Microwave transport​

AI-driven automation further enhances energy efficiency, reducing microwave network energy use by 25% by predicting traffic patterns and optimizing power consumption. Additionally, automation lowers operational costs by minimizing human errors and repetitive tasks.​

Our zero-emission-focused portfolio eliminates the need for indoor microwave equipment. The full-outdoor architecture connects directly to base stations, simplifying installation, reducing power consumption and enabling greener networks.

Communications service provider

Microwave transport provides high bandwidth capacity, supporting growing mobile data demands in urban and rural 5G cell sites. It offers rapid network expansion, and is often more cost-effective than fiber, especially over long distances or in challenging terrain.​

Enterprise​

Microwave links provide private and secure connectivity, optimized for industry areas and businesses. They enable companies to connect their offices over private and secure wireless networks, fast to deploy with full own over private and secure wireless networks which are fast to deploy and easy to manage.​  ​
They also enable remote operations, allowing real-time monitoring and control to boost safety and productivity. This also includes reliable disaster response communication network.​

Public sector

Microwave links provide reliable communication for critical infrastructure like power grids or pipeline. For critical infra like power grids. For sensitive government and public safety, the private microwave transport provides extra resilience by reducing downtime, while also serving as a disaster recovery backup during emergencies.​

Wireless transport enables wide coverage, reaching remote areas where fiber isn’t available to connect underserved communities. ​

Our Wavence solutions are designed for versatile deployment scenarios, offering a comprehensive portfolio to meet diverse customer needs. From urban E-Band solutions and advanced antennas for extended reach to high-advanced antennas to rural 5G with high power radios, Wavence adapts.

The portfolio includes full outdoor, split-mount and indoor options, along with the Microwave Switch family, scaling from small deployments to large configurations. With advanced software features for performance, security and energy efficiency, Wavence seamlessly integrates with Nokia's full radio access portfolio for mobile operators.

Operators can monetize urban microwave transport by offering premium, high-capacity backhaul solutions for mobile networks, enterprises and fixed wireless access (FWA) providers. By reducing fiber dependencies and accelerating 5G deployments, operators can increase service availability, improve ROI and generate new revenue streams in high-density areas.

With over 50% of global cell sites lacking fiber, deploying fiber is often impractical or costly. Nokia’s Wavence E-Band microwave portfolio delivers up to 20 Gbps backhaul, ensuring scalable, high-performance connectivity for 5G, enterprise and mission-critical services.​

Designed for dense urban environments, Wavence accelerates 5G rollouts with cost-efficient, low-latency and energy-conscious solutions. Its E-Band radios, advanced antennas and flexible deployments maximize reliability. By combining E-Band with traditional microwave bands via carrier aggregation, operators can: ​
 

• Boost throughput​
• Expand urban coverage ​
• Optimize network efficiency

As demand for wider coverage grows, operators, enterprises and utilities need cost-efficient solutions for rural and remote connectivity. Microwave transport extends 5G reach, even in challenging terrains and offshore locations, where fiber is impractical.​

Our Wavence UBT portfolio delivers up to 10 Gbps with high transmission power, spectrum flexibility, and multi-band carrier aggregation. Our triple-band antenna maximizes capacity while reducing deployment costs.​

With 50% of global cell sites relying on microwave backhaul, high-performance transport is critical for:​
 

• 5G and Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) ​
• Cloud gaming ​
• Public safety networks ​

​Ensuring seamless, high-speed connectivity where fiber can't reach, microwave transport supports operators in tapping into a high-growth revenue stream. By expanding broadband services to underserved areas, they can extend network coverage without expensive fiber investments. This unlocks new business models in fixed wireless access, private networks and industrial IoT solutions.​

Operators and wireless internet service providers are looking for maximum performance and resilience. Spectrum flexibility with multi-band links enables high-capacity and resilience, even in the most critical networks. ​

Nokia Microwave Service Switch (MSS) family delivers flexibility, supporting a wide range of configurations and topologies for both rural and urban deployments. Its architecture is designed to maximize resilience and redundancy, ensuring reliable performance where it matters most.​

MSS adapts to networks of any size, from small tail cells sites to large-scale wireless transport nodes.