Nokia and Latvijas Mobilais Telefons (LMT) have signed an agreement to build a 5G tactical communications system for military use across the Baltic region. The project brings together Nokia’s 5G radio tech and LMT’s experience with defence solutions.
The planned network will give secure, high‑speed links with low delay. It is meant to help unmanned vehicles, sensors and soldiers share data in real time, improving awareness on the ground and making it easier for forces from different countries to work together. The design is to be scalable and fast to set up, even in rough terrain.
Giuseppe Targia, Nokia’s head of space and defence, said the joint project “supports the modernisation of military capabilities, enabling faster decision-making, seamless communication, and the integration of advanced technologies across tactical environments”.
Nokia and LMT already cooperate on 5G for Latvia’s public networks and on military uses. LMT runs Europe’s first 5G military testbed at the Adazi base, an important NATO site. The partners have also built a portable 5G tactical network using Nokia’s Banshee platform, a service that was delivered to the US Marine Corps in May.
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