Elisa Automate in collaboration with OTE S.A. provide automation software for network operations, backed by innovative machine learning capabilities. Helsinki, Finland, 10 November 2020 – Elisa Automate, the leading provider of telecoms network automation solutions,...

Polystar a global supplier of analytics, service assurance and automation solutions for mobile operators, today announced that Anssi Okkonen has been appointed as its new CEO. He will succeed Mikael Grill, the founder and long-term CEO of Polystar, who will leave the company on December 15th, 2020.

We are excited to announce that Elisa Automate and Polystar are finalists in not one but THREE categories for the renowned Telecoms World Middle East awards 2020. That’s exciting news – and confirmation that the combination of our unique technology portfolios is grabbing industry attention.

Elisa Automate has been selected as a finalist for FutureNet World Award, a prestigious list honoring outstanding innovations that are changing the way future networks function and operate.

We are happy to be recognized as one of the top players in the category and look forward to the award ceremony, Wednesday 23rd September at FutureNet World Virtual 2020.

Elisa Automate Intelligent Energy Saver solution was awarded with a Stevie International Business Awards 2020, within the Digital Process Automation Solution category.

[July 15, 2020] Polystar, an Elisa company announced today that TMC, a global, integrated media company, has awarded the Virtual NOC solution powered by Elisa Automate, a 2020 Communications Solutions Products of the Year Award. Service quality has now become a key...

[Feb 17, 2020] 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...

[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 2019...

[Sep 18, 2019] 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"....

[Jun 10, 2019] 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...

[Apr 9, 2019] 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...

[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...

[Jan 28, 2019] 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...

[Sep 11, 2018] 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...

[Sep 2, 2018] 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,...

[Aug 30, 2018] 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...

[Jul 24, 2018] Last week, Elisa announced its results for its operations and presented a record-breaking quarter again. Elisa's revenue grew by 3%, its EBITDA 4% and EPS 6%. Over the past years, the company has grown steadily, achieving the best annual results ever in...

[Jul 3, 2018] During last week of June 2018, Elisa Automate was present at the yearly Mobile World Congress in Shanghai to discuss the latest in mobile network automation. The Mobile World Congress in Shanghai features more than 550 exhibitions and attracts more than...

[Jun 29, 2018] This week, Elisa became the first operator in the world to begin commercial use of a 5G network and start selling 5G subscriptions. The 5G network was used for the first time in the city of Tampere in Finland by the Finnish Minister of Transport and...

[Apr 3, 2018] The international online news provider Light Reading has posted a news article about Elisa Automate and its innovations in Finland. The Elisa Automate Business Manager, Snorre Nordrum Solvang, was present during the first Zero Touch Congress in Madrid at...

[Mar 16, 2018] During 21st - 22nd of March, Snorre Nordrum Solvang, Business Manager at Elisa Automate will be present, speaking at the Zero Touch & Carrier Automation Congress in Madrid on the topic of "Bringing zero-touch automation to mobile networks - the...

[Mar 13, 2018] The independent online news analysis and opinion portal for the global communications networking and services industry LightReading has posted a news analysis of Elisa's launch of Elisa Automate and our related successes. In February, we were present at...

[Feb 7, 2018] The analysis and benchmark company Tefficient has launched a blog about Elisa Automate, its impact on the Finnish operator Elisa’s latest financial numbers and the history behind. Despite the steep mobile data growth, Elisa has managed to keep both CAPEX...

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

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.

  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...

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...

  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...

  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...

  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...

  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...

  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...

  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...

  During the past years, it has become evident to many telecom operators that mobile data is the new driver of revenue. As mobile data demand continues on an exponential path, the challenge is that the users are not ready to pay more. In Finland, we’ve seen an...

Our mobile customers are among the most data-happy in the world. This means that we know a thing or two about how to deal with high 4G LTE load. Adding more frequency bands is a good start, but it introduces other problems. In this blog, we show how to solve it with one Elisa SON use case: 4G LTE load balancing.

This year, the Polystar User Meeting is going virtual! So, put the date in your diaries and don’t forget to register soon. As usual, it’s going to be jam-packed with the latest news and announcements.

Of course, going virtual gives more of you the chance to attend. If you haven’t been able to travel to one of our User Meetings before, why not take advantage of this opportunity to participate this year? We may be virtual, but we definitely won’t disappoint you!

Join Elisa Automate at the critical communications sector’s new virtual experience in 2020. Five days filled with innovative content, cutting-edge technology and exceptional networking.

Tune in and meet Esa Westerinen, VP Offering and other panelists on 5 November.

Welcome to Total Telecom Congress 27 – 28 October 2020! Okkonen Anssi, Vice President Telecom Network Efficiency, Elisa and other industry experts will be sharing their insights on some of the hottest topics in the telco industry.

Tune in and meet Anssi and other panelists on 28 October.

Digital transformation demands a new approach to service assurance – that can unlock new levels of automation and help operators reach the goal of zero-touch network operations.

Join Elisa Automate and Polystar experts at the virtual Digital Transformation World Series this autumn to find out how we’re driving innovations in service assurance, with ML-based processing of real-time data and solutions that deliver autonomous networks.

Join our experts and explore practical steps and real-world lessons with Polystar and Elisa Automate.

Register today and find out from our experts how to enter the world of ML and AI – and succeed at every step.

Managing Customer Experience during COVID-19 – responding to change. The COVID-19 pandemic highlights the critical role of mobile networks and infrastructure – how can MNOs ensure consistent service performance when faced with the dramatic changes in traffic patterns that have emerged?

Join our webinar to find out how MNOs are adapting to the new reality.

Listen to our new, live podcast, in which experts from Elisa explore how they have introduced NOC automation to the Elisa Finland network, reducing costs and driving operational excellence.

They’ll explore these questions and more, sharing their experience in implementing a fully automated, zero-touch NOC, based on Elisa Automate’s Virtual NOC solution.