Nokia and Singtel announced the first successful implementation of IP transport slicing across an end-to-end 5G network in Asia Pacific. The 5G radio, 5G core, and Nokia’s IP transport network slicing technology were used in the Proof of Concept at Singtel’s 5G Garage, a live test facility, training center, and ideation lab.
The trial’s main objective was to assess the solution’s capacity to provide end-to-end service performance for various network slices and to optimize network resources as needed. In order to improve user experience for business and consumer customers, Nokia’s technology will enable automation of network slicing throughout the IP transport network.
By improving the management and utilization of network resources, Nokia’s solution will lower operating expenses. End-to-end network slicing would also make it possible for businesses and consumers to access services with varied levels of performance. It enables the operator to deliver new services, such as 5G VPN and slicing for enterprise applications, as well as improved gaming, HD streaming, and extended reality (XR).
Singtel, Nokia, and its network partners collaborated to map the slice service attributes across 3GPP and IETF specifications in order to enable end-to-end slicing. While IETF describes the IP transport equivalent, 3GPP specifies the network slicing capabilities in the 5G radio and core. With this novel implementation, the network is able to implement end-to-end slice performance and service differentiation.
Segment routing along with traffic-engineering is used in Nokia’s solution for IP transport network slicing. This architecture is highly scalable and resilient. As a result, it is possible to differentiate services on a finer scale and adhere to strict SLAs for key services.
Additionally, the Nokia Network Services Platform (NSP) offers a collection of tools for managing the entire lifecycle of transport slices as well as automation capabilities to support the realization of transport network slices using a variety of technologies, such as IP, segment routing, and Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS).
In February 2023, Nokia partnered with multiple companies across Africa and Asia Pacific to deploy its technology.
Liquid Intelligent Technologies, a pan-African technology group, has partnered with Nokia to deploy Nokia’s innovative transport network technology in the new terrestrial fiber route connecting Mombasa, Kenya to Johannesburg, South Africa
TPG Telecom, an Australian telecommunications company, has partnered with network equipment supplier Nokia to deploy a high-speed 5G network to Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) via Vodafone.
Nokia has also extended a 10-year 5G deal with Antina, the joint venture formed by mobile network operators M1 and StarHub in Singapore.
Nokia has also signed go-to-market agreements with leading cloud infrastructure and server providers giving mobile network operators and enterprises flexibility options in terms of hardware, cloud infrastructure, and data center solutions for running Cloud RAN.
