Nokia has signed an innovation focused Memorandum of Understanding with Vodafone NZ to collaborate on the development of new applications and services.

The collaborative focus on accelerating the opportunities of Vodafone’s 4G / 5G network. Nokia and Vodafone will also look to explore the capabilities of 5G-Advanced and 6G networks in the future.

“This collaboration will pave the way forward to 5G-Advanced and ultimately 6G,” says Tommi Uitto, President of Mobile Networks at Nokia.

“We have invested in our 4G and 5G networks with Nokia and the innovation collaboration is an  awesome next step,” said Tony Baird, Vodafone New Zealand’s Wholesale & Infrastructure Director.