CEO Sigve Brekke during the 5G test at Telenor Headquarter in Fornebu, Norway. (Photo: Martin Fjellanger/Telenor Norway) Mar 20, 2017 12:00 GMT The first steps towards 5G in Norway (Fornebu, 20 March 2017) Robotic surgery and self-driving cars are among the things that will become a reality thanks to fifth generation mobile networks (5G). For the first time ever, Telenor has tested 5G on Norwegian soil. On Monday, the technology was demonstrated at Fornebu, making its first outing in Norway, in collaboration with Huawei. The mobile manufacturer has joined forces with Telenor to test and develop 5G prior to it being launched for public use in Norway in 2020.
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CEO Sigve Brekke during the 5G test at Telenor Headquarter in Fornebu, Norway. (Photo: Martin Fjellanger/Telenor Norway)
Mar 20, 2017 12:00 GMT
The first steps towards 5G in Norway
(Fornebu, 20 March 2017) Robotic surgery and self-driving cars are amongthe things that will become a reality thanks to fifth generation mobilenetworks (5G). For the first time ever, Telenor has tested 5G on Norwegiansoil.
On Monday, the technology was demonstrated at Fornebu, making its firstouting in Norway, in collaboration with Huawei. The mobile manufacturer hasjoined forces with Telenor to test and develop 5G prior to it being launchedfor public use in Norway in 2020.
The press, the Norwegian Post and Telecommunications Authority (Nkom)and the Minister of Transport Ketil Solvik-Olsen were present to see withtheir own eyes what the future will offer in terms of digital mobileinfrastructure and digital services.
‘5G will form the foundations of all digital communication and is a flexibletoolbox for the digitalisation of society. Norway is an important testinglaboratory for the success of new technology, and today’s test means we havetaken an important step towards building the digital future of the countries inwhich Telenor operates,’ says Group CEO Sigve Brekke.
Multiple networks in one solutionDuring testing, Telenor’s surgeon Naeem Zahid explained how a robot with5G support can save lives by performing highly accurate surgery andproviding diagnoses of patients in the blink of an eye. In the fishing industry,5G will provide the long-awaited solution to boosting profitability in thesector. This will be thanks to advanced sensors and image analysis that willmonitor each individual fish and separate any fish that are infected with liceat any early stage.
Socially beneficial services that have previously not been possible willbecome a key part of both organisations and individuals’ digital lives.
‘Telenor sees many new applications that require significantly faster speeds,reduced latency, and more robustness in the mobile network than 4G willever be in a position to offer,’ says Berit Svendsen, EVP of Telenor’sScandinavia Cluster.
5G sees the introduction of a ‘slab allocated’ network. This means it ispossible to offer multiple logical networks suited to the bandwidth, reliabilityand system latency requirements of different user groups all across the samephysical network. The 5G technology offers tremendous flexibility in terms ofthe services that can be offered, and can be adapted to very differentcustomer needs using the same, common infrastructure.
Something to look forward to5G will open up new and hitherto unknown customer experiences that will bepossible thanks to extremely high bandwidth and speeds, in addition to lowlatency and excellent reliability.
It is precisely these characteristics that enable ‘everything’ to be connected to5G, meaning your home and car can benefit from smart solutions. You fridgecan let you know that you have run out of milk, while a driverless smart carcan continuously keep you updated on traffic and whether there are parkingspaces available.
‘We will continue to analyse and examine 5G technology in detail throughout2017, both in the lab and in the field. Although there’s still a while to go until2020, we promise that Norwegians have something to look forward to,’ saysSvendsen. Smart cars must communicate with each other in traffic to avoidcollisions and traffic chaos. 5G is required because of the requirements forlatency in communication between smart cars and other things.
5G demo and pilot testingToday’s 5G test saw Telenor, in partnership with Huawei, demonstrate a veryhigh rate of data transfer via radio, which says a lot about the mobilebroadband of the future. This was the first 5G demo on the path towards 5Gstandardisation and the commercial launch of the technology.
‘So far, 5G is nowhere near standardised - we are only in the early stages. Thefact that we are already able to demonstrate 5G is therefore absolutelyfantastic. The entire mobile world is pushing ahead to get standards in placeunder the auspices of the 3GPP organisation and Telenor’ says BeritSvendsen.
For further information, please contact: Anders Krokan, PR Manager at Telenor Norway. Tel.: 952 09 037, email:[email protected]
Bjørn Amundsen, Head of Coverage at Telenor Norway. Tel: 900 21 000,email: [email protected]
Telenor Norway is Norway’s largest digital service provider in the field oftelecommunications and data services. We spend every day working at theforefront of the digitalisation of Norway. Our 3900 employees are based atour 24 offices across Norway, and we are part of the Telenor Group, whichoperates in 13 countries. Our services and products help to improveproductivity and provide access to all digital content. Our security and
preparedness organisation works around the clock to keep our customerssafe, and we are particularly focused on our social responsibility to providesecurity and safety for children and young people online. Our head office islocated at Fornebu in Bærum.
