T-Mobile selects Nokia for digital transformation with secured network

• Nokia (NYSE:NOK) has been selected by T-Mobile (NASDAQ:TMUS) Netherlands as a strategic partner to enhance digital transformation.
• The five-year partnership will avail T-Mobile with a wide range of managed services including automated network and security operations, as well as a service-centric optical network.
• Nokia will also modernize the T-Mobile’s optical network by consolidating its existing Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) networks into one new core and aggregation network.
• Nokia WaveFabric portfolio to transform operator’s optical network into a service-centric platform to fulfill 5G demands and future technical developments.
• Friedrich Trawoeger, Senior Vice President Cloud and Cognitive Services at Nokia, said: “Our intensified partnership with T-Mobile Netherlands leverages our deep understanding of their network while also ensuring heightened importance on protecting their network against possible cyber breaches. Our continuous innovation in security services and service-centric optical networks accelerates digital transformation and provides solutions that can be easily scaled to meet 5G demands and be ready for new developments in the future.”