Nokia Working With AWS, Google on Cloud-Based 5G Tech

Nokia announced an agreement with Amazon Web Services Monday to research and enable cloud radio access network and open RAN technologies. “The collaboration, which will be conducted at Nokia’s facilities, aims to develop innovative proof of concepts to explore and enable Cloud RAN and related technologies,” said a news release: “Nokia is pursuing a strategy of collaborating with AWS to extend the reach of its Cloud RAN technologies in support of 5G deployments and the development of new use cases.” Nokia also announced an agreement with Google Cloud “to develop new, cloud-based 5G radio solutions.” Nokia also reached an agreement with Microsoft “to develop new market-ready 4G and 5G private wireless use cases designed” for business customers. The collaboration combines Nokia’s cloud RAN technologies with Microsoft Azure cloud-based services.