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Nokia and Telefónica announce alliance to accelerate Digital Transformation
Nokia and Telefónica have announced an alliance to accelerate
Digital Transformation for enterprises in Latin America , working together to offer and deploy Nokia ’ s complete end-to-end portfolio of industrial-grade private wireless network and digitalization platform solutions .
The alliance will be focused on the most promising industries in the region including ports , mining , energy and manufacturing verticals in Latin America .
Néstor González , Head of Customer Team for Telefonica Corporate , Nokia , said : “ We are very excited to be at the forefront of Digital Transformation for enterprises in Latin America which have tremendous potential for productivity gains from Industry 4.0 . We thank Telefónica Hispanoamérica for their confidence in Nokia and we are looking forward to jointly deploying many new networks .”
World leading industrial-grade Nokia private wireless network solutions provide a more pervasive broadband connectivity , with lower latency , greater predictability and higher security than alternate solutions and are consistently being selected by several industries as the backbone for Digital Transformation projects .
Juan Vicente Martín , Director for B2B at Telefonica Movistar Empresas Hispanoamérica , said : “ In this unprecedented alliance , the benefits of LTE and 5G private wireless will enable Industry 4.0 across industries . With our strategic partner Nokia , we provide the best connectivity , enable greater optimization of operations , achieving important productivity and efficiency rates and contributing to the digitalization of the industrial sectors throughout Latin America .”
TIM activates 5G technology in 17 popular destinations in Brazil
TIM , a leader in 5G in Brazil , has activated the technology in more than 16 municipalities in different regions of the country , including the main cities in the Brazilian mountains . share their experiences in real time . The idea is also to stimulate the economy and trade in these tourist destinations , encouraging even more people to get to know them .”
On the list are Campos do Jordão , São José dos Campos and São Caetano do Sul , in São Paulo , the Fluminenses Petrópolis , Teresópolis and Cabo Frio and the Rio Grande do Sul Gramado , Canela and Bento Gonçalves .
The cities of Londrina ( PR ), Foz do Iguaçu ( PR ), Blumenau ( SC ), Uberlândia ( MG ), Guarapari ( ES ), Pinhais and São José dos Pinhas , in Paraná , will also receive the 5G network .
In addition to benefiting the local population with navigation at speeds up to one hundred times faster than 4G , the new technology will be another attraction for more than 20 million tourists who every year share their experiences and emotions enjoying the cold weather in these regions .
Fabio Avellar , VP of Revenue at TIM , said : “ Our primary goal with 5G is to bring unprecedented experiences to customers . We know that many people visit these cities in winter and we want to offer a full connection , so that residents and tourists can
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