Philadelphia-based managed private cellular provider Velaspan is targeting enterprises in global markets with Nokia’s private 4G/5G solutions. The company says it is one of the first managed services providers to be certified as an enterprise solutions partner by a Finnish vendor. Founded in 2004, Velaspan sells both Nokia’s Digital Automation Cloud (DAC) and Mission Critical Industrial Edge (MXIE) systems for private networking and edge computing.
The deal follows a similar deal focused on the US enterprise market, signed last August with Nokia rival Serona, which will invest in Serona’s core and wireless network solutions in the 3.55-3.7 GHz CBRS band. The plan was to provide the same managed private LTE/5G using The Celona-based service will be sold alongside Velaspan’s existing managed Wi-Fi service.
Velaspan said it is offering “comprehensive and fully managed” enterprise 4G/5G services with Nokia, covering 4G/5G network design, L2/L3 network integration and deployment, as well as network management. Ta. It targets customers in the construction, education, healthcare, manufacturing, mining, gas and oil, ports, and retail industries. He cited the breadth of Nokia’s radio (RAN) portfolio as a driving force behind moving beyond the U.S. CBRS band globally.
“The agreement with Nokia will enable Velaspan MPC to provide services using both CBRS and other global public and private spectrum,” the statement said. The company calls the MXIE computing platform “the heart of the system” and it is also available in the Remote Radio Unit (RRU) and Nokia DAC Manager. Private 5G is suitable for use cases that require “extensive coverage, seamless mobility…” [and] It’s highly reliable.”
David Bond, co-founder and partner at Velaspan, said: “There is increasing demand from some of our large customers to provide world-class managed private cellular services, much like we currently do for Wi-Fi-based services. Our extensive experience brings a complete feature set and spectrum support to the solution, enabling Velaspan to deploy managed private cellular services anywhere.”
Stephan Litjens, vice president of enterprise campus solutions at Nokia, said: By adding Nokia DAC to our portfolio, we are now able to offer a robust, secure and flexible private cellular network system, providing the coverage and scalability to help our customers achieve their digital transformation goals. ”
