated network view for improved network monitoring and management. I will provide it. The cloud fabric/networking infrastructure for this project is provided with Nokia 7220 IXR interconnect routers managed and automated by the Nokia Fabric Services System.
Fran Heeran, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Products and Engineering, Cloud and Network Services, Nokia, said: “We are excited to expand the partnership between Nokia and NOS through our complete cloud-native 5G core solution, which enables NOS to securely and flexibly deliver new customer services with finely tuned service level agreements (SLAs). Our cloud-native core architecture includes web-scale technology, which allows carriers to deploy in multi-cloud environments without restrictions.”
Shkumbin Hamiti, Head of Network Monetization Platform for Cloud and Network Services at Nokia, said: “The advanced capabilities of NOS’s 5G network, combined with the Nokia Network as Code platform with its developer portal, provides another key enabler for developers to come up with customer-facing software solutions and drive value creation. We are very happy that Nokia is expanding its ecosystem with another important European carrier, reinforcing our strategic cooperation approach to businesses and consumers in Portugal. is.”
Jorge Graça, NOS Chief Technology Officer, said: “Innovation is a core tenet of our 5G market leadership and our collaboration with Nokia has proven key to our continued success. With the introduction of Nokia’s 5G SA Core, , we can further monetize our assets by exposing our network capabilities and exploring new growth opportunities.”
