According to reports by Reuters recently, Nokia and Japan telecom operator NTT DoCoMo have signed a cooperation agreement, Nokia will provide the latter 5G wireless base station equipment is expected in 2020 Nearly half of Japan's mobile phone users to provide 5G network support.
It is understood that, as a long-term partner, Nokia and NTT DOCOMO have worked together on the 3G and 4G / LTE networks have related technology, products and applications of the landing and practice, but also jointly launched a 5G technology test. At present, the two sides once again reached Agreement that Nokia will supply 5G BBU (Baseband Processing Unit) to NTT DOCOMO for centralized management of 5G RRH (Remote Radio Unit) deployed in 5G network, which is fully compatible with NTT DOCOMO's existing C-RAN architecture Leveraging the same 5G strategy that Nokia will provide based on the new 3GPP 5G NR standard (the first phase of the standard was completed by the end of 2017) technology to help NTT DOCOMO from 4G / LTE network to 5G network Evolution.
Marc Rouanne, president of Nokia's mobile network unit, said: "The signing of this agreement is an important milestone in driving the commercialization of 5G, and for Japan, with its deep technology accumulation and rich experience in early technology import, In recent months, both of us have been working hard to get NTT DOCOMO to finally launch a commercial 5G service by 2020. Today, as the agreement is signed, our work is officially announced.
