Nokia said it has deployed its 5G Standalone (SA) Core network for Telia Finland to enable slicing, stronger and more reliable performance, and easier asset monetisation. The vendor is phasing in the 5G SA Core for Teliain Denmark, Estonia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden, too. The Finnish deployment includes Nokia’s Radio Access Network as well as cloud packet core and registers for subscriber data consolidation in a common repository via a distributed and flexible architecture.
Telia Finland said the virtual, software-based and distributed standalone core network will be deployed in stages. In the first phase, an independent 5G network has been introduced for selected users in dozens of locations in Finland. From an operator’s perspective, it said, a standalone 5G network simplifies network architecture and streamlines construction as 5G no longer has to connect to 4G network coverage.
Current 5G networks share signalling and application data transfer priorities with existing 4G networks, but the 5G Standalone Core network operates as a fully independent network, enabling higher capacity, increased security, lower latency and network slicing functionality.
Telia said the Nokia deployment is the first commercially available 5G SA network in the Nordic and Baltic region. It said this provides capacity and latency required to create private networks, implement applications for remote control, and automate industry. Telia will also use the 5G SA core network to offer Finnish residential customers guaranteed broadband speeds.
Nokia said it leads the 5G SA Core market, with over 80 CSP and enterprise customers worldwide.
