23 February 2019
New Delhi, India - Nokia announced that Bharti Airtel will trial its homogenous fronthaul solution which can support 4G, 5G
and enterprise services through a common platform. This trial is part of Bharti Airtel's strategy to make its network future ready
to meet the growing demand for high speed data driven by the digital revolution in India. Nokia's solution under this trial
has the potential to improve the performance of service providers' existing network even as it prepares the network for 5G and to
meet the future demand. It allows service providers to meet the growing demand for bandwidth and enables to deliver 5G
services.
Fronthaul is the link between baseband unit and radio, and modernization of this part of the transport network is essential to
deliver high-speed and low latency of 5G services. Nokia's converged fronthaul transport solution helps bring down fiber
requirement through multi-channel bi-directional transmission on a single fiber. The solution supports multiple interfaces,
including Common Public Radio Interfaces (CPRI) and enhanced Common Public Radio Interfaces (eCPRI).
Randeep Sekhon, CTO at Bharti Airtel,said: "Airtel has always set the benchmark when it comes to roll-out of latest
network technologies. The upgrade of the transport network is also essential to cater to the booming consumption of mobile
broadband services and enable world-class digital services. Nokia is our longstanding partner and we look forward to their support
in our journey towards 5G."
Sanjay Malik Head of India Market at Nokia, said: "The modernization of the transport infrastructure is crucial for
ensuring the ultra-high speed and extremely low latency, promised by 5G. We look forward to this trial with Bharti Airtel, which is
a crucial step towards preparing the networks for 5G. The ring architecture will help in adding resiliency to the network and
ensure that the network is able to meet the ever-growing bandwidth demand of their customers."
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