INTELLIGENT BRANDS // Cabling
Nokia enhances fibre access
portfolio to accelerate 5G
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okia has announced it is expanding
its fibre access portfolio to include
new solutions and innovations that
will enable service providers to deliver a
gigabit experience to everyone, sooner. The
enhanced portfolio includes a new Lightspan
MF access node designed for the 5G era, a
new Beacon 6 in-home gateway that supports
5G mobile data offloading and several Nokia
Bell Labs innovations that reduce latency to
create a seamless 5G experience.
By combining the strengths of FTTH and
5G, Nokia is helping operators accelerate 5G
deployments and deploy gigabit services in
the most cost-effective way.
To effectively deliver on 5G, operators will
need a transport network that can provide
the high-capacity, low-latency performance
and small form factor needed to support
densification. By using existing FTTH
infrastructure, operators can quickly gain
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the footprint and performance needed to
support 5G. They can also save up to 50%
in transport costs by eliminating the need
to build a dedicated transport network and
quickly move to future fibre evolutions like
25G PON and beyond to ensure 5G needs
continue to be met. With Nokia’s new
Lightspan MF-2 fibre access node, operators
can easily and seamlessly add mobile 5G
transport capabilities to their existing FTTH
infrastructure. Based on the Nokia’s Quillion
chipset family, the system is optimised for
low-latency applications and features an
ultra-high capacity architecture.
In addition to the fibre network, the
evolution towards Wi-Fi 6 in the home
means that service providers can now
effectively offload 5G traffic onto a home
Wi-Fi network without disruptions. This will
free up valuable 5G capacity for mobile
devices and applications like self-driving
vehicles. Nokia’s new Beacon 6 mesh Wi-Fi
solution supports Wi-Fi 6, which includes
several core 5G technologies, along with
two Nokia Bell Labs innovations designed
to further optimise latency. Nokia Bell Labs’
PI2 active queue management algorithm
reduces excessive delays in congested
networks, while L4S technology provides an
‘express lane’ for data in network equipment
to further reduce latency needed in
applications like gaming and Virtual Reality.
Operators can then use Nokia’s Software
Defined Access Network solution to create a
high-priority slice in the fibre access network
to ensure low latency is further guaranteed
from the home to the core.
Julie Kunstler, Principal Analyst at Omdia,
said: “Advanced in-home networking such
as Wi-Fi 6 is enabling operators to offload
5G traffic, thereby reducing spectrum
consumption. Access solutions, both to-the-
home and within the home, are serving as
enablers for 5G.” n
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