- Overview
- Why DAC for private wireless?
- Industry’s favorite private networking solution
- FAQ
- How it works
- Is DAC Private Wireless the right solution for your business?
- How to buy it
- What industry analysts say about Nokia private wireless
- Customer success stories
- Related solutions
- Resources
DAC private wireless
Wireless connectivity you can trust for Industry 4.0
Nokia Digital Automation Cloud (DAC) is a private wireless solution offering seamless 4.9G/LTE & 5G coverage and deterministic connectivity performance for your OT business and mission critical operations.
4.9G/LTE & 5G for pervasive coverage and deterministic performance
We can help you connect all your assets, machines and field workers so you can become data-driven and adopt zero-touch automation to transform your operations. With our Nokia DAC solution, you’ll get:
- Pervasive connectivity indoor and outdoor
- Deterministic performance
- Business critical reliability
- Seamless mobility
- Security
With the increased coverage, and capacity you get with a private wireless network, the total cost of ownership is competitive to any equivalent Wi-Fi solution. Curious to compare costs?
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DAC private wireless solution
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The trusted market leader in private wireless networks
Nokia was the first to deploy a private wireless network in 2011 with Rio Tinto, Australia and we’ve led the market ever since. With over 1000 customers across all industries, we are the trusted partner delivering unmatched expertise, security, and performance. Nokia commands over 50% of the private wireless market, according to GSA data.
Why DAC for private wireless?
Favorable total cost of ownership
Comparable TCO to Wi-Fi, with multiple benefits including optimal form factor, low energy consumption and operational costs
Designed with enterprise IT in mind; easy as Wi-Fi to use
Minutes to deploy, plug and play, smooth IT integration, automated operation and cloud managed
Scalable with minimal upfront investment
Grow as you need, easy multi-site replication, combination of business models
High availability and system reliability
Able to operate even if internet connectivity is down,
geo-redundant option
Economical thanks to dual mode private wireless
Depending on your country, spectrum, use case requirements and the ecosystem availability, choose your technology starting point (4.9G/LTE, 5G SA) with easy addition of 5G when required
One connectivity platform for Wi-Fi and private wireless
While Wi-Fi 6 and future evolutions provide wireless connectivity that can be suitable for less critical OT use cases and IT needs, Nokia DAC allows you meet all wireless connectivity needs with a single system.
Industry’s favorite private networking solution
Optimal performance
- Best in class radio technology from a leading telecom vendor
- Undisputed small cell leader
- Proven real life best performance even in the most difficult industrial environments
- Thousands of private wireless networks in operation supporting business- and mission-critical use cases
All you need in one digitalization platform
- Nokia MX Industrial Edge to enable local industrial 4.0 use case processing
- Large catalog of Nokia and 3rd party industrial digitalization applications
- Onboard your own OT app
- Integrated industrial protocols and cloud connectors
Undisputed leader
- Recognized by all top analysts as the undisputed leading private wireless vendor
- Over 50% private wireless customer market share
- 30+ years of enterprise critical networking experience
- 1000+ private wireless customers in all industrial segments
Combine Wi-Fi with 4.9G/LTE or 5G to boost performance
You can dramatically improve your legacy Wi-Fi performance by taking advantage of our unique Nokia MX Boost solution. It allows you to combine Wi-Fi, 4.9G/LTE and 5G, and depending on the mode chosen, increase capacity or further enhance determinism.
FAQ
Wi-Fi access points on high ceilings are unable to provide suficient indoor and outdoor coverage since the coverage area is too large.
Answer:
Just one 4.9G/LTE or 5G indoor radio provides the same coverage as 10 Wi-Fi access points, and one outdoor radio provides up to 30km coverage. 5G private wireless can easily provide ubiquitous coverage in any environment.
How can I end patchy coverage?
Why does this issue arise?
For a smart shopfloor to be really smart, it needs sufficient wireless coverage of the entire space so all your digital assets can stay in touch. Doing this with Wi-Fi can be challenging. It means installing many access points which can cost a fortune. And even then, you're likely to get spots where the signal is still not reaching.
How Nokia DAC fixes it
Private wireless technology enables radio waves to be emitted at higher power than other solutions. And, because it can operate in lower frequency bands, one PW access point can provide the same coverage as up to 100 Wi-Fi access points. So it's much easier to cover a large expanse - as well as a lot quicker, cheaper and more reliable.
Benefits
Fewer access points required
Lower energy consumption
Smaller networking footprint needed
Lower maintenance costs
Despite adding more Wi-Fi access points and tweaking network parameters, my workers are still complaining about lagging applications and use case bugs even in coverage areas.
Answer:
5G provides deterministic performance even in areas of high traffic with many users per cell in the most challenging and dynamic radio environments.
I need to improve my network's quality of service
Why does this issue arise?
Wi-Fi is based on the Listen Before Talk (LBT) protocol. So, if a channel is busy, the device will wait until it can transmit. This causes unpredictability and delays in data transmission - just what you don't need in a busy warehouse. The result is apps that lag and poor device performance.
How Nokia DAC fixes it
With its automated resource scheduler which manages transition in a much more efficient way than Wi-Fi, PW technology is simply smarter. Using advanced technology, the access points can constantly prioritize and optimize your application's performance. So, finally, you can choose the quality of service you need in terms of reliability, latency/speed, and uptime.
Benefits
Less downtime
Higher productivity
Better user experience
Wi-Fi is unable to support mobility leading to latency peaks when handing over from one access point to another.
Answer:
5G natively supports seamless mobility up to several hundreds of km/h enabling reliable connectivity even when assets are moving at high speed or operating outdoors.
My automated vehicles lose connections on the move
Why does this issue arise?
Assets like AGVs or AMRs need seamless connections between access points to move freely. In Wi-Fi, the decision to handover is done by the device itself, leading to very slow handover and disconnections. That impacts not only productivity but, potentially, worker safety too.
How Nokia DAC fixes it
Private wireless network technology is designed specifically to enable mobility. So it offers better tracking, handover and coverage even in the most challenging situations compared to Wi-Fi. Imagine, for instance, traveling on a bullet train at 220mph. No problem for PW. And if it can cope with speeds like that, it can sure cope with your rather slower moving AGVs!
Benefits
Less downtime
Higher productivity
Improved worker safety
My Wi-Fi network is overloaded and adding more access points or new channels will only degrade performance given the increased interference that it will create.
Answer:
5G operates in dedicated spectrum, and with advanced resource prioritization and interference management you get predictable performance even when heavily loaded.
Scaling up can be a challenge
Why does this issue arise?
As you add more users to a Wi-Fi coverage area, network performance will dramatically drop. This prevents you from scaling your network efficiently. Adding more access points can actually make the situation worse. That can increase interference and reduce quality of service even further.
How Nokia DAC fixes it
Private wireless network uses its own dedicated radio frequencies so can prioritize the demands put on the network. Sophisticated interference mitigation techniques also deliver steady, predictable performance even when the network is heavily loaded. This ensures that you can scale up at any time as your needs increase over time.
Benefits
Greater scalability
Higher productivity
More future proof
How DAC private wireless works
The solution is made up of four simple components: our portfolio of indoor/outdoor 4.9G/LTE & 5G radios, our edge solution (MX Industrial Edge) that runs the core network and industrial applications processing, IP transport to interconnect the components, and a cloud-based Nokia DAC manager for easy single pane management.
Designed for easy enterprise IT integration and operation, Nokia DAC private wireless is plug and play and includes everything you need to get up and running in minutes. Benefit from an easy-to-use DAC manager enterprise GUI, automated operation and cloud-based managed services provided by Nokia or other preferred partner.
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Elements & features:
Monitor DAC private wireless network performance with AI
Nokia Network Digital Twin - Digital representation of how devices experience your wireless networks.
Is DAC Private Wireless the right solution for your business?
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How to buy?
- Available in all markets; supports all major 3GPP spectrum bands
- Direct from Nokia or your preferred partners (communication service providers, global system integrators,value added resellers, distributors)
- Nokia DAC PW is available as a hybrid subscription model: CAPEX (for hardware) + OPEX (for other solution components) meaning low upfront investment and the ability scale as you need
- The solution is tailored to your exact site and use case requirements.
What industry analysts say about Nokia private wireless?
Customer success stories
AMR efficiency increased by 25% since the introduction of DAC private wireless.
Use case
Poor Wi-Fi coverage in factory & between buildings led to issues with AMR efficiency and lack of reliability prevented new use cases from being implemented.
Benefits
DAC PW 4.9G/LTE coverage provides very deep coverage in and around factory buildings and thanks to inherent mobility, ensures more reliable and efficient AMR operation. The now reliable service is being used to implement more use cases: video based quality detection, workers' communications, etc.
Result
AMR efficiency increased by 25% since the introduction of DAC private wireless.
AMR efficiency increased by 25% since the introduction of DAC private wireless.
Use case
Poor Wi-Fi coverage in factory & between buildings led to issues with AMR efficiency and lack of reliability prevented new use cases from being implemented.
Benefits
DAC PW 4.9G/LTE coverage provides very deep coverage in and around factory buildings and thanks to inherent mobility, ensures more reliable and efficient AMR operation. The now reliable service is being used to implement more use cases: video based quality detection, workers' communications, etc.
Result
AMR efficiency increased by 25% since the introduction of DAC private wireless.
Increased worker safety and productivity.
Use case
Wireless connectivity that can reliably operate in harsh conditions where temperatures of -30 degrees Celsius and frequent blasts in an open pit mine create obstacles for mine automation.
Benefits
Only 4 private wireless access points deliver reliable coverage across the entire open pit mine functioning in those very harsh conditions (extreme cold and continuous blasting) to enable automation in the mine such as autonomous drilling, hauling quality control, precise environmental sensing etc.
Result
Increased worker safety and productivity.
Increased worker safety and productivity.
Use case
Wireless connectivity that can reliably operate in harsh conditions where temperatures of -30 degrees Celsius and frequent blasts in an open pit mine create obstacles for mine automation.
Benefits
Only 4 private wireless access points deliver reliable coverage across the entire open pit mine functioning in those very harsh conditions (extreme cold and continuous blasting) to enable automation in the mine such as autonomous drilling, hauling quality control, precise environmental sensing etc.
Result
Increased worker safety and productivity.
Reducing the on-site travel requirements for airline technicians.
Use case
Airline technicians have to go to Lufthansa Technik's hangar to inspect aicraft engines as no precise remote inspection is possible.
Benefits
Private 5G deployed in the hangar - a dyamic, constantly changing metallic enviroment that makes radio wave propagation difficult - enables precise remote table inspections of aircraft engine components for airline customers of Lufthansa Technik.
Result
Reducing the on-site travel requirements for airline technicians.
Reducing the on-site travel requirements for airline technicians.
Use case
Airline technicians have to go to Lufthansa Technik's hangar to inspect aicraft engines as no precise remote inspection is possible.
Benefits
Private 5G deployed in the hangar - a dyamic, constantly changing metallic enviroment that makes radio wave propagation difficult - enables precise remote table inspections of aircraft engine components for airline customers of Lufthansa Technik.
Result
Reducing the on-site travel requirements for airline technicians.
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