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newfound ability to maintain stable operate with unprecedented blends speed, reliability, and reach.
connections across long distances. precision and responsiveness.
Historically viewed as a high-speed, Redefining Wireless Possibilities
short-range option, mmWave’s Furthermore, as 5G Advance evolves, The Salam-Huawei mmWave trial
extended reach in this trial the strategic importance of spectrum stands as a compelling
demonstrates that it can now serve efficiency and network orchestration demonstration of how far wireless
suburban and rural communities becomes critical. Governments and technology has progressed — from
previously underserved by fibre regulators are likely to prioritize incremental bandwidth gains to
infrastructure. This advancement frameworks that encourage mmWave genuine fibre-class performance. As
positions mmWave as a cornerstone deployment while maintaining fair telecom providers embrace this
for bridging the digital divide and access and interoperability across evolution, industries, enterprises, and
enabling inclusive digital access. vendors. This collaboration between communities can look forward to a
Salam and Huawei demonstrates that new standard of digital experience.
From an enterprise standpoint, the with the right partnerships and
technology’s potential extends far regulatory vision, mmWave can scale By combining technological
beyond connectivity. Industries commercially, ensuring both excellence with strategic foresight,
dependent on automation, real-time performance and sustainability. Salam and Huawei have not only
analytics, and AI-powered operations redefined the boundaries of wireless
will benefit immensely from the Ultimately, the 5G mmWave market is performance but also laid the
ultra-low-latency and massive data on the cusp of transformation. Its groundwork for the next generation of
capacity that mmWave supports. It integration into mainstream telecom intelligent connectivity — where
enables environments such as smart operations will catalyze a new wave of speed, scale, and accessibility
factories, logistics hubs, healthcare digital infrastructure investments, converge to shape the future of
facilities, and energy sectors to enabling next-level connectivity that communication.

Nokia to Build Surge’s 5G Fixed-Wireless Network in Indonesia

Indonesian telecom provider Surge
(Solusi Sinergi Digital) and Nokia have
entered a multi-year agreement to
roll out a 5G Fixed Wireless Access
(FWA) network across Java, Papua,
and Maluku.

Nokia will leverage its existing FTTx,
IP and optical infrastructure for
backhaul, and deploy a new RAN and
customer premises equipment (CPE)
tailored for FWA. The deployment will
utilise Nokia’s AirScale RAN portfolio,
comprising baseband, remote radio
heads, and zero-footprint sites,
all enabled by its energy-efficient
ReefShark chip technology.

To help manage the network, Surge
will utilise Nokia’s MantaRay NM This project supports broader aims standpoint, the deal is noteworthy. It
network management system, of digital inclusion in Indonesia: shows how 5G FWA can be used to
which provides a unified view of Surge plans to offer flat-rate 5G FWA address connectivity gaps in regions
operations. The agreement also services at around IDR 100,000 (~US$6) where fibre rollout is challenging, and
includes deployment, maintenance per month, with speeds of up to 100 how advanced RAN technologies,
and support services, with AI-based Mb/s and no data cap. combined with AI-led operations, can
performance, efficiency and safety make large-scale broadband
enhancements. From a policy and infrastructure deployment more feasible.

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