Nokia next generation fiber technology delivers high capacity, low latency mobile transport solution for 5G era

• Nokia's mobile transport solution extends the performance of fiber access networks to converge business, residential and mobile services on a single infrastructure
• Leveraging fixed networks enables operators to reduce CAPEX of mobile backhaul by as much as 50%

Espoo - Nokia is introducing a broad set of next-generation fiber access solutions that deliver on the capacity and latency requirements essential for mobile transport. Nokia's addition of next-generation 10Gbps passive optical network (PON) and point-to-point (P2P) fiber to its mobile transport solution gives operators the capacity, scale and flexibility needed to support network densification in the 5G era.

Nokia's mobile transport solution enables operators to leverage existing passive optical networks used in Fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) deployments and quickly gain the capacity and coverage 5G requires. Eliminating the need to create parallel and dedicated networks, operators can now cost-effectively connect radio cells to a fixed network at scale and gradually introduce more bandwidth as service needs increase. With some forecasting the number of small cells to grow at 38% CAGR through 2021¹, this flexibility will be critical as networks continuously evolve to better address ultra-broadband demands.

Nokia's mobile transport solution includes a number of new enhancements to its 7360 ISAM FX access node and 7368 ISAM ONT optical network termination devices, delivering the multi-gigabit capacity needed to support the massive throughput requirements and cell densification 5G requires. Nokia's ISAM portfolio combines carrier-grade transport capabilities with best-in-class synchronization support required in 3G, 4G and 5G mobile transport networks, providing operators such as Du and Telefonica with access to the flexibility needed to effectively ready their networks for 5G.

The enhanced mobile transport solution is also being used as part of a Bell Labs proof-of-concept that demonstrates the flexibility of 10G symmetrical PON networks for low latency applications such as mobile fronthaul. By adding gateway functionality to a next-generation PON network, Nokia is able to convert mobile fronthaul CPRI signals to Ethernet. The proof of concept validates the readiness of PON for fronthaul and its Ethernet-based evolutions for the 5G era.