At a media briefing held recently, multinational telecommunications firm Nokia reaffirmed its support to help the Philippines in advancing its Industry 4.0 roadmap and strengthening its 5G services.

With the increase in 5G adoption from both consumer and enterprise sectors, Nokia is bolstering its solutions with Nokia Smart Node, Network Slicing, and Intelligent Edge.

“5G is a key enabler for the Philippines’ digital transformation (DX) journey, and the next generation in connectivity will empower the country’s enterprises and organizations to prepare for Industry 4.0,” Nokia said. “Alongside bringing the country to the next era of connectivity, it also quickly responded to the increasing digital demands exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic with a government policy accelerating the nation’s strategy towards Industry 4.0.”

The Philippines is one of the earliest nations to deploy 5G in Southeast Asia.

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“As the Philippines continues to move towards its Industry 4.0 roadmap, it is more critical than ever for enterprises to accelerate the adoption of technologies to unlock new opportunities and boost the Philippines’ economy,” said Carlos Reyes, head, Nokia Philippines.

Through Nokia’s existing solutions, Nokia Smart Node, Network Slicing, and Intelligent Edge, the company offers mission-critical solutions that can transform industries and enterprises, aligning them with the government’s Industry 4.0 strategy. 

Mission-critical networks

Nokia Smart Node is a miniature 5G base station and is an all-in-one solution for premium 5G mobile indoor coverage. The compact indoor solution promises to deliver dedicated connectivity and capacity.

Network Slicing enables multiple virtual networks to be created on top of a common shared physical infrastructure and it uses a set of E2E features to tailor network capabilities for a specific service.

Nokia has deployed mission-critical networks to more than 2,200 leading enterprise customers in the transport, energy, large enterprise, manufacturing, webscale and public sector segments around the globe. It has also extended its expertise to more than 485 large private wireless customers worldwide across an array of sectors and has been cited by numerous industry analysts as the leading provider of private wireless networking worldwide.

The company has 233 commercial 5G deals and powers 77 live 5G operator networks. Out of these, Nokia has 21 commercial 5G deals across the Asia Pacific and Japan region, where the company is playing an active role in bringing the region to the 5G future, while also combining its network and security expertise to create security solutions for 5G networks.