Arcelik Global entered a strategic business agreement with Nokia and Turk Telekom to deploy what Nokia calls the first private wireless network in Turkey. The industrial-grade 5G-ready network will be deployed at Arcelik’s Cayirova-based washing machine manufacturing facility.
An initial application will see the network deliver pervasive, reliable low-latency coverage throughout the facility to enhance automated guided vehicle performance. With AGVs used throughout the manufacturing process for component logistics, improved connectivity will enhance AGV speed, control and operational efficiency. Nokia and Arcelik plan further collaboration in order to develop and implement additional use cases in the mid-term.
The network will support high-accuracy indoor positioning for real-time asset location tracking as well as enabling new video analytics-based applications for site safety and security. Further potential use cases include augmented and virtual reality, digital twins, inventory control, safety and facility management, quality control, high-resolution video for remote inspection, and facility-wide voice and video communication.
Under the agreement, Nokia will provide product design, deployment and on-going managed services. Turk Telekom will provide 4.9G/LTE spectrum and also will be responsible for project management and governance model. Nokia will deliver industrial-grade private wireless infrastructure based on the Nokia Digital Automation Cloud (DAC) platform, which incorporates local edge computing functionalities, voice and video services and a catalog of applications.
Nokia DAC comprises network and user equipment, a cloud-based operation monitoring system and industrial connectors. It also features new device management capability that integrates ruggedised handhelds and other wireless devices.
