Telia Finland has announced a cooperation with Digita and Nokia to provide private networks to companies and public administrations. Supplying tailored networks optimised for the customer’s requirements should give Finnish businesses a competitive advantage, they said. The service is suitable for challenging environments such as mines, ports, factories and hospitals.
The three partners said they will use the latest technologies to build private networks, with the first dedicated 5G networks already in test use. Telia and Digita are already building a 5G private network for research and development for Kalmar, which provides cargo handling services, among other things.
Advantages of private networks include guaranteed and predictable performance and coverage even in challenging locations, as well as strong data security, said Digita.
Kaisa Pajari, senior vice president for networking and communication services for Telia’s corporate business, said having Digita as a partner means the networks can cover a large distance from Hanko in the south to Utsjoki in the north.
Markus Ala-Hautala, chief operating officer at Digita, said the partnership combines Telia's strong position in the Finnish business sector with Nokia’s “world-leading” private network technology, and Digita's ability to produce customer-centric, versatile network systems nationwide.
