Nokia teams up with Wipro for 5G ecosystem

Finnish telecom gear maker Nokia on Tuesday said it is joining hands with IT major Wipro to develop solutions to help operators and enterprise customers in their 5G journey.

Nokia is conducting lab testing of 5G use cases at its Bengaluru R&D centre that will help operators maximise their investments in 5G, Nokia said in a statement.

"The collaboration will explore technical and operational feasibility of use cases, such as AR/VR-based immersive learning experience, as well as drone-based applications for agriculture, public safety energy and utilities, using real-time network analytics, lifecycle operation management and edge computing. Several enterprise use cases, tested by Wipro in a live 5G network at Nokia's Bengaluru lab," it added.

As part of the partnership, Nokia will provide a live 5G end-to-end system, including radio, core and devices in its lab, its NFVI-based secured edge cloud for low-latency use cases, and IoT Impact platform based device management to host and manage the lifecycle to support 5G use cases in different industry verticals.

Wipro will integrate its application solutions for 5G use cases that include software solutions and user devices along with key system integration and delivery capabilities, the statement said.

Nokia and Wipro have already conducted lab tests of two use cases drone-based transmission line monitoring within the utilities domain and in immersive entertainment experiences 5G for large scale events, such as sports championships, aimed at enhancing the user experience.

These use cases will be further developed and validated, along with other new use cases that can be rapidly executed for field trials for mass adoption, once 5G spectrum is available, the statement said.

The government plans to conduct spectrum auctions, including 5G airwaves, in the current fiscal.