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How to save network energy cost using machine learning
Case study with GSMA Elisa Automate has launched a case study of its machine learning based Intelligent Energy Saving solution for Mobile Network Operators (MNOs). The multi-vendor solution, which is already running in Elisa's own networks, can save another 14% of a...
Korean and Finnish telcos LG Uplus and Elisa to develop automation for 5G networks
[Seoul, South Korea, September 24th 2019] - LG Uplus, the South Korean mobile Service Provider, and Elisa Corporation, the Finnish mobile network operator, have signed a collaboration agreement to jointly develop automation for 5G networks. At Mobile World Congress...
The World Communication Award committee has shortlisted the Elisa Automate Virtual NOC
The World Communication Award committee has shortlisted the Elisa Automate Virtual NOC for the WCA 2019, in an announcement that was made on 22nd August 2019. The nomination for the Elisa virtual NOC is in the category "The Innovation Award Operator". Other companies...
Elisa and Polystar have agreed on a business transaction to provide analytics and automation for mobile operators globally
Elisa and Swedish Polystar Instruments AB have signed an agreement in which Elisa acquires 100 per cent of Polystar OSIX AB and affiliated companies shares. Polystar OSIX is a global provider of analytics, assurance and monitoring software solutions for mobile...
Elisa accompanies Orange Spain during the development of service assurance automation
Elisa Automate has been contracted by Orange Spain during development of its service assurance process and network automation. Orange Spain is enhancing its capabilities of determining problems with services affecting subscribers and improving the time to fix any...
Korean and Finnish telcos LGU+ and Elisa join forces on 5G development
[Barcelona, Spain, February 26, 2019] - LG Uplus, the South Korean mobile network operator and Elisa Corporation, a Finnish mobile network operator, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at the Mobile World Congress 2019 in Barcelona. The MoU defines the...
Global Mobile Awards 2019 (GLOMO) nomination
The GSMA has nominated Elisa Corporation for the Global Mobile Awards 2019 (GLOMO), in an announcement that was made on 23rd January. The nomination for the Elisa virtual NOC is in the category of Best Mobile Technology Breakthrough (Companies more than $10million...
Elisa Automate is attending RAN World
During the 09th – 10th of October, Elisa Automate will be present at the RAN World Congress in Rome. Being a growing mobile automation provider, Elisa Automate is participating as an important sponsor of this year’s event. The representative Elisa Automate team will...
Elisa’s 5G network tested by Rewheel
In July 2018, Elisa Finland was the world’s first operator to open a commercial 5G network. The 5G base stations were rolled out in the city of Tampere in Finland. To open the network, the Finnish Minister of Transport and Communications, Anne Berner, made a video...
Gartner publishes case study on Elisa Automate innovations
The global research and advisory firm Gartner, has just released a report on Elisa's unlimited mobile data plans and Elisa Automate's innovations to make ensure its success. As the mobile data consumption is increasing globally, operators are starting to consider...
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NOC Automation Whitepaper
There is a clear need to control OPEX and improve the customer experience in the telecoms industry. Analysts have been making dire predictions about declining margins for years, and outsourced operations do not live up to the expectations any longer
Intelligent Energy Saving White Paper
Mobile operators energy bill has become one of the major cost items. With 5G equipment, the energy bills are expected to grow even more. Vendor’s static energy saving settings are not sufficiently turning network elements off when they are not needed. Elisa Automate’s Intelligent Energy Saver takes the customers into account when turning off the base station.
5 reasons not to fear network automation
The world is currently gripped by the belief that automation will change the world as we know it today and take workers jobs leading to massive unemployment. There are reports of policy makers, politicians and experts' perpetuation of the robot apocalypse that...
Career Story – Ville Sutka
On a verge of Paradigm Change I joined Elisa Automate after spending 17 years in an international RAN (Radio Access Network) consulting company. During those years, I got firsthand experience on how operators in different corners of the world operate and...
Career Story: Snorre Solvang
Building automation for operators I first got to know about Elisa Automate when working at the operator business in Elisa Finland. During that time, I worked with startup partnerships and business development. I was told by my supervisor that Elisa was planning...
Sunny festivals and mass event handling
Several times a year, operators face the challenge of having large masses of people gathering in certain areas. The reasons are many. It can be a national celebration, concerts, a competition, or just good weather bringing people to the beach. The problem is...
Automation for every day
Mobile networks are inherently difficult to control. Not only is it hard to identify and interpret how to improve key performance indicators (KPIs), but it is time-consuming and costly. One of the main challenges for operators is that they rely on many of the...
The first steps towards zero-touch networks
There is a growing interest in the topic ‘zero-touch networks’. In 2016, Google revealed some of their work on the topic, ETSI established the group Zero Touch network and Service Management in 2017, and in the mid-end of March 2018, Layer123 hosted what was...
Saving cost by optimising vendor licenses
The feature license fees charged by network vendors can be high and it is hard to identify where in the network the features are best deployed. To solve this, we used the Elisa Automate's Software Development Kit to create an algorithm that identifies the areas...
The great value of automated site configuration
Mobile networks develop every day. The task to generate and change site configuration data is time demanding and repetitive. The larger and more granular the network gets, the more unmanageable it becomes. Site configuration tasks are therefore perfect for...
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