Nokia and China Unicom to enhance mobile broadband performance in China using small cells - Seite 2

About the Agreement

• Four products will be made available for deployment in 31 provinces via the China Unicom procurement list:
  • Nokia Flexi Zone Mini-Macro offers macro-sized coverage in a compact size, allowing operators to deploy where space is limited or costly

Nokia AirScale Micro RRH offers outdoor coverage support for 3G and 4G networks in a single unit

Nokia Flexi Zone Micro meets high-performance mobile broadband demands in busy public locations such as shopping malls and transport hubs

Nokia Flexi Zone Pico can be used to extend coverage and capacity inside homes and offices

The 31 provinces represent 20 percent of China Unicom's network and include Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Liaoning, Jiangsu, Anhui, Hunan, Sichuan, Shanghai, Guangxi, Xinjiang, Guizhou, Fujian, Gansu, Shaanxi and Jiangxi.

Additional Information

• Web Page: Nokia Flexi Zone Small Cells
• Video: A day to share - powered by Nokia Small Cells

Did You Know

Leading analyst firms have acknowledged Nokia small cells equipment in their reports.

• Gartner recently placed Nokia in the Leaders quadrant of its 'Magic Quadrant for Small Cell Equipment' report published on October 12, 2017 and authored by Ian Keene, Kosei Takiishi, and Peter Liu.  
• In the IHS Markit 'Small Cell Strategies and Vendor Leadership' survey of 22 operators, published in September, Nokia was rated the top small cell vendor according to Stéphane Téral, Executive Director of Research and Analysis, Mobile Infrastructure & Carrier Economics.
• Global Data's July 2017 'Nokia Small Cell Product Assessment',  Ed Gubbins, Senior Analyst, Mobile Access Infrastructure, noted that "Nokia's small cell portfolio is a Leader in the market. Across the full swath of small cell segments, Nokia has been more aggressive than rivals".

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