Nokia and Ooredoo Qatar deploy AirScale-powered 4.5G Pro technology to boost network performance
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* Nokia 4.5G Pro technology enables Ooredoo Qatar to satisfy customer demand
with peak speeds of up to 800 Mbps
* With planned acquisition of additional spectrum, Ooredoo will be able to
offer Gigabit data speeds later this year
08 March, 2017
Doha, Qatar - Nokia and Ooredoo Qatar have deployed Nokia 4.5G Pro technology to
increase mobile data speeds to up to 800 Mbps for Ooredoo's customers in some of
the busiest areas of Qatar's capital city.
With this deployment, Ooredoo Qatar becomes the first operator in the Ooredoo
Group, and one of the first operators in the world, to launch 4.5G Pro services
with Nokia.
The deployment of Nokia 4.5G Pro technology will enable Ooredoo to satisfy
growing data demands in cultural, business and tourist hubs of Doha, including
the Doha Corniche, Katara and West Bay areas as well as The Pearl-Qatar, an
artificial island with a unique and innovative urban development in Doha.
The technology is powered by the Nokia AirScale radio platform and the
deployment leverages two component carrier aggregation with 4x4 MIMO antenna
technology and 256 QAM to deliver the peak 800 Mbps speeds. Ooredoo plans to
acquire new spectrum and incorporate additional carrier aggregation to enable
Gigabit data speeds for customers using devices that will be made available
later this year. Ooredoo has continued to upgrade its nationwide Ooredoo
Supernet in recent months, boosting speeds, improving latency and enhancing the
customer experience.
In a demonstration of 4.9G technology at Mobile World Congress 2017, Nokia
showed Ooredoo how data speeds could be increased to 3Gbps in the future. Nokia
4.9G technology will be commercially available toward the end of 2017 and will
allow leading operators like Ooredoo Qatar to evolve their networks on the path
to 5G, meeting demands in the most densely populated megacities.
Waleed Al-Sayed, Chief Executive Officer of Ooredoo Qatar, said: "We are
committed to providing our customers with the best possible data experience by
deploying the latest and best technology on the Ooredoo Supernet. Data traffic
continues to grow across our network and working with Nokia we can leverage the
higher speeds enabled by 4.5G Pro now - and further boost speeds in the future
with 4.9G when it becomes commercially available - to satisfy these demands."
Bernard Najm, head of the Middle East Market Unit at Nokia, said: "We are
delighted to continue our long history of collaborating with Ooredoo on this
deployment. We are showing how our customers can use our technology to deliver
performance boosts in the most demanding areas as they evolve their networks on
the path to 5G."
Resources:
* Web Page: Nokia AirScale Radio Access
* Web Page: Nokia AirScale Base Station
* Web Page: The Path to 5G with 4.5G Pro for a superior experience
* Press Release: Nokia maximizes network speed and capacity on path to 5G with
launch of 4.9G technology and AirScale Active Antennas #MWC17
* Press Release: Nokia and Ooredoo Qatar demonstrate 4.5G Pro technology
achieving 1 Gbps throughput speeds
* Press Release: Ooredoo and Nokia demonstrate 5G Potential for Qatar
* Press Release: Ooredoo set to launch 4.5G Pro technology in Qatar
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