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technologies, we can speed up the use
of civilian telecom solutions in defense.
Together, we’ll explore how 5G and 6G
can support the developing connectivity
requirements in tactical systems, from
secure voice and real-time data to
unmanned systems and advanced sensors,”
said Kjetil R. Myhra, EVP Defence Systems
at Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace. “Many
of our products in Nokia are inherently
dual-use, serving both commercial and
military needs. This collaboration with
KONGSBERG underscores our commitment
to providing advanced, secure and fast 5G
mobile networks and integrating Nokia’s
Banshee radio portfolio to strengthen
operations capabilities for a range of
tactical scenarios,” said Giuseppe Targia,
Head of Space and Defense at Nokia.

i4Networks Deploys Nokia’s Optical Solution to Deliver Data Center
Interconnection Services Across the Netherlands

Nokia has announced that i4Networks has
deployed its optical solutions to deliver
next-generation optical DCI services across
the Netherlands and abroad. The new
next-generation DCI platform reinforces
the Netherlands’ position as a leading
European internet hub, delivering faster
and more cost-efficient connectivity while
supporting the rapid expansion of data
centers and cross-border data flows. The
deployment enables i4Networks’ SDWS
solution, empowering the company to
activate capacity for their customers in
days, rather than weeks or months typical
of traditional optical connections. This
capability represents a significant shift for
i4Networks, moving beyond transparent
IP/MPLS connections. By extending this traffic in the event of fiber cuts or other Nokia’s optical solutions to deliver secure
agility to the optical layer, the company can disruptions. “With Nokia’s solutions, data center interconnection services. By
now offer the same level of on-demand i4Networks’ SDWS optical service gives using the latest generation of ROADM
service activation at higher capacities our customers unprecedented flexible technology, we can dynamically add, drop,
and with greater security, addressing the ways at deploying optical connectivity or redirect individual wavelengths of light in
fast-growing needs of cloud providers, AI between data centers in the Netherlands the network without disrupting other traffic,
workloads, media services, and financial at a fraction of the cost of the current enabling automated service activation
trading platforms. Leveraging the Nokia solutions. What once required complex at the optical layer. We are helping
1830 PSS-8 and 1830 PSI-M optical engineering and long lead times can now our customers to reduce operational
platforms, the new network delivers faster be done in days, opening new possibilities complexity, accelerate new service rollouts,
and more reliable interconnection between for resellers, internet exchanges, and cloud and strengthen Europe’s digital backbone.,”
data centers while giving i4Networks providers to deliver secure optical services said Mark Vanderhaegen, Head of Business
customers the ability to easily scale capacity when and where required,” said Dirk Pol, Development, Data Center Networks at
to 100G or 400G as demand surges, while CEO of i4Networks. “This deployment with Nokia.
built-in resilience automatically reroutes i4Networks demonstrates the power of

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