Nokia Highlights Momentum with 63 Commercial 5G Deals.
Counts 18 Live Networks and Over 100 5G Agreements
5G Momentum Underpinned by Continued Leadership in Cellular Technology R&D and Standardization
Nokia today announced that it had reached 63 commercial 5G contracts worldwide, positioning it as a global leader in the delivery of end-to-end 5G solutions. The figure includes customers such as
'This milestone highlights the quality and customer confidence in our 5G portfolio and we expect this to continue this year with the addition of many more new deals,' said
The 63 signed commercial contracts exclude any other type of 5G agreements, such as paid network trials, pilots or demonstrations. If such agreements were to be included, the total number of 5G agreements would reach over 100. Nokia is also a vendor of choice for almost all of the leading early adopter 5G markets. This includes
'Nokia is the only network supplier whose 5G technology has been contracted by all four nationwide operators in the US, all three operators in
Nokia is the only vendor with a globally available end-to-end product portfolio that covers all 5G network elements, including radio, core, cloud and transport as well as management, automation and security. This offers operators and enterprise customers with a simple and efficient step-wise upgrade to existing radio access, core and transport domains which helps customers to a faster path to 5G. Approximately 60% of Nokia's 5G customers select more than just New Radio from its end-to-end portfolio.
This momentum in 5G is underpinned by the company's continued leadership in cellular technology R&D and standardization. Nokia also declared more than 2 000 5G patent families as essential for 5G, a year after making its first declarations for the standard. Driven by world-class innovations from across the organization, including the renowned
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