Nokia (NYSE:NOK) has been selected by Taiwan Star Telecom, or TST, to extend its 5G footprint across the country.
The deal will see Nokia enhance the mobile operator’s 5G footprint across Taiwan and continue Nokia’s long-standing partnership.
Under the network expansion deal, Nokia will supply equipment from its comprehensive AirScale portfolio to meet a variety of deployment scenarios and will provide better coverage and performance to Taiwan Star Telecoms’ 5G subscribers.
TST will also utilize the EN-DC functionality available on Nokia's AirScale radios. EN-DC allows devices to connect simultaneously to 5G and LTE networks, transmitting and receiving data across both air-interface technologies, to achieve a higher throughput than when connecting to 5G or LTE alone.