The Racsa unit of Costa Rica’s state-owned agency ICE has partnered with Nokia to deploy and formally launch its 5G Standalone (SA) service, changing into the primary operator to take action within the area. The service is initially accessible at 30 websites in main cities, with Racsa planning to achieve an extra 170 websites later this yr, and with plans to broaden to 500 websites in later phases.

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5G SA in Costa Rica

The challenge brings high-speed, low-latency 5G connectivity to key cities, together with San Joss, Cartago, and Limon, in addition to to rural communities throughout the nation, in keeping with the official launch.

Fastened Wi-fi Entry

The 5G SA community additionally supplies Fastened Wi-fi Entry (FWA) providers to a variety of customers. FWA can be utilized to ship high-speed connectivity to areas with out present telecom infrastructure.

Based on GSMA Intelligence (Q2 2024), FWA is anticipated to develop exponentially in comparison with different broadband options over the following decade.

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Options Powering the Community

Racsa, powered by Nokia’s integrator associate Datasys, has applied options from Nokia’s AirScale radio portfolio, together with Large MIMO radios, distant radio heads, and base stations. Moreover, Racsa will deploy Nokia’s FastMile 5G Receivers together with different Nokia merchandise.

To assist the 5G Standalone (SA) RAN structure, Nokia has additionally built-in its 5G SA Compact Mobility Unit (CMU) Core into the community, the joint assertion stated.

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Racsa stated: “By deploying the primary 5G community within the nation, we’re not solely enhancing connectivity for companies and authorities entities but in addition enhancing the standard of life for our residents.”