Nokia today announced a new 5-year contract extension with its strategic partner, Telefónica Germany (Telefónica) to modernize and upgrade its nationwide radio access network until 2030. The agreement includes Nokia’s advanced Cloud RAN solutions, and supports Telefónica’s ambitions for rapid 5G expansion and sustainable digitalization across Germany, and delivering premium customer experiences. Nokia’s AI-powered solutions will also support Telefónica’s move to transform its operations and network performance using AI.
Under the agreement, Nokia will supply its energy-efficient and AI-ready AirScale Radio Access Network (RAN) portfolio, including Habrok Massive MIMO radios for the n78 spectrum band, Pandion multi-band remote radio heads, and AirScale Radio small cell solutions. These technologies will ensure comprehensive coverage and seamless indoor connectivity while driving efficiency and scalability. Additionally, Nokia will provide its latest baseband solutions to enhance Telefónica’s 5G network performance and reliability.
The deployment will also feature Nokia’s Interleaved Passive Active Antenna (IPAA+) solution, simplifying site design and accelerating 5G rollout. The contract includes maintenance and network optimization services.
Telefónica will continue to use Nokia’s AI-powered network management solution, MantaRay NM, which supports purpose-built RAN and Cloud RAN, including data center hardware and cloud infrastructure. It provides comprehensive operation and maintenance capabilities for network elements in core, radio, and transport networks, both for managing physical network elements as well as virtualized network functions. This is the first step towards an ambition shared by both companies to evolve Telefónica Germany network to the automation level 4 through AI-powered orchestration solutions.
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