Nokia Inks Deal With Taiwan Star Telecom to Extend 5G Footprint

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Nokia on Monday announced that it had been selected by Taiwan Star Telecom or TST in order to extend the 5G footprint held by the TST in the country.

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Nokia has long been a partner of TST with the intention this time to provide equipment from the latest 5G AirScale portfolio that will support TST’s 5G standalone/SA network with faster deployment time and seamless integration.

Nokia will be supplying equipment via its AirScale portfolio with the intention to meet a variety of deployment scenarios. This will include the company’s enhanced, next-generation AirScale Indoor or ASiR system that is aimed at retail and office environments.

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The compact, flexible indoor system has been designed keeping in mind the simplicity and seamlessly upgradability to 5G NR through plug-and-play that requires minimal on-site work.

TST will also be utilizing the EN-DC functionality that is on offer on Nokia’s AirScale radios. In case you were wondering, EN-DC allows for devices to be connected to 5G and LTE networks simultaneously, transmitting and receiving data across the two air-interface technologies listed.

What this means is that devices are able to get higher throughput in comparison to connecting to 5G or LTE alone. TST’s 5G SA network will allow for the full potential of 5G by unlocking new services that include Voice over 5G New Radio or VoNR that can be used for better call services. Nokia’s 5G portfolio will add to this a simple migration path and provide faster deployment for TST.