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Nokia small cells provide optimal
indoor and outdoor 5G coverage
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Nokia has announced two
additions to its range that
will ensure optimal indoor
and outdoor 5G coverage.
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okia has announced two new
additions to its AirScale small
cells portfolio that extend the
high performance of 5G both indoors
and outdoors and support a wide range
of use cases. A compact millimeter wave
(mmWave) radio offers cost-effective 5G
outdoor coverage of extremely high traffic
areas such as airports, stadiums and busy
pedestrian zones.
In addition, a new 5G pico Remote Radio
Head for the Nokia AirScale Indoor Radio
System enables an upgrade of indoor
coverage to 5G without replacing installed
hardware, even in complex buildings such as
hospitals and shopping malls.
Ubiquitous 5G connectivity requires
deploying high-band mmWave for ultra-high
capacity but limited coverage and deploying
lower bands for wider coverage with lower
capacity. As operators densify their networks
to meet the extreme capacity requirements
of a variety of use cases, it is critical to
deploy the appropriate small cell technology
to ensure reliable 5G performance.
C-band, LAA, mm-wave, indoor, outdoor, for
operators and private enterprises.”
Mark Atkinson, Head of 5G and Small Cells
of Nokia, said: “Small cells are perfectly
suited for using 5G mmWave and mid-
bands to deliver very high capacity to
support the busiest traffic areas and ensure
subscribers always enjoy the highest quality
services. We are building on our small cells
leadership to enable operators to deploy
almost any scenario of 4G indoor and
outdoor capacity and coverage that can be
upgraded to 5G New Radio using a choice
of spectrum bands.”
The new 5G AirScale mmWave Radio
supports 28 GHz and 39 GHz bands to
provide extreme high-capacity for the
busiest traffic locations.
• Compact, high-power small cell offers
a range of deployment options for
easy installation
• Allows 180-degree, 360-degree and
multi-band deployments to provide
flexible coverage that meets mmWave
radio signal attenuation challenges
• Support for eCPRI connectivity to a
distributed data centre provides high
capacity fronthaul
• Can be flexible to support baseband
unit functionality using a modular
compact component
The new 5G pico Remote Radio Head
supports sub-6 GHz to provide 5G coverage
and capacity in busy indoor locations.
• Operators can upgrade existing
installations to 5G simply by attaching
5G pico Remote Radio Heads directly
to the AirScale smart HUB and by
daisy-chaining them with existing
legacy technology pico Remote
Radio Heads
• Deployable on an existing Distributed
Antenna System
• High 4 x 250 mW output power for a
wide coverage area.
• New dual port Ethernet extender allows
pico Remote Radio Heads to be located
up to 200m away from the smart HUB for
even greater deployment flexibility.
Nokia is a global leader in 5G with the
industry’s only end-to-end portfolio that
is available globally. With more than 70
engagements underway, its 5G solutions,
software and services allow its customers to
take advantage of the promise of this next
generation of network technology. n
Kyung Mun, Principal Analyst, Mobile
Experts: said: “Nokia’s expanding small
cell portfolio, including 5G pico Remote
Radio Heads and millimeter wave small
cells, expands the operator’s toolkit as
they deploy 5G into challenging places.
Expanding with 5G is critical, as demand
is growing faster than capacity in the LTE
network. Nokia’s end-to-end capability
puts them in position to tie things together-
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