Recently, Nokia and Australian operator Optus achieved a downlink rate of 10Gbps at a 5G station through the 800MHz millimeter wave spectrum, setting a new record for the total throughput of the station.
Nokia says this shows the potential of millimeter wave deployment when connectivity and capacity are so important.
This achievement of Nokia will undoubtedly bring some pressure to communication giants such as Ericsson and Huawei. However, given that China and the European Union are leading the construction of Sub-6, rather than millimeter wave, it is difficult for Nokia to impact other competitors in a short time.
Huawei used Sub-6 and achieved excellent results.
At present, the main country using millimeter wave is the United States. Millimeter wave has the advantages of high speed, but it also has the disadvantages of small coverage and poor penetration, which makes the cost of network construction higher.
At present, the application range of millimeter wave is limited. However, with the gradual improvement of 5G deployment, millimeter wave will also become a major task of deployment.
Nokia's achievements in millimeter wave show that Nokia is accumulating strength and striving to surpass 5G.
In the era of 2G, 3G and 4G, Nokia is the leader in the communication industry. In terms of 5G, Nokia is not far behind. Nokia ranks second in the world in terms of the number of patent applications for 5G technology worldwide.
However, in the first half of 2020, the three major domestic operators publicly bid, and Nokia lost in the 5G bidding of American operator Verizon.
This is a big setback for Nokia. According to the analysis of the Wall Street Journal, Nokia's failure was due to its own misjudgment of the development opportunities of 5G. Wireless operators bought 5G equipment earlier than Nokia expected, which made Nokia unable to produce satisfactory products for some time.
As a result, Nokia lost many times in the competition.
In order to regain the leading position of 5G, Nokia has taken a series of measures.
In March this year, Nokia began to cut costs, and plans to reduce 5,000 to 1 10,000 employees in the last two years. This plan will save Nokia a lot of money.
At the same time, Nokia will invest more money to strengthen its research and development capabilities in the future. Among them, 5G is an important direction of Nokia's investment.
Nokia's various initiatives are expected to push the company's 5G strength to a new height, enabling it to further compete with giants such as Ericsson and Huawei.