- Nokia will supply new radios, baseband equipment, and network management software for Taiwan Mobile's 5G network.
- The upgrade adds network capacity along with predictive maintenance, energy management, and automated network optimization.
Facts
Nokia has signed an agreement to expand Taiwan Mobile's 5G network with new AirScale baseband and radio equipment. The upgrade aims to add capacity and improve uplink performance. The two companies did not disclose the contract value, deployment timeline, or number of sites covered.
The agreement includes Nokia's Predictive Hardware Analytics service and MantaRay SON software for predictive maintenance, traffic-aware energy management, and automated optimization. Nokia linked the upgrade to future capabilities such as network slicing and RedCap, but did not specify launch dates or performance targets.
Assessment
Taiwan Mobile is adding radio capacity and more automated network control tools through this upgrade program. For its network teams, the project combines new equipment with hardware monitoring, traffic optimization, and energy management.
Nokia is supplying radios and baseband along with systems for hardware monitoring, traffic management, and energy control. Thus, Taiwan Mobile can add capacity and deliver more automated operations through the same deployment. The impact will depend on uplink performance, fault handling, and energy consumption over the deployment and measured outcomes.
For BTW readers, Taiwan Mobile is expanding its program with Nokia beyond network equipment to include monitoring, optimization, and energy management. The deployment will be evaluated on whether these functions improve network performance, fault handling, and energy consumption after deployment.
What to watch
Monitor deployment figures and measured changes in uplink performance, fault handling, and energy consumption. The results will show whether the combined equipment and software upgrade for Taiwan Mobile changes daily network operations.