Nokia, a global leader in the technologies has unveiled its latest innovations to help Ghana meet the demand for network capacity, speed, coverage, and utilize IoT opportunities.

At its MWC-R (Mobile World Congress Roadshow) in Accra, Wednesday, the company also showed telecom operators how to meet the ever-increasing demand for network capacity, speed and coverage, and improve the customer experience with high-quality and secure   networks.

Nokia, which marks its 151st Anniversary today, underlines its strong presence in Ghana, and further strengthens its relationship powered by the innovation of Bell Labs and Nokia Technologies. The company is at the forefront of creating and licensing the technologies that are increasingly at the heart of connected lives in Ghana.

Nokia is demonstrating its latest innovations to telecom operators, government departments, enterprises, and business partners to help them build smart cities with Internet of Things (IoT) and critical communications network for public safety while ensuring a world-class mobile broadband customer experience for the subscribers in Ghana.

The demonstrations include in key areas like IoT, public safety network, Small Cells, customer experience management, IP backhaul network, transport network and Software Defined Networking (SDN). The demonstrations are taking place from 11-12 May at the Moevenpick Hotel in Accra, Ghana.

At the event, the Country Senior Officer in Ghana, Nokia, Ramy Hashem, said, “Ghana is an important market for Nokia.

This is the first innovation roadshow Nokia brings to Ghana for the country’s socio-economic benefits. We see this as an opportunity for the Ghanaian ICT market to benefit from our state-of- the-art technologies and concepts to transform telecom networks to be more dynamic, agile and evolving.

He continued that the series of technology roadshows in Africa are designed according to the different

market needs to meet the growing demand for data-intensive applications, and prepare for the next wave of network development including cloud, IoT and ultra-broadband networks. This is foreseen to change the consumer lifestyle for years to come for a wide range of services from education, public safety, e-health, multiple connected devices and  more.”

Speaking at the event, Deputy Communications Minister, Ato Sarpong, welcomed the new innovations from Nokia to Ghana and said it will help improve telecommunication in the country.

L-R- Ramy Hashem, Ato Sarpong

"Nokia has been a household in Ghana for a long time and I know this collaboration with Alcatel will be another success story," he indicated.

Some Key demonstrations at the MWC-R:

IoT: At the roadshow, Nokia showcases IoT use cases that enrich the people’s lifestyle. Rapidly developing IoT technology is opening up multiple new business opportunities for operators and enterprises in a range of sectors areas including public safety, healthcare, connected mobility, smart parking, connected home, water leakage management, smart cities, etc.

Small Cells: Nokia Flexi Zone small cells cost-effectively increases network capacity for operators to meet the huge data demand. It is a 3G, LTE, Wi-Fi-capable small cell that ensures a rich user experience while complementing operators’ macro network capacity and coverage -- that too at a lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).

FastMile: This demonstration shows how Nokia’s FastMile allows operators to use LTE radio technology to deliver high-speed broadband connectivity to the home in hard-to-reach areas, maximizing spectrum use in the process.

IP Backhaul: Nokia mobile backhaul solutions gives operators the flexibility, scalability, and operational