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Devices Business Group of MediaTek, “As we work to deploy and validate our NB- IoT solutions, this collaboration will accelerate the commercial development and enable new functionalities for the rapidly growing and evolving Internet of Things marketplace.” As a result of testing end-

device manufacturers and wide- ranging products like bike share companies, fitness tracking devices, connected wearable devices, smart locker, smart meters and more. Likewise, MediaTek customers can rely on state of the art end- to-end compatibility with leading IoT network technology that

to-end use cases based on 3GPP Release 13 and verifying Release 14 feature compatibility, Ericsson customers can leverage MediaTek’s deep and diverse customer base of

support exciting 3GPP R14 NB-IoT functionalities that provide higher throughputs and capacity and can be used in a wide range of use cases.

Otaniemi to host a unique smart energy testing platform Business Finland has

granted funding worth almost EUR 5 million for the development of a smart and flexible energy system testing platform in Otaniemi, Espoo. The testing platform will be built around Nokia’s 5G network, utilising the opportunities it brings for the fast transfer of data.

Developing and taking innovations to the market requires networking and opportunities for experimentation As one of the companies involved in the project, Nokia aims to create new opportunities for cooperation

between telecom and energy sector operators and to develop ways of combining telecommunication, digital platform and consumer services. “In Nokia’s vision, 5G and automation can help to boost many industrial processes. One of these areas is smart electricity grids and the Smart Otaniemi project offers an excellent framework for developing innovations in cooperation with the top actors in the field. Our aim is to work even more closely with the energy sector in building new smart energy systems in Finland and on a global scale. This is also an excellent opportunity for Nokia to find new cooperation partners in a sector where the company has not operated extensively before,” says Lauri Oksanen, VP Research and Technology, Nokia Bell Labs. GreenEnergy Finland (GEF) is also one of the companies that is developing its solutions in Otaniemi. “Otaniemi is an excellent platform for testing the

The funding granted by Business Finland is divided among 11 companies and three research organisations. In addition, more than 20 companies will participate in the development of the testing platform with their own funds. Smart Otaniemi will be developed into an innovation ecosystem that brings together experts, companies, technologies and pilot projects, combining all the elements for the future of smart energy. “The energy sector ecosystem now being built in Otaniemi will attract internationally interest. At Business Finland we believe that testing platforms like these will help to create opportunities for Finnish companies to grow and internationalise. We will also attract foreign operators to Finland,” says Pekka Soini, Director General, Business Finland.

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