Nokia’s private LTE solution will help Bahrain’s Electricity and Water Authority (EWA) to create a secure, private LTE to modernise its distribution network for improved efficiency and performance.
Planning for the future
In the first phase of deployment, Nokia will cover the Al Muharraq area of Bahrain. After the successful completion of the first phase, the network will connect thousands of secondary substations and hundreds of primary substations spread across the entire country.
Nokia’s private LTE network will help EWA automate their smart grid within the city and will pave the way for easier adoption of Internet of Things (IoT) applications in the future. To the goal is for EWA customers to experience superior and more reliable services.
Phase one
In the first phase, Nokia will connect 500 secondary substations and six primary substations to the central station. Its solution, including Nokia IP/MPLS wireless router 7705 SAR-Hmc, Nokia Compact Mobility Unit (CMU), Nokia Network Services Platform (NSP) and Nokia LTE radio equipment will be used to build advanced private LTE networks. The solution will be based on 3GPP standardisation on 410 MHz Band B87 which is specifically for industrial use for private LTE connectivity.
Kamal Ballout, Head of Nokia Enterprise, Middle East, Africa, China and India, said, “Private LTE is enabling utility organisations around the world to simplify networks management and use automation to bring down costs. We are committed to modernising and upgrading EWA’s distribution systems for better performance and reliability. Our end-to-end portfolio allows us to provide reliable and ultra-high-speed broadband wireless networking to our utility customers.”
Nokia has previously worked with partners to fast track LTE adoption in Africa.
