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As the telecommunications industry continues to embrace cloud-native transformation, the mobile core network has emerged as the strategic centerpiece of the 5G era. It’s no longer just a backend function – it’s the engine for business innovation, service agility, and industry-wide digitization.
The Nokia 5G Standalone Core (5GC) is at the forefront of this evolution. Offered in partnership with Infinity Technology Solutions, Nokia’s 5G Core delivers a fully cloud-native, service-based architecture that enables communications service providers (CSPs) and enterprises to automate, scale, and monetize network services with unprecedented flexibility and security.
Rethinking the Core to Unlock 5G’s Full Potential
Unlike legacy 4G infrastructure, which was designed primarily to support voice and mobile broadband, the 5G core is engineered to handle a new class of applications—from industrial automation and AR/VR to connected vehicles and mission-critical IoT. This requires more than higher speeds – it demands a new architecture entirely.
The 5G Standalone Core connects people, devices, applications, and services across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. It introduces programmable interfaces, high-performance routing, and ultra-low latency response mechanisms, all while maintaining telco-grade reliability and security.
The result is a core network that isn’t just faster – it’s smarter, more adaptive, and deeply integrated into the fabric of modern digital ecosystems.
Fully Cloud-Native by Design
Nokia’s 5G Core is built using cloud-native principles. Every network function – whether handling user mobility, session management, or policy enforcement – is containerized, scalable, and deployable across public, private, or hybrid cloud infrastructure.
This design enables CSPs to:
- Deploy and manage network functions dynamically based on demand
- Run the same core software for 2G/3G, 4G, 5G NSA, and 5G SA.
- Consolidate multiple legacy cores into a unified, cloud-native environment.
With support for leading platforms like Red Hat, VMware, AWS, and Google Cloud, Nokia’s approach eliminates vendor lock-in and promotes flexibility at every layer.
Core Network Functions That Enable Advanced 5G Services
Nokia’s 5GC includes all essential network functions to support next-generation mobile connectivity, including:
- Access and mobility management (AMF)
- Session management (SMF)
- User plane (UPF)
- Policy control (PCF)
- Network exposure and analytics (NEF & NWDAF)
- Security and signaling (SEPP, AUSF, NRF)
- Charging and slicing orchestration (CHF, NSSF)
These functions are fully 3GPP-compliant and integrated with IMS to support Voice over 5G (VoNR), VoLTE, VoWiFi, and fixed voice services.
The core’s modular architecture enables service providers to deploy what they need selectively, where they need it – be it in the metro core, at the network edge, or across multiple cloud zones.
Network Slicing: Built to Monetize 5G
One of the most transformative capabilities of 5G is network slicing—the ability to create isolated, virtual networks that share the same physical infrastructure while delivering customized performance and SLAs.
Nokia’s 5G Core makes network slicing both practical and profitable. With full lifecycle support for slice creation, monitoring, assurance, and automation, operators can offer differentiated services to enterprise customers across industries such as:
- Smart cities and public safety
- Industrial manufacturing and utilities
- Healthcare and remote diagnostics
- Transportation, logistics, and autonomous vehicles
Slices can be tuned for high throughput, ultra-reliability, or low latency, ensuring that mission-critical workloads are delivered with guaranteed quality.
Security That Scales with 5G’s Complexity
As 5G introduces a broader surface area for attack, security must be both embedded and extensible through more connected devices, distributed architectures, and open APIs. Nokia has addressed this through a defense-in-depth design philosophy rooted in zero-trust principles.
Security features include:
- Secure interconnection using SEPP and TLS encryption
- Advanced threat detection and response with integrated EDR/XDR
- Continuous security validation and DevSecOps integration
- NetGuard Cybersecurity Dome for real-time monitoring and mitigation
The result is a core platform that supports national infrastructure and enterprise-grade security requirements without compromise.
Automation and Intelligence at the Core
The scale and complexity of 5G can’t be managed manually. Automation is a core design principle in Nokia’s 5G architecture. Through the use of closed-loop control, AI/ML analytics, and CI/CD pipelines, Nokia enables service providers to:
- Deploy new services faster with DevOps agility
- Auto-heal and auto-scale network functions based on performance or failure conditions
- Reduce human error and operating costs through smart lifecycle management
- Operate with web-scale efficiency while maintaining telco-grade resilience
Nokia’s unique Delivery Operations (DelOps) methodology supports continuous integration and delivery of updates, ensuring faster innovation cycles and network stability.
Support for Public and Hybrid Cloud Deployments
Nokia’s 5G Core is designed to be cloud-agnostic, enabling operators to use hyperscaler infrastructure while maintaining control and interoperability.
This multi-cloud capability allows CSPs to:
- Leverage public cloud agility for enterprise and consumer services.
- Deploy critical core workloads at the edge for ultra-low-latency use cases.
- Maintain consistent software and operations across any cloud environment.
- Rapidly scale based on market demand and geographic growth.
By decoupling network functions from physical infrastructure, operators can launch, adapt, and evolve services faster than ever before.
From 5G to 5G-Advanced and Beyond
Nokia’s 5G Core is built to support the current generation and future evolutions of 5G, including 5G-Advanced (3GPP Releases 18 and 19). This ensures long-term investment protection and the flexibility to support emerging use cases such as:
- High-precision location and timing for drones and robotics
- Low-cost IoT connectivity through RedCap
- Enhanced radio optimization for XR and immersive media
- Network-wide energy efficiency, supporting sustainability targets
As the market moves toward 6G, Nokia’s roadmap ensures your core network remains relevant, agile, and aligned with future demand.
Infinity Technology Solutions: Your Nokia 5G Core Deployment Partner
As Nokia’s #1 Value-Added Distributor in North America, Infinity Technology Solutions is trusted by CSPs, enterprises, and public sector clients to deliver complex, scalable 5G Core solutions with precision and speed.
Infinity offers:
- Architecture design and deployment planning
- Integration across multi-vendor and multi-access environments
- Edge cloud and private network extension
- Lifecycle management and automation expertise
- Engineering support backed by the broader Mobile Communications America (MCA) team
Together with Nokia, Infinity helps clients turn core modernization into a competitive advantage – fast.
Real-World Deployments and Proven Success
Leading CSPs and enterprises are already transforming their networks with Nokia’s 5G Core:
T-Mobile US: First nationwide 5G SA network
Telia Finland: First commercial 5G slicing deployment
British Telecom: Geo-redundant 5G core for enhanced reliability
DISH Wireless: Public cloud-based 5G core deployment
Telenet Belgium: 5G Standalone Core integrated with Google Anthos
These global examples showcase the versatility, speed, and strategic impact of a Nokia-powered 5G core.
Redefine the Core. Reinvent the Business.
The 5G era is about more than faster speeds – it’s about enabling entirely new services, ecosystems, and revenue models. With Nokia’s 5G Core, organizations gain the tools to automate, secure, and monetize their networks at scale. And with Infinity Technology Solutions as your deployment and support partner, you gain the expertise to do it confidently.
Now is the time to build the network that builds your future.
Let’s make 5G real – together.
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