Nokia introduced 33 new Flexi Zone Multiband and Mini Macro small cell variants
Finnish vendor Nokia has announced the expansion of its Flexi Zone portfolio of small cell radios with new features to enable operators to boost performance and simplify deployment.
The European vendor said the deployment of small cells is becoming highly attractive for telecom operators as they are expanding ultra-dense networks to provide capacity and connectivity to support future demands including the “internet of things.”
Nokia is introducing five Flexi Zone Controller-enabled distributed Self-Organizing Network innovations – in combination with the Nokia centralized SON Eden-Net solution – to cut the complexity and cost of small cell deployment.
The vendor said these capabilities will ease the addition of thousands of small cells in an operation and management system, improve plug-and-play installation and offer real-time optimization of the small cell layer to ease densification and deployment in multivendor macro networks.
In addition, 25 new frequency band and radio access technologies variants of the Flexi Zone Multiband BTS and eight frequency variants of the Mini-Macro BTS portfolio will further expand deployment options.
Nokia also is introducing three small cell features that will boost performance across the Flexi Zone portfolio to support 4.5G Pro.
“We continue to boost the performance of our Flexi Zone portfolio to smooth operators’ deployment of much-needed capacity into their networks. This will allow them to prepare for the ever-growing demands of people and IoT, particularly in dense megacities,” Mark Atkinson, head of the small cell business line at Nokia, said. “The future introduction of Nokia MulteFire technology will mean many more enterprises will be able to deploy their own discreet networks to enjoy the benefits that LTE will offer. The new Self-Organizing Network features will allow companies, which may not have technical expertise in this field, to deploy small cells with ease.”
T-Mobile Netherlands selects Ericsson for OTT TV service
In other EMEA news, mobile operator T-Mobile Netherlands has selected Swedish vendor Ericsson to provide an online video platform to support its new over-the-top TV service, KNIPPR.
Under the terms of the deal, Ericsson will provide a complete end-to-end online video service, including content management and preparation, digital rights management and content delivery networks. The Swedish company will also provide metadata services to enrich the electronic program guide of the new OTT service.
T-Mobile Netherlands’ new OTT TV service, which launched last month, is compatible with Chromecast and Apple TV.
