• Nokia Private Wireless Podcast

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Nokia Private Wireless Podcast

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  • There is so much for enterprise business leaders to know about the new type of wireless network technology that supports digital transformation. Not least when it comes to the 4.9G/LTE and 5G cellular technologies involved. Nokia has created a library of podcasts to help you to learn more about private wireless, and to make the right decisions for you and your team. We discuss some of the most important issues around private wireless. How it is evolving, the key trends, and what you need to know to plan your private wireless deployments. From radios and spectrum, to edge clouds and device ecosystems, it’s all here – so please join the conversation!
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  • The ROI and business benefits of Industrial digitalization

    The ROI and business benefits of Industrial digitalization
    Jan 25 2023
    Early adopters of private wireless networks report strong performance on ROI and strategic benefits  Many enterprises are aware of the potential advantages of deploying private wireless network solutions – but remain hesitant about pushing ahead with deployment. They feel they need more clarity around the business case, specifically with regard to the benefits that will be delivered, and the likely return on investment (ROI).  Nokia, in conjunction with GlobalData, surveyed 79 industrial enterprises around the world in verticals including manufacturing, transportation, and energy. These companies have already either adopted private 4G or 5G, or are currently evaluating such a move.  The results from this research should offer immense encouragement and reassurance to enterprises considering deploying private wireless and industrial edge.   Majority of companies report a noticeable – and rapid – ROI   More than half of the companies surveyed reported that they had seen their total cost of ownership (TCO) reduced by more than six per cent from an OpEx perspective. Indeed, almost one-third said the TCO had gone down by more than 10 per cent.   It is particularly striking to note just how quickly that reduction in TCO was delivered. Almost 80 per cent of the enterprises surveyed saw a return on their investment within six months.   The cost impact of moving to private wireless and industrial edge had been, not surprisingly, the principal concern that enterprises had. Many of the decision makers were particularly keen to avoid any CapEx, which in turn throws the onus on 4G/5G partners to offer flexibility in their terms.    Most enterprises favor an end-to-end private wireless solution  Private wireless networks are complex, and they can comprise a sizeable ecosystem of components, devices, and elements. Are most enterprises looking for basic connectivity, or do they require an end-to-end solution?   While some enterprises are taking a modular approach and deploy one component at a time, most of the companies we surveyed prefer an end-to-end approach. This is because there would be fewer suppliers to manage, which would in turn lead to a lower TCO and faster ROI.   One driver for smaller enterprises is the lack of in-house technical expertise to take on solution development and integration. The more piecemeal approach is compelling only with organizations that have large in-house development teams.   Almost 80 per cent of enterprises we surveyed favored the end-to-end approach to drive specific business outcomes and reduce additional internal development cycles.   This is useful information for Nokia, which sets out to simplify this complex process. By delivering all the ingredients for industrial digitalization in one platform, the process is streamlined – and the solution can interface more easily with legacy systems.   Private wireless is delivering against other key drivers  As well as the desire to reduce TCO and show a healthy ROI, early adopters of private wireless had other targets in mind. Strategic priorities included securing the IT environment, business continuity, streamlining business operations, and meeting ESG targets.   However, the most important factor for most enterprises was worker safety. In manufacturing, transportation, and other industrial environments, this is a significant issue. Indeed, 95 per cent of the companies we spoke to named worker safety as a key or major factor in their decision to invest – and 61 per cent of them have seen an improvement of more than 10 per cent in worker safety.   Close behind this issue was critical process reliability, which was a key or major factor for 94 per cent of our early adopters. An impressive 74 per cent reported internal material flow efficiencies.  Other important considerations were the enhanced insights delivered by automated data collection, increased operational agility, the automation of time-consuming tasks, and improvements in cyber security driven by keeping mission-critical communications in a private environment.   Sustainability is a key consideration for so many businesses, and 48 per cent of early adopters reported reductions of more than 10 per cent in energy use – a huge benefit in an era of soaring energy prices. In fact, 94 per cent reported at least a slight reduction in consumption.    Overall, between 65 and 75 per cent of all respondents reported benefits in areas including operational efficiency, productivity, increased production quality, reduced down time and reductions in carbon emissions.  Research data will help future adopters to build business cases  It bears repeating that large numbers of enterprises accept in principle the benefits of deploying private wireless networks and industrial edge. People understand the advantages of connecting their assets, being able to analyse their data, and increasing their level of automation.   However, to be able to add a ...
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    19 mins
  • Accelerate your factory digitalization with a private 4G/5G network solution

    Accelerate your factory digitalization with a private 4G/5G network solution
    Aug 23 2022
    Is the manufacturing sector ready for private wireless networks? Many companies across a variety of industries are now testing and validating private wireless technology through proof of concepts and field trials to understand its benefits. Nokia, in conjunction with ABI Research, recently conducted a survey of more than 1,000 senior executives in organizations across manufacturing segments including automotive, machinery, metal fabrication, electronics, consumer goods, chemical and oil and gas.  More than 90% said they were considering 4G/5G as part of their mission-critical, control, and communications network upgrades, while 38% said they would use 4G/5G as their primary technology supporting mission-critical operations.    Is there widespread commercial deployment yet? There is clearly considerable interest across many manufacturing sectors. As well as field trials, some manufacturers have driven ahead with commercial deployments. However, the adoption process is still at a very early stage.  One reason is that manufacturers typically have a long factory asset lifecycle, which by definition makes the adoption of new technology a slow process. Also, manufacturers are under constant pressure to keep up with demand and production schedules. Introducing downtime by implementing new technology is not an option.  It must also be remembered that 5G is an emerging technology designed specifically around industrial applications. Many of the features and functionality that manufacturers want still lie in the future – such as time-sensitive networking, high-accuracy location and positioning, and 5G industrial IoT.  There will also be a delay while standards are defined, and while chipset manufacturers produce the silicon for these features and functionality, which then has to be integrated into the relevant machines. All this means that it may be a while before we see widespread adoption.  What will the benefits of private networks be for manufacturing? The adoption of private wireless networking, together with edge computing, will be a foundational next-generation infrastructure that will enable manufacturers to become more productive and flexible.  It will deliver the ability to upgrade processes that existing technologies use, such as machines being tethered to an ethernet cable, or wireless systems that work only with a certain type of technology, such as Bluetooth or LoRa.  LTE/5G private networks are poised to harmonize and simplify future network operations for manufacturers. They will also enable the deployment of more automation, such as mobile robots that can increase the speed and throughput of material handling. Such networks facilitate the use of HD video for inspection for quality control, which brings reduced waste and increased output that help to meet sustainability goals.  One of the most important benefits is in the area of worker safety, which is of primary importance to manufacturers. Equipping teams with personal protective gear fitted with wireless sensing devices, for example, means supervisors can be alerted to a hazardous situation such as a gas leak.  Examples of Nokia enabling industrial sites to deploy private wireless Butachimie, an operator with a chemical plant in France. It wanted to reduce production costs and simplify its overall manufacturing processes. In partnership with Orange Business Services, Nokia deployed a private 4G wireless network solution that supported systems such as closed-caption TV, push-to-talk, push-to-video, and industrial IoT sensing. Arcelik, a multi-national appliance manufacturer, where Nokia participated in the deployment of Turkey’s first 5G-ready private wireless network at a washing machine manufacturer. Alibaba, the largest retail e-commerce company in the world, for which Nokia deployed a private wireless network in a 30,000-square-meter warehouse connecting more than 100 automatic guided vehicles that delivered a sizeable increase in efficiency.  Five tips for a manufacturer considering the deployment of cellular infrastructure Do not delay in starting this journey. With the world situation unstable, there are persuasive reasons to hold off deployment – but there may never be an ideal time to get under way. Start with a few use cases where improvement is most urgently needed. Define your KPIs for success – and make sure you get buy-in from IT and OT within your organization. All your teams will have to be on board to enable successful adoption.Select use cases that have achievable results within a relatively short space of time – ideally, in less than 12 months. For example, replacing a legacy Tetra voice network with an LTE network that supports video and high-speed data rates can deliver tangible benefits almost immediately.Add some industrial IoT sensors to existing machines and processes that are experiencing higher than expected down times. By combining the data generated with that produced by the machines ...
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    21 mins
  • How to use the power of Wi-Fi and private wireless to boost digital transformation

    How to use the power of Wi-Fi and private wireless to boost digital transformation
    Jul 26 2022
    Private wireless networks based on 4.9G/LTE or 5G are gaining increasing traction in asset-intensive industries. Nokia is currently providing private wireless solutions to more than 450 customers.  However, Wi-Fi has a role within Industry 4.0, even as digital transformation advances on a broad front. Most of those customers are enterprises with brownfield campuses, which means they have legacy wireless connectivity in place, such as Wi-Fi, that cannot simply be switched off. They may also be using Open RAN, and balancing licensed and unlicensed spectrum.  Clients using Wi-Fi technology may decide to add industrial 4.9G/LTE and 5G devices for specific use cases – often in contexts where Wi-Fi has limitations with regard to mobility, coverage, and interference management.  In circumstances where industrial locations use a mix of connectivity technologies, the enterprises concerned need a solution that will enable them both to extract the maximum value from the different systems deployed and to mitigate the resulting complexity.  How does MX Boost work to reduce technological complexity? Nokia MX Boost is a new innovation, a Nokia Bell Labs patented technology that makes it easy to combine private wireless connectivity with Wi-Fi. It delivers an aggregated multi-path connectivity that supports OT use cases. Industries and enterprises benefit from: An optimized throughput in difficult radio conditions.Improved data processing in highly critical applications. MX Boost is an IP-based solution, which means it is extremely simple to implement and has a minimal impact on the network solutions it uses. It is deployed as a bonding and routing application on Nokia’s MX Industrial Edge, and on its multi-modem industrial devices. It works without any changes on wireless access points, making it completely agnostic when it comes to radio technology, spectrum and vendor.  Enterprises can run MX Boost in one of two modes to meet the needs of different applications: Aggregation mode: This boosts data rates in difficult radio conditions by splitting and recombining traffic for multiple channels. It includes performance probes on both links to measure in real time the quality of the channels to optimize reliability.Replication mode: This duplicates the data and puts the same packets on all radio links, then automatically selects the best one. The aim is to boost reliability, latency and mobility.  What is a typical implementation of MX Boost? The most typical usage of MX Boost is to aggregate Wi-Fi 6 and 4.9G/LTE for business-critical OT applications that require high data rates, capacity and quality in specific hotspots. For example, it takes up to 10 cameras to enable remote control of a port train. A combination of Wi-Fi and 4.9G/LTE bandwidth allows for the exclusive use of 4K cameras. If there is a degradation of the quality of the Wi-Fi connectivity, MX Boost automatically switches back to 4.9G/LTE and to HD cameras.  There are many other data-hungry applications, such as high-quality sensor-based applications for multi-metal impurity detection, and augmented reality maintenance applications.  In some countries, industries have access to multiple spectrum bands. So MX Boost can be used to combine various radio technology types like 4G and 5G, and multiple spectrum bands such as centimeter wave, millimeter wave, or disparate 4G bands. Enterprises can use MX Boost to replicate data connectivity on two 4.9G/LTE bands to improve reliability, which is interesting in areas with challenging radio conditions such as ports, metal factories, and mines.  What benefits does being vendor agnostic bring? This is a significant benefit in an age when many enterprise environments are multi-vendor. MX Boost is based on the IP layer, which delivers huge flexibility for the integration of existing connectivity technologies – including in multi-vendor environments, which is important in the context of supporting legacy Wi-Fi. In the past, it has been said that Wi-Fi is suitable only for IT applications because of its inherent limitations in coverage, mobility, latency, and reliability. However, with MX Boost, it is possible to use Wi-Fi for non-critical OT applications. By using MX Boost in replication, it is possible to get the best performance and reliability from several Wi-Fi bands at the same time – such as Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 6E – and to support applications such as operation management tools, storage systems, and worker information systems. How is Nokia strengthening its Wi-Fi portfolio? There is little doubt that 4.9G/LTE and 5G private wireless networks will become the predominant connectivity choice for manufacturers and other asset-intensive industries looking to reap the benefits of digitalization and Industry 4.0. However, a recent ABI survey showed that many enterprises still see Wi-Fi – and especially Wi-Fi 6 and 6E – as a viable connectivity option for some non-critical operations.  Nokia is ...
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    16 mins
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