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Nokia Launches '5G-ready' Cloud-based AirScale Radio Access

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At the on-going MWC, Nokia has launched a generation of its cloud-based AirScale Radio Access that will radically alter the way networks are built. Operators will be able to use the '5G-ready' Nokia AirScale Radio Access to profitably satisfy future demands including the Internet of Things, virtual reality, augmented reality, factories of the future and other advanced scenarios such as video that demand extreme performance, said the Finish vendor.

The Nokia Airscale which the company claims to run on 60 percent less energy than even Nokia’s existing radio access platform is designed to run all radio technologies simultaneously in one base station covering 2G, 3G, TDD-LTE, FDD-LTE, LTE Advanced and LTE Advanced Pro including aggregation of LTE and WiFi on unlicensed spectrum.

Nokia is showcasing the Nokia AirScale Radio Access live with 5G-ready air interface at Mobile World Congress 2016.

Samih Elhage, President of Mobile Networks at Nokia
Broadband traffic will continue to surge as people go beyond video and take advantage of augmented and virtual reality. The Internet of Things will see billions of devices connected, and 5G will enable new scenarios such as Industry 4.0, smart cities, e-health and mobile living. 

Park Jin-hyo, Senior Vice President and Head of Network Technology R&D Center at SK Telecom
It is impossible to predict the full extent of the demands on radio access networks that 5G will impose, but we can say they will be hugely disruptive. And there is no doubt that 5G will be extremely important to consumers, businesses and the economic development of countries. 

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