Nokia has won a contract from Taiwan Mobile (TWM) to enhance the operator’s 5G network coverage across the country.
Nokia will provide its AirScale portfolio supporting TWM’s commitments to RE100 and reaching 100 percent renewable energy by 2040.

Nokia will provide equipment from its AirScale portfolio, including base stations and massive MIMO antennas to boost network performance and capacity. The deal also covers the introduction of 4G/5G dynamic spectrum sharing to maximize the advantages of TWM’s spectrum assets, which include 700MHz and 2100MHz bands.

Nokia will assist Taiwan Mobile to modernize its LTE infrastructure, as well as consolidate the mobile network management and optimization under a centralized tool for a superior 4G/5G RAN network performance.

Nokia has previously provided 2G, 3G, and 4G mobile networks covering RAN, packet core, and voice core. Nokia has made several key contributions to TWM’s 5G development including projects on smart stadiums, smart transportation, and smart logistics. Today, TWM has over one million 5G subscribers.

“Nokia has been our go-to partner for more than two decades and their performance during the 5G era so far has been nothing but brilliant,” Jamie Lin, President at Taiwan Mobile, said.

Nokia will expand its existing 5G Standalone Core at Taiwan Mobile to enable the operator to provide advanced 5G applications, such as network slicing for enterprises and businesses and Edge Cloud deployments for low-latency services.

Nokia said the deployment for Taiwan Mobile will include Nokia AirFrame server hardware with Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) capabilities, IMS Voice Core capacity expansion, and Voice over New Radio (VoNR).

“This extended coverage deal is a testament to the great progress we’ve made in the deployment of 5G services in Taiwan with our long-term partner, Taiwan Mobile as its sole supplier,” Tommi Uitto, President of Mobile Networks at Nokia, said.