Like the iconic entrance to Nokia's mobile phones , where two hands come together to shake hands, the two companies will work together to promote the digital transition of businesses to offer new services, higher levels of efficiency, resilience and productivity, critical to ensuring their continued competitiveness.
According to the companies, service architectures based on 5G technology also enable new processes and operations to be supported in a totally private environment. And what are the benefits? Greater security, reliability, lower latency and differentiated service levels for business-critical uses in industry and other sectors such as health, transport, energy, logistics or distribution.
This technology also boosts Industry 4.0 by giving companies access to the most innovative digital technologies - such as integral robotic automation or artificial intelligence and advanced analytics - to transform their operational processes.
"This partnership with Nokia allows us to offer new levels of competitiveness and maximize the scale of our operations, reflected in the innovation offered to our customers in terms of technology and solutions. By using private mobile networks we can meet the critical communications needs of industries, public bodies, cities and companies, where automation and process automation are crucial aspects. We are entering a 5G era of unprecedented high potential," said Ana Figueiredo, CEO of Altice Portugal.
For his part, Sérgio Catalão, Director General of Nokia Portugal, said: "We are excited about this partnership, combining our technological leadership in private 5G mobile networks with the presence of MEO Empresas' B2B solutions and services, we will provide unique solutions for the Portuguese business market. 5G has immense potential to drive business digitalization and unlock innovative use cases, enabling new revenue streams."
By André Manuel Mendes, Executive Digest and SAPO