Nokia partners with Telefónica to accelerate digital transformation for LatAm enterprises

In a bid to accelerate digital transformation for enterprises in Latin America, Nokia and Telefonica have entered into a strategic partnership. The partnership aims to offer and deploy Nokia's complete end-to-end portfolio of industrial-grade private wireless network and digitalization platform solutions.

The Nokia-Telefonica alliance will primarily focus on key industries in Latin America, including ports, mining, energy, and manufacturing verticals in Hispanic America.

Nokia's industrial-grade private wireless network solutions offer reliable and secure broadband connectivity with lower latency, greater predictability, and enhanced security compared to other alternatives. These solutions have been chosen by various industries as the foundation for their digital transformation initiatives.

"We are thrilled to partner with Telefonica, combining our leading Industrial-grade private wireless solutions with Telefónica Hispanoamérica's growing B2B solutions and services footprint, to jointly reach a wide variety of enterprises and industries throughout the region. We are very excited to be at the forefront of digital transformation for enterprises in Latin America which have tremendous potential for productivity gains from Industry 4.0. We thank Telefónica Hispanoamérica for their confidence in Nokia and we are looking forward to jointly deploying many new networks," said Nestor Gonzalez, Head of Customer Team for Telefonica Corporate, Nokia.

Nokia says it has deployed mission-critical networks for over 2,600 leading enterprise customers worldwide in sectors such as transport, energy, large enterprise, manufacturing, webscale, and the public sector. Furthermore, the company has established a strong presence in the private wireless market, serving more than 595 customers across diverse industrial sectors.

Commenting on this partnership, Juan Vicente Martín, Director for B2B at Telefonica Movistar Empresas Hispanoamérica, said, "In this unprecedented alliance, the benefits of LTE & 5G private wireless will enable Industry 4.0 across industries. With our strategic partner Nokia, we provide the best connectivity, enable greater optimization of operations, achieving important productivity and efficiency rates and contributing to the digitalization of the industrial sectors throughout Latin America."