Huawei’s 5G RAN Portfolio Beats Ericsson, Nokia and Others

Following,  much more at the link 

Huawei’s 5G RAN portfolio beats Ericsson, Nokia and others, report says  By Sue Marek Jun 25, 2019  in FierceWireless

Chinese vendor Huawei may effectively be banned from buying 5G components from U.S. companies, but that hasn’t stopped the firm from releasing what one analyst firm considers to be the top 5G RAN portfolio in the industry.

In its first competitive assessment of the 5G radio access network (RAN) market, GlobalData ranked Huawei No. 1 over Ericsson, Nokia, Samsung and ZTE. The analyst firm evaluated the vendors and their RAN products based upon criteria such as baseband capacity, installation ease, radio unit product line, and technology evolution.  ... '

Metaverse Replacing Smartphones?

Discussion and more in Twitter:  https://twitter.com/koubaak/status/1583163030241972225 

Nokias Vision of the world is where the Metaverse replaces Smartphones  ....

The Finland based company with 2700 employees in Coppell sees this next gen Technology moving into the mainstream by 2030 ... '

In the Dallas News:   10/13/2022

NOKIA Leaving Russian Market

Late to this.  We will at least have some measures about how global sanctions work and further change global business.

Ukraine War Update: Nokia to fully exit the Russian market  via SeekingAlpha

Apr. 12, 2022 3:55 PM ETNOK   By: Yoel Minkoff, SA News Editor305 Comments

Here are the latest headlines in the Russia-Ukraine crisis:

Nokia to completely exit the Russian market

Finnish telecom giant Nokia (NOK) announced plans Tuesday to completely exit the Russian market. NOK, which previously took such steps as suspending deliveries and moving R&D operations out of Russia, said a complete cessation of business there shouldn't impact the firm's previously announced 2022 outlook.

Putin says talks are at a 'dead end'

Vladimir Putin said peace talks with Ukraine are "at a dead end" and that Russia's military operation is going according to plan, Bloomberg reported. Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak said talks continue and Russia is trying to put pressure on peace negotiations.

Ukraine war will curb trade, growth - WTO

In the latest grim economic outlook to emerge, the Geneva-based trade body pointed to multiple uncertainties in its forecast over the next two years because Russian and Ukrainian exports of items like food, oil and fertilizers are under threat from the war.

Chemical weapons?

As Russia prepares for a significant new offensive in eastern Ukraine, allegations have surfaced that Ukrainians in the besieged city of Mariupol came under a Russian chemical weapons attack on Monday. The Azov battalion claimed a Russian drone dropped a "poisonous substance of unknown origin" on troops and civilians, while Ukrainian lawmaker Ivanna Klympush said people were suffering from respiratory failure and neurological problems. No independent evidence of the attack has yet emerged, though Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said the U.S. will "continue to monitor the situation closely." .... ' 

Nokia Launches first AI Use Case Library for CSPs

Always like representative use cases.  Especially if they have detailed and useful details.  Like the specifics of data being used and sources.

Nokia launches the first AI use case library on public cloud for CSPs     by TelecomLead

Nokia, in collaboration with Microsoft, today announced the world’s first deployment of multiple AI use cases delivered over public cloud.

Nokia AVA AI as a service integrates Nokia’s security framework with Microsoft Azure’s digital architecture, allowing communications service  providers (CSPs) to securely inject AI into their networks nine times faster than using private cloud and scale fast across their network.

AI use cases are essential for CSPs to manage the business complexity that 5G and cloud networks bring, and will help accelerate digital transformation, Nokia said. The AI as a service enables faster deployment while also eliminating the concerns around data sovereignty and security.

After the initial data set-up, CSPs can deploy additional AVA AI use cases within one week and ramp-up or ramp-down resources as needed within one day across multiple network clusters.

The Nokia security framework on Azure ensures data is segregated and isolated to provide the same level of security as a private cloud.

Australian mobile operator TPG was the first commercial adopter of Nokia AVA AI on public cloud, using a local instance of Microsoft Azure. This means TPG can deploy and scale additional AI use cases fast and has been able to optimize network coverage, capacity and performance.

Some of the capabilities include the following:

Detecting network anomalies with great accuracy.

Reducing radio frequency optimization cycle times by 50%, allowing them to be performed more frequently and at lower cost.

Decreasing CO2 emissions by eliminating drive-testing.

Friedrich Trawoeger, Vice President, Cloud and Cognitive Services, Nokia said: “CSPs are under constant pressure to reduce costs by automating business processes through AI and machine learning. To meet market demands, telcos are turning to us for Telco AI-as-a-Service and this launch represents an important milestone in our multi-cloud strategy.”

“Operators can achieve significantly faster implementation times and can access a library of AI use cases remotely to improve network performance, lower costs, and reduce environmental impact at the same time,” Trawoeger added.   .... '

Nokia and Claro Chile deploy Private Wireless Network for Minera Gold Fields

Ultimately how to get security, build private networks.  makes sense for gold mining, and most every other business. 

Nokia and Claro Chile deploy private wireless network for Minera Gold Fields

Press Release  GlobeNewswire

Nokia and Claro Chile deploy private wireless network for Minera Gold Fields

The project with Claro Chile will transform Salares Norte into one of most digitalized mines in Latin America, and a benchmark for Industry 4.0

Nokia’s private LTE/4.9G network will help make mining safer, more efficient and productive

Deployment is an example of asset-intensive industry digitalizing as they embrace the Fourth Industrial Revolution, expanding the possibilities for industries such as energy, railways, utilities and agriculture

Espoo, Finland – Nokia today announced it is partnering with Claro Chile to equip the new Gold Fields Salares Norte mine with a high-performance private wireless network. The solution will support the automation of mining operations by using different applications, such as remote-controlled trucks, excavators, drills and, in the future, drones.  ... " 

Nokia Launches Blockchain Data Market Place for Data Training and AI Models

Interesting use for blockchain: Secure Data and AI model monetization. 

Nokia launches blockchain-powered Data Marketplace for secure data trading and AI models

GlobalNewswire:  Press Release Nokia launches blockchain-powered Data Marketplace for secure data trading and AI models Designed to enable trusted exchanges and monetization of data via private blockchain Accelerates initiatives in AI and machine learning through   ... " 

Local Airport Optimizes Takeoff Operations with Machine Learning

 I see that our local airport is using this scheduling application.  A presentation on the method is linked to in the article.  Deep earning and scheduling using NVIDIA.  Useful example of operations application. Uses cameras for gathering data about operations.  " ...By installing cameras at several gates, airports can optimize the cleaning, restocking and servicing of planes — saving time for customers and costs for the airlines. ... "

Inception Spotlight: Assaia AI Ready for Takeoff at Kentucky Airport   By Isha Salian

Tags: Business Intelligence & Analytics, Computer Vision & Machine Vision, featured, Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence, News, NVIDIA Inception

Discuss

Switzerland-based Assaia International AG, an NVIDIA Metropolis partner and member of the NVIDIA Inception acceleration platform for AI startups, is deploying a deep learning solution at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) to help airport employees monitor the turnaround time between flights. 

The Turnaround Control tool will help the airport work with its airline partners to improve turnaround transparency, identify situations that most often cause delayed flights, and notify employees of deviations from the schedule. 

“Assaia’s technology adds critical data points to CVG’s early-stage neural network for operational advancements,” said Brian Cobb, the airport’s chief innovation officer. “Structured data generated by artificial intelligence will provide information to make decisions, optimize airside processes, and improve efficiency and safety.”

The company uses NVIDIA Jetson AGX Xavier modules and the NVIDIA Metropolis intelligent video analytics platform to run image recognition and predictive analysis algorithms on video streams from multiple cameras around an airport. 

By installing cameras at several gates, airports can optimize the cleaning, restocking and servicing of planes — saving time for customers and costs for the airlines.

Assaia is also deploying AI solutions at London Gatwick Airport and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Watch a replay from the recent GPU Technology Conference for more:  ... " 

Nokia and Claro Chile Deploy Private Wirelesss Network for Minera

 See more about mining applications at the link and my topic label: 

Nokia and Claro Chile deploy private wireless network for Minera Gold Fields  GlobalNewsWire: 

Press Release Nokia and Claro Chile deploy private wireless network for Minera Gold Fields The project with Claro Chile will transform Salares Norte into one of most digitalized mines in Latin America, and a benchmark for Industry  ... 

Press Release

Nokia and Claro Chile deploy private wireless network for Minera Gold Fields

The project with Claro Chile will transform Salares Norte into one of most digitalized mines in Latin America, and a benchmark for Industry 4.0

Nokia’s private LTE/4.9G network will help make mining safer, more efficient and productive

Deployment is an example of asset-intensive industry digitalizing as they embrace the Fourth Industrial Revolution, expanding the possibilities for industries such as energy, railways, utilities and agriculture ... 

Nokia Research on 5G

Indications of the importance of emerging 5G:

In Global newswire:
SomeindNew Nokia research reveals biggest 5G drivers for enterprise IT and OT

Press Release New Nokia research reveals biggest 5G drivers for enterprise IT and OT Survey finds 65% of IT decision-makers are aware of 5G, one-third are using it today and 47% have started their 5G planning Businesses identify video as most .... '

Nokia Introduces Beacon for Wi-Fi 6 Mesh

Good to see more out of Wifi for enhanced communications.    Nokia puts out a useful overview of the capabilities.

Nokia introduces new Wi-Fi 6 mesh router and technology innovations to deliver ultimate gigabit experience in a 5G world

 

Nokia adds the Beacon 6 to its whole-home WiFi portfolio, which already includes the Beacon 1, the Beacon 3 and family of mesh fiber gateways

Beacon 6 is the first Nokia Wi-Fi device to support Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi Certified EasyMesh™ along with the Nokia WiFi Cloud Controller to manage mesh WiFi remotely.

Nokia first to deliver a seamless transition for mobile devices moving between 5G and Wi-Fi 6 to maintain throughput and low latency for video streaming and cloud gaming applications

Nokia also pioneering support for low-latency technology innovations for Wi-Fi networks that revolutionize the way users experience the internet and gaming applications

Nokia Bell Labs researchers have significantly contributed to development of Wi-Fi 6

19 March 2020

Espoo, Finland – Nokia today announced it is adding a new Wi-Fi 6 Beacon to its whole-home WiFi portfolio, helping operators to deliver a powerful user experience. Providing a high-capacity, high-performance in-home solution, the new Beacon 6 uses Wi-Fi 6 to deliver 40 percent faster speeds than previous Wi-Fi generations.

To further enhance the in-home experience, Nokia is also adding low-latency technology built on Nokia Bell Labs innovations to its Wi-Fi portfolio. Drastically improving residential Wi-Fi networks, the Nokia Beacon 6 provides operators with an easy to install solution that can support low-latency applications such as gaming and gigabit speeds essential for creating a seamless end-to-end 5G experience.

Ben Wood, chief of research at CCS Insight said: “The benefits of 5G are going to change user experiences and customers’ expectations. The blend of the latest Wi-Fi 6 technology, low latency performance and in-home Wi-Fi mesh solutions linked to 5G will allow operators to deliver a seamless communications platform for next generation applications and solutions.”

Currently more than 25 percent of homes globally are connected to a Wi-Fi network and there are about 5 billion Wi-Fi-connected devices in the home including home computing, smart TVs and smart home devices. To cope with this growth, operators and end-users are investing in devices that support Wi-Fi 6, a new Wi-Fi standard that improves speed by at least four times in dense areas and reduces latency by 75 percent1.

The Beacon 6 is the first Nokia WiFi device to showcase several new technologies working seamlessly together. This includes:   ... "

Nokia 5G Tests with Connected Cars

Tests moving forward.  Look forward to seeing how this will change the way we interact with automobiles, before and after they become autonomous.  More details at the link.

Nokia supporting SoftBank Corp. in completing the world-first 5G connected car test  in Streetinsider

Nokia supporting SoftBank Corp. in completing the world-first 5G connected car test Press Release SoftBank Corp. installed 5G network with Nokia’s end-to-end offering at a Honda Research and Development site.   ... 

Espoo, Finland – Nokia provides end-to-end 5G portfolio to SoftBank Corp. to become first in the world to have successfully completed tests demonstrating that non-standalone 5G technology can be used to commercially operate connected cars. ... " 

Noki Bell Labs Prize for Processor Solving Optimization Problems

Note that the method combines quantum and classical methods in processors to solve discrete optimization problems.  These kinds of problems can be computationally very difficult and are commonly encountered.

"...Nokia Bell Labs Prize awarded to new processor technology pioneered by student and professor team from University of California at Berkeley
Press Release Nokia Bell Labs Prize awarded to new processor technology pioneered by student and professor team from University of California at Berkeley 6 December 2019 Murray Hill, New Jersey 

– Nokia today announced this year’s winners:

Nokia Bell Labs Prize awarded to new processor technology pioneered by student and professor team from University of California at Berkeley
 6 December 2019

Murray Hill, New Jersey – Nokia today announced this year’s Nokia Bell Labs Prize, the global competition to recognize game-changing innovations that attracted more than 250 applications from 31 countries around the world.  The 2019 prize has been awarded to a student and Professor team from the University of California at Berkeley. PhD student Tianshi Wang and Professor Jaijeet Roychowdhury received $100,000 for winning the competition, and the opportunity to pursue an expanded collaboration with Nokia Bell Labs.

The pair won the prize for their work on “A Classic Spin on Quantum Computing." Their innovation is in a new type of processor element that will be significantly more efficient in computing the answers to discrete optimization problems. Their innovation will complement conventional digital processors (CPUs and GPUs) by efficiently tackling a wide range of computationally hard problems of importance in many diverse areas, including 5G communication systems; complex tasks in planning, scheduling and control; and even the discovery of new drugs.  .... " 

Nokia, Omron, NTT Factory Floor Trial of 5G

Considerable implications by speeding up systems and their broader application.from the use of 5G.

Nokia, NTT DOCOMO and OMRON bring 5G to the factory floor in Industry 4.0 trial
Press Release from Nokia

Trial follows increasing demand for wireless communications at manufacturing sites driven by the need for stable connectivity between IoT devices

5G connectivity leveraged to prove the feasibility of layout-free production line with Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) as well as real-time coaching using AI/IoT
10 September 2019

Espoo, Finland – Nokia, NTT DOCOMO, INC. and OMRON Corporation have agreed to conduct joint field trials using 5G at their plants and other production sites. As part of the trial, Nokia will provide the enabling 5G technology and OMRON the factory automation equipment while NTT DOCOMO will run the 5G trial.

The trial follows the increasing demand for wireless communications at manufacturing sites driven by the need for stable connectivity between IoT devices. As background noise from machines and the movement of people have the potential to interfere with wireless communications, the trial will aim to verify the reliability and stability of 5G technology deployed by conducting radio wave measurements and transmission experiments.

During the trial, Nokia, DOCOMO and OMRON will aim to establish the feasibility of the concept of a layout-free production line with Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs). As product cycles become shorter due to fast-changing consumer demands, manufacturing sites are under increasing pressure to rearrange production lines at short notice. By taking advantage of 5G's high speed, large capacity, low latency and ability to connect multiple devices, the trial will see AMRs automatically conveying components to the exact spot where they are required based on communication with production line equipment.  .... " 

Nokia's Cognitive Services Platform

Been looking at how 'cognitive' can be integrated with services in platforms.   Here is an example from Nokia: 

" ... Our Nokia AVA cognitive services platform delivers today’s services quickly and flawlessly. It also helps you prepare for the Internet of Things when near 100% availability will be essential to manage the multitude of connected applications.

Today, fewer than 5 billion people are connected. Yet by 2025, there will be 50 billion interconnected ‘things’, including devices and sensors for health monitoring, field operations, power generation, smart metering, automotive and for recreation.

Our Nokia AVA cognitive services platform is ready to support the network speed, accuracy and data processing that will be needed. The platform integrates cloud-based delivery, intelligent analytics and extreme automation to deliver instant and flawless personalized services. 

Nokia AVA prepares you for tomorrow’s programmable world in which near perfect performance will be essential to manage the multitude of connected applications.

The platform supports our Care services (including Predictive Care), Optimization services (including Predictive Optimization), Network implementation and Managed services. Available today are services for Nokia Care and multi-vendor Predictive Optimization, while other services will follow shortly.   .... " 

Nokia and IOT Security

In CWorld:  " ... The NetGuard platform is designed to monitor and control all the security components on a network  .... The company's NetGuard Security Management Center is designed to monitor and control all the security components on a network. This will help carriers and other IoT service providers take a more holistic approach to preventing and responding to attacks. ... " 

On Technological Evolution

By Marcus Olsson (Nokia/Microsoft, Helsinki Finland)  Recording.

Last week I gave a speech at Hannes Sjöblad’s “Singularity Evenings” at SUP46 (Startup People Stockholm). I recorded it and put it online. Unfortunately the videocamera ran out of battery after 15 minutes, but on popular demand I have stitched up the audio and the slides.

Part 1: Introduction to Exponentials and how they correlate to disruption in business. I also talk about technological evolution, and give a brief introduction to the concept of “the Technium” as described by Kevin Kelly in his book “What Technology Wants”.
Part 2: Peter Diamandis 6Ds framework around disruption due to digitalisation
Part 3: First hand examples of how the mobile industry has disrupted many industries, like the camera industry
Part 4: Future Trends & hints on what I believe will be the next disruption in mobile, somewhere in the fields of Artificial Intelligence, Virtual- & Augmented Reality.

Via Jim Spohrer

Microsoft Acquires Nokia

Microsoft completes $7.2B acquisition of Nokia.... As expected, sets up 'Microsoft Mobile' subsidiary based in Finland ....  More.

Nokia Looks at the Connected Car

In GigaOM:   Not unexpected, though I was a little surprised seeing Nokia here. A good overview of that this might look like:  

" ... Nokia believes its can use its role as the auto industry’s mapmaker as a launchpad into the connected car. In an interview with GigaOM, Nokia Here EVP Michael Halbherr shares his vision of the Nokia-powered vehicle. ... 

Rumors of a Nokia tablet has got the tech world buzzing, but Nokia’s plans to expand beyond the handset are much more ambitious than producing a mere slate. Nokia EVP of Location and Commerce Michael Halbherr told GigaOM that the Finnish handset maker is eyeballing the car as the next repository of its technology and applications and has plans to launch some form of connected car platform in the future. ... " 

P&G Hosts Digital Future

Yesterday P&G hosted a number of top Silicon Valley execs in their downtown offices.  Google, Microsoft, Twitter, Facebook, Yahoo, Amazon, Nokia, Coke. .. etc. I have been reading some of the press coverage and feeds this morning.  Mostly advertising and marketing oriented, which is what you can expect from a company like Procter.  Nothing very new that I have seen in the reports.  Though many of the real deals happen backstage.    Thought they could have involved more local talent in this to integrate the ideas more broadly.    Lots of opportunity here to make new things happen.  Ready to join in.

The useful Twitter feed can be found at #SignalPG or via this link.

Smartphone Based Brain Scanning

Another interesting sensory application: " A team of researchers from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) have developed a portable EEG system powered by a Nokia N900 smartphone. In addition to the phone, the portable EEG also consists of a commercially available Emotive EPOC wireless EEG headset and specially designed app.... " .  How well this works is unclear.