The 5G Factor: Nokia's Progress in the Fed Market, FCC Says No to Dish, Ericsson and 5G Core, and Cisco and NTT Helps Orgs Advance Sustainability Goals

In this episode of The 5G Factor, our series that focuses on all things 5G, the IoT, and the ecosystem as a whole, I’m joined by my colleague and fellow analyst, Ron Westfall for a look at 5G news and what’s going on that caught our attention this week. Our conversation touched on: Nokia and Future Tech Partner for Private 5G. The announcement by Nokia and Future Technologies of their collaboration on private 5G in the U.S. Federal market. The companies have been awarded several multi-year, multi-million dollar contracts to provide private 5G solutions for lab, deployable, and large networks in the U.S. Federal market. Of note, Nokia was an early entrant into the private 5G space and claims to have 52% market share in the space, with over 560 customers to date. In the coming decade, Nokia has identified the potential need for 14 million industrial sites to be equipped with private 5G, so it’s a lucrative market and one with many opportunities ahead. The FCC sides with Starlink on 12 GHz Spectrum.  Siding with Starlink over Dish on what has been a long, drawn-out debate, the FCC has approved a proposal to preserve frequencies for satellite services between the 12 GHz spectrum (12.2 and 12.7 GHz), denying Dish’s request to use the spectrum for a high-power, two-way mobile network Ericsson’s hybrid for 5G core proposition. Ericsson’s hybrid for 5G core proposition is all about accelerating hybrid cloud for 5G core, which is a collaborative undertaking involving Ericisson,  the hyperscalers, and CSPs to create a telco-grade hybrid cloud that is secure, TCO optimized, and globally available. Partnership Between NTT and Cisco targeting the manufacturing, transportation, and healthcare segments. We explored the partnership between Cisco and NTT, which is designed to serve customers by using NTT’s Edge as a Service portfolio and Cisco’s IoT capabilities, helping organizations advance their sustainability goals.