EDITOR ’ S QUESTION
KARL BREAM , VICE PRESIDENT OF CNS
PRODUCT AND BUSINESS STRATEGY , NOKIA
As 5G networks continue to be rolled out globally , businesses are reaping the benefits in terms of improved efficiency , security and productivity – helping to transform traditional industries . Some of the key benefits 5G brings include its high speeds and low latency – which enable businesses to transfer data and information up to 20 times faster than 4G – and the ability to help businesses connect more devices to their networks .
By reducing the amount of data stored and limiting the need to invest in new hardware , 5G also provides costsaving opportunities for enterprises .
One area where we see 5G making a positive impact in terms of productivity and efficiency is in combination with private wireless networks , bringing value to larger
One area where we see 5G making a positive impact in terms of productivity and efficiency is in combination with private wireless networks .
industrial plants and enterprise operations . Private wireless helps to create Enterprise IT friendly solutions that are easy to integrate into existing IT systems and processes and simplify management .
With an average of 70 % of unconnected Operational Technology ( OT ) assets in industrial plants , the first step of the Industry 4.0 transformation is to connect and get real-time data to and from all machines , sensors and workers . This digitalization requires the ability to cost effectively and rapidly connect masses of endpoints and this is where wireless technologies play a pivotal role . For these large operations , only
private wireless or 5G can meet OT requirements in the complex and ever-changing radio environments found in the likes of manufacturing sites , ports and mines .
Private wireless provides deep and wide coverage for ubiquitous connectivity indoors and outdoors , even for the biggest sites . It also brings enough capacity to connect all plant assets and workers while bringing the predictable performance and latency required for mission and business critical use cases . With mobility at its core , 5G also connects all mobile assets to either improve efficiency , enable remote control or bring full automation of moving assets .
Due to 5G cells ’ large coverage and high capacity , private wireless also brings a very low total cost of ownership and a ‘ deploy and forget ’ solution that grows with the OT ’ s needs and long-term evolution . This means it ’ s an easy business case to make .
When 5G enhanced private wireless is combined with an on-premise OT-grade edge for local data processing , it further enhances latency while guaranteeing data security and sovereignty by keeping it local . It also becomes a fully digitalised platform enabling the introduction of advanced use cases such as workers ’ augmented reality , predictive maintenance , video-based quality inspection , autonomous operations and connected tools .
At Nokia , over 560 enterprise customers have deployed our 5G enhanced private wireless solutions and we have witnessed double digit gains in productivity , flexibility , worker efficiency , safety and sustainability .
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