Nokia and Facebook work together to expand ecosystem for Fixed Wireless Access over 60 GHz
25 February 2018 - 11:06PM
Press Release
25 February, 2018
Espoo, Finland - Nokia and Facebook are working to
accelerate the adoption of 60 GHz fixed wireless access
technologies to deliver gigabit services and connect more people,
faster. The 60 GHz band allows high-speed broadband connectivity in
urban or suburban areas, complementing existing fiber. Nokia
will combine its worldwide delivery capabilities and wireless
passive optical network (WPON) with Facebook's Terragraph
technology to launch global gigabit broadband trials in 2018 with
select customers.
Nokia's wireless passive optical network (WPON) technology
provides a wireless gigabit drop to the home for broadband access
networks. Facebook's Terragraph technology is a 60 GHz, multi-node
wireless system that delivers a low-cost solution for high-speed
wireless access. Combining WPON with Terragraph's mesh-routing and
multi-hop capabilities allows broadband providers to wirelessly
deliver gigabit services over wider areas with high reliability and
meet growing demands for ultra-broadband access.
Nokia and Facebook will also work together to accelerate IEEE's
802.11ay industry standard, leveraging Nokia's Wireless PON
innovation and Terragraph's efficient TDMA scheduling
capabilities. The goal is to create a strong platform and
ecosystem for introducing 60GHz Terragraph-certified solutions to
the marketplace, and deliver gigabit services to more people,
sooner.
Nokia last year launched its Wireless PON (WPON) solution,
further expanding its fiber-to-the-most-economical-point toolkit.
Wireless PON is based on 802.11ad WiGig technology and provides a
wireless drop for fiber-to-the-home networks. Access points can be
easily mounted on utility poles, street lights or a building
facade, and deliver gigabit-per-second speeds to a self-installable
WPON Home unit. By using the WPON solution rather than bringing
fiber into every home, broadband providers can reduce up-front
investment cost and deploy faster.
Julie Kunstler, Principal Analyst, Ovum's Next-gen
Infrastructure Practice said: "Nokia and Facebook's
collaboration is a perfect example of combining two strong
solutions to bring gigabit broadband to more people faster. While
fiber is being pushed deeper and deeper, the physical connection to
the home or apartment requires additional resources. Combining
Nokia's WPON solution with Facebook's Terragraph 60 GHz technology,
ensures the future-proofing of bandwidth while meeting competitive
time-to-market and cost points."
Yael Maguire, VP of Connectivity, Facebook, said:
"Terragraph is designed to help providers deploy fast and
reliable connectivity for people in urban areas. Our partnership
with Nokia will help advance Terragraph by building a robust, open
ecosystem of interoperable commercial solutions based on 60GHz
technologies."
Federico Guillén, president of Nokia Fixed Networks,
said: "It is definitely exciting when two companies like Nokia
and Facebook join their innovation strength to bring new
technologies to market. Fixed-wireless access is gaining ground and
perfectly complements our multi-technology mix to bring gigabit
broadband to more people, sooner."
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