Nokia has announced it will deploy industrial-grade 5G standalone (SA) private wireless networking for the 5G4KMU project, which spans five leading research centers in the state of Baden-Württemberg.
Upon completion, it will comprise the largest 5G campus-based networking deployment in German research and academia.
Designed to support 5G4KMU in its mission to provide small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with an expert introduction to 5G, the private wireless networks will be used to help companies develop new 5G-based products, applications and business models.
Deployed in partnership with Smart Mobile Labs, the networks will be based on the recently announced Nokia Digital Automation Cloud (DAC) 5G SA platform that offers reliable high-bandwidth, low latency private networking, local edge computing capabilities, and a catalog with applications. It is an industrial-grade compact, plug-and-play platform, comprising network equipment and a cloud-based operation monitoring system.
Matthias Schneider, Project Manager, 5G4KMU
By combining high-performance wireless networking with local cloud edge computing, enterprises have an ideal platform to develop use cases in fields such as IoT, analytics, automation and remote operations.
Raghav Sahgal, President, Nokia Enterprise
Thanks to 5G spectrum availability, local expertise and a strong partner ecosystem, Germany is championing the 5G private wireless market – and this ambitious multi-site deployment puts 5G4KMU at the forefront of that momentum.
