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Nokia to use new Intel Xeon Scalable Processors to reduce emissions
by Paul Hill
Nokia has announced that its AirFrame data centre is set to begin using third-generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors that will boost speeds, data throughput, and ultimately lower energy consumption which reduce the firm’s carbon emissions. Nokia said that it will upgrade its hardware as soon as the latest processors are released thanks to its partnership with Intel.
Commenting on the news, Pasi Toivanen, Head of Edge Cloud at Nokia, said:
Nokia’s AirFrame data centre is used to run virtualized and cloud-native software that demand powerful computing resources. Nokia said that it helps support network functions and addresses latency constraints so that huge data demands can be met. Nokia’s new processors will be used to support its 5G AirScale Cloud RAN and 5G Cloud Core solutions.
Switching to the new processors will help the firm meet its Science Based Targets (SBT). Last month, it said that it wants to reduce its emissions by 50% by 2030 compared to 2019 and it wants to meet a 1.5°C global warming scenario.
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By zikalify
Nokia base stations to see huge power consumption reduction
by Paul Hill
Nokia has announced that it plans to halve its 5G base station power consumption over the next two years. The firm will aim towards these emission reductions by making “continuous improvements” to the software that controls the base stations and by developing new AirScale 5G mMIMO Base Station variants that use the latest SoCs which are more power-efficient.
Commenting on the work to reduce the emissions of its base stations, Ari Kynäslahti, Head of Technology and Strategy at Nokia Mobile Networks, said:
In its announcement, Nokia recognised that 5G is set to dramatically increase network traffic, therefore, it wants to implements techniques such as advanced sleep mode and other power-saving features to cut the energy usage.
By reducing base station emissions, Nokia will be able to more easily work towards its wider goal of halving its 2019 emission by 2030, which it announced at the start of the month. It said that it is working towards new, more ambitious Science Based Targets (SBTs) that will bring it in line to meet the 1.5°C global warming scenario rather than the 2.0°C scenario.
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By zikalify
Nokia partners with Microsoft to integrate Cloud RAN with Azure
by Paul Hill
Nokia and Microsoft have formed a new partnership that will see Nokia integrate its Cloud RAN technology with Microsoft’s Azure to boost end-user functionality in business scenarios. The partnership is one part of Nokia’s strategy to partner with cloud providers to deliver for end-user businesses looking to monetise their 4G and 5G deployments.
Commenting on the partnership, Yousef Khalidi, Corporate Vice President, Azure for Operators at Microsoft said:
Under the agreement, Nokia will combine its mobile networks solutions such as Cloud RAN, Open RAN, Radio Intelligent Controller (RIC) and multi-access edge cloud (MEC) with the Azure Private Edge Zone which enables data processing near to the end-users which solves any latency issues. Additionally, Nokia’s 5G RAN will be integrated with Azure 4G/5G core and the two firms will investigate how the Nokia AirFrame Open Edge server can be deployed as part of a telco edge strategy.
Today’s announcement marks just the first steps of collaboration between the two companies; according to Nokia, they will also look into additional areas where they can work together including network slicing.
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By zikalify
Nokia and Samsung sign video standards patent license agreement
by Paul Hill
Nokia and Samsung have come to an agreement over a license for patents. Under the deal, Samsung will gain access to innovations in video standards covered by Nokia’s patents in exchange for royalty payments that help Nokia recoup the costs of its development efforts.
According to the statement put out by Nokia, the terms of the agreement are confidential between the two parties including the royalties that Samsung will have to pay the Finnish firm. Over the last 20 years, Nokia has invested €129 billion in research and development and now holds 20,000 patent families including 3,500 patent families that are essential for 5G.
Commenting on the deal, President of Nokia Technologies Jenni Lukander said:
Nokia said that it licenses out its innovations on “fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory” terms. With Nokia doing most of the heavy lifting, other companies can then license the technologies for less than it would cost to do their own research and development.
Another firm that Samsung has licensed patents from is Ericsson. In December, Ericsson filed a lawsuit against the South Korean firm for violating the terms of the arrangement. A similar incident took place in 2012, but after two years, Samsung finally paid Ericsson $650 million, plus a years-worth of royalties.
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Nokia to halve its 2019 emissions by the decade's end
by Paul Hill
Nokia has today announced that it will reduce its emissions by 50% from its operations and products in use by the end of the decade compared to 2019. The Finnish firm has called its ambitions Science Based Targets (SBTs) and says they’re in line to meet a 1.5°C global warming scenario.
The firm said that it created SBTs back in 2017 which would bring it in line with a 2.0°C global warming scenario but managed to reach 90% of its targets within its operations 11 years ahead of time so now it’s going for a more ambitious goal. The new targets will apply to almost 100% of the firm’s current portfolio and include emissions from logistics and assembly factories in its supply chain as well as from its own operations.
Commenting on the news, Nokia’s President and CEO Pekka Lundmark said:
Nokia is not alone in its efforts to drive down its emissions. Other tech firms including IBM, Amazon, Microsoft and Uber are part of The Climate Pledge which calls on signatories to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2040 ahead of the Paris Agreement deadline. Under the Paris Agreement, nations and the private sector have to bring down their emissions so much than global warming can be limited to 1.5°C by 2100.
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