India Mobile Congress 2024 Features Nokia's 5G and AI Solutions

As India Mobile Congress 2024 draws near, Nokia is set to captivate attendees with an array of transformative business, industrial, and sustainable applications powered by technologies like 5G/6G, AI-ML. The event, taking place from 15-18 October at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, will feature cutting-edge demonstrations across Nokia’s three core business groups: Mobile Networks (MN), Cloud and Network Services (CNS), and Network Infrastructure (NI). These showcases will emphasize Nokia’s leadership in innovation and its role in driving the next generation of connectivity and also include demos from various startup partners. The showcases will be demonstrated at the Nokia booth no. 4.45 in Hall 4 in Pragati Maidan.

This year, Nokia’s commitment to sustainability takes center stage as the company proudly serves as the Sustainability Partner for India Mobile Congress 2024. Globally, Nokia has pledged to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 and is actively making efforts towards driving industry-wide transformation towards a more sustainable and responsible future.

Top executives from Nokia India, Tarun Chhabra, Country Manager and Head of Mobile Networks Business; Prashant Malkani, Head of Network Infrastructure Business; Arvind Khurana, Head of Cloud and Network Services; and others along with members of the global leadership team like Subho Mukherjee, Vice President, Global Head of Sustainability; Mika Uusitalo, New Technologies Leader, will deliver keynotes and participate in thought-provoking discussions throughout the event.

Here is a brief description of the showcases:

SHOWCASE FOR MOBILE NETWORKS (MN)

• AI-powered 6G

Interoperability among multiple AI/ML models designed for the 5G NR air-interface solutions implemented at the device and the network operating independently poses significant challenges in terms of training and validation. Our proposed AI/ML solutions based on joint training of the AI/ML model provides us a framework whereby we have the flexibility to efficiently and reliably encode and decode the channel state information (CSI) using specialized AI/ML based auto-encoders and decoders at the device and the network end. Furthermore, our AI/ML based encoders and decoders have shown a significant performance gain up to 30% enhancement in downlink throughput for the cell-edge users due to improved CSI estimation at the network.     

• Atmospheric ducts in radio networks

Solution to mitigate interference related to ducting (atmospheric conditions leading to signals travelling undesired long distance in 5G/ TDD networks (200-400 km range), impacting cell throughput, especially in the mid-band spectrum. Our solution renders the capability to identify chronic aggressors/victims and implement remedial actions.

• Energy efficiency

Energy efficiency journey covers hardware, software and services and focuses on the reduction of the radio access network energy consumption. The journey gives an insight on how these products and services can reduce CO2 emissions and cost of energy.

• Next Gen RAN Solutions

The Radio Leadership Journey highlights our latest AirScale radio, baseband and Wavence microwave transport portfolio for India market including radios, compact outdoor sub-rack for flexible deployment options, AirScale small cell and E band microwave radio

• Performance Innovation in 5G Adv.

With content-awareness the gNB looks into a video or multimedia stream and transmits the different parts or “slices” (PDUs Packet Data Units) in a differentiated way to the UE: “slices” / PDUs of equal properties (e.g. priority) get in one PDU Set and transmitted with the related priority. This helps to overcome potential DL congestion.

• Unlocking possibilities with RedCap

The demo highlights the use of RedCap technology for industrial and consumer use cases that are beyond the capabilities of massive IoT technology such as LTE-M and NB-IoT. It will also drive the migration of existing LTE-based IoT applications to 5G, and over a wider range of frequency bands.

SHOWCASE FOR CLOUD AND NETWORK SERVICES (CNS)

• Monetize programmable networks

5G-era networks have capabilities that are not being fully monetized. This real-world demo demonstrates how Nokia Network as Code enables the 3rd party SI / application-developers to access network capabilities to enrich their remote vessel piloting application for their end-customers.

• Autonomous slice monetization

CSPs are looking for ways to boost subscriber experience, reduce churn and monetize slicing. This demo showcases AI/ML-enabled forecasting & autonomous closed-loop operations with live network, for empowering CSPs in their journey towards monetization, and experience-driven autonomous service and network operations.

• Cybersecurity operations with advanced GenAI

CSPs face mounting cybersecurity threats on their 5G networks. This demo showcases how GenAI within Nokia Cybersecurity Dome platform can swiftly detect and counter cyberattacks. By leveraging 10x increase in data, Nokia ensures security & integrity and responds 10 times faster through automated actions.

• Sustainable operations with Nokia AVA

For CSPs it is difficult to reduce their carbon footprint. This demo showcases how AI/ML based Nokia AVA helps them to reduce emissions and meet sustainability goals.

SHOWCASE FOR NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE (NI)

Nokia is transforming the future of networking with cutting-edge innovations, helping you grow your network, deliver new services, and optimize operations. With a focus on reliability and next-gen technology, Nokia showcases its latest products and silicon advancements, organized under three strategic themes:

Grow Your Business and Expand Your Network

• Fixed Wireless Access (FWA): Utilize sub-6 and mmWave technology for greater capacity and improved coverage.
• Wi-Fi 6 Devices & Corteca Marketplace: Enhance broadband experiences with advanced Wi-Fi 6 solutions.
• Fiber for Everything (PON): Future-proof your infrastructure with Passive Optical Networks for ultra-fast fiber.

Protect Against Outages and Threats

• Nokia Deepfield Defender + Routers: Accelerate and improve DDoS mitigation with advanced detection and response.
• Multi-Access Gateway: Simplify multiple access types, including FWA and PON, under one versatile gateway.
• Quantum-Safe Networks: Stay ahead of quantum computing threats with Nokia’s pioneering Quantum-Safe Network technologies.

Optimize Operations, Cut Costs, and Reduce Power Usage

• PSE-6s + WaveSuite: Intelligent networks that can sense, think, and act, optimizing efficiency.
• NSP Zero-Touch Provisioning: Seamlessly automate from Day 0 to Day 2, reducing operational complexity.
• Automation Use Cases: Address critical operational pain points, cutting time, costs, and CO2 emissions while enabling brownfield discovery of existing infrastructure.
• 7730 SXR: Leverage cutting-edge, agile solutions for do-it-yourself service creation.
• AI for Enterprise Operations: Discover how AI simplifies your enterprise network operations, leveraging solutions like SR Linux.

SHOWCASES ACROSS BUSINESS GROUPS & STARTUP PARTNERS

• Sustainability

Nokia has committed to reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040. At this demo, we give an insight into how Digital technologies such as 5G, Artificial Intelligence and Digital Twins can help accelerate climate action. Further it also highlights Nokia’s approach to accelerating industrial digitalization while decarbonizing its own value chain.

• AI Powered Smart manufacturing

Smart manufacturing is an integral part of Industry 4.0. The demo shows how we are leveraging private network and AI/ML to streamline and optimize manufacturing processes to improve quality, efficiency, productivity and safety and eliminate while being able to react more efficiently and rapidly to changes. These changes may arise in product demand, customer requirements or external events throughout the value chain.

• Visual AI for Industrial Safety:

Visual AI solution, by our start-up partner ViXR, redefines industrial safety by automating inspections, improving accuracy, and ensuring compliance. From visual data capture to generating actionable insights and reports—including Bills of Materials (BOM) and compliance documentation—ViXR streamlines safety requirements such as signage, Lockout-Tagout (LoTo), and Arc Flash. By reducing errors and speeding up processes, the platform enhances safety outcomes across industrial environments, ensuring standards are met more efficiently. 

• Celebrating India's Heritage:

The demo from our start-up partner WhoVR, marries the ancient knowledge with modern technology, aimed for those who want to see their history, their ancestors’ tools and technologies as immersive experiences in Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality. It offers immersive experiences featuring Heritage Site Tours, Time Travel, and haptic touch.