Nokia 5G software can upgrade 5 million 4G tower radios

Amazing stuff! Sounds almost to good to be true! The power of software!



"physically upgrading existing 4G towers has proved to be a significant bottleneck, leading to massive expenses, permitting controversies, and shortages of cell tower climbers. Today, Nokia released an alternative that will help carriers rapidly convert 4G infrastructure to 5G: a software update that can convert 5 million existing 4G tower radios to 5G without the need for tower climbs or site revisits.



According to the company, the software update is available now for approximately 1 million 4G radios, and will expand to 3.1 million by the end of 2020, then over 5 million in 2021 — big numbers that should enable country-scale 5G deployments. "



Nokia 5G software can upgrade 5 million 4G tower radios without climbs | VentureBeat