Also in today s EMEA regional roundup: TIM crosses the digital divide; Swisscom joins the Azure gang; Deutsche Telekom shields the machines.
Nokia and Finnish operator Elisa are to collaborate on a 5G private networks initiative, offering industrial-grade networks to the likes of ports, mines, factories and distribution centers in Finland. The two companies are already on speaking terms, Nokia having supplied 5G RAN to Elisa. Elisa, which has around 2.8 million customers on its books, has long been a 5G pioneer, launching a limited commercial non-standalone 5G service in 2018. (See Elisa beats US, Asia to 5G Finnish line.)
Apulia, a peninsular region in south-eastern Italy (that is also sometimes called Puglia), is the first region in Italy with no digital divide. So claims Telecom Italia (TIM), which has completed a project bringing FTTx technology within reach of 99.4% of households in the region, with the remaining 0.6% covered by satellite or fixed-wireless access (FWA) conn