Nokia Secures Deutsche Telekom Deal Replacing Huawei for Commercial O-RAN Network in Germany 

Nokia was awarded over 3,000 sites by Deutsche Telekom AG for a multi-vendor Open RAN network scale-up in Germany, according to a press release.

The deal includes Fujitsu and covers an O-RAN-compliant technology rollout with commercial deployment taking place already in Northern Germany.

With the deal, Nokia will replace the incumbent vendor, Huawei, in the covered area.

Under the terms of the deal, Nokia will supply equipment from its O-RAN-compliant 5G AirScale portfolio with iys ReefShark System-on-Chip technology, including "modular, high-capacity baseband solutions and high-performance Habrok Massive MIMO radios for premium coverage and capacity."

Nokia’s technology integrates with DT’s "multi-supplier Open RAN environment" where Fujitsu will supply mid-band remote radio head products. 

Nokia will also deploy its AI-powered MantaRay NM for network monitoring and management and will provide AI-based services, including digital deployment, optimization, and technical support.

“This deal is further evidence of our significant commitment to multi-vendor Open RAN and ensuring we have greater supplier choice for radio access networks," said Abdu Mudesir, Group CTO and Managing Director of Technology Germany at Deutsche Telekom. "The network performance in the already implemented area is delivering the best customer experience. And now together with Nokia, we look forward to scaling up Open RAN in Germany.”