Ernst & Young Oy (EY Finland) and Nokia have formed a strategic alliance to help enterprises and communication service providers (CSPs) accelerate their digital and business transformation journey and unleash the business potential of private wireless and 5G network capabilities. The alliance will also support enterprises in maintaining resiliency beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.
With demand for connectivity peaking under the strain of an increasingly remote working world, emerging technologies including the internet of things (IoT), Industry 4.0 (IR4.0), connected products and advanced mobility, are quickly transforming how industries and societies operate. At the same time, 69 per cent of organisations are currently investing or planning to invest in 5G, according to recent EY research.
As part of this partnership, EY and Nokia will collaborate to address the management and security challenges relating to these emerging technologies, and the expansive data they generate.
Commenting on the development, Greg Cudahy, EY Global Technology, Media & Entertainment and Telecoms Leader, said, “The impact of 5G across industries is a growing priority for EY clients undergoing digital and business transformation, as new use cases become a critical focus looking beyond this period of crisis. Nokia’s leading capabilities in private wireless and 5G deployment complement the EY strategic alliance ecosystem in this evolving landscape. The alliance with Nokia helps deliver end-to-end solutions to address clients’ most pressing challenges as they respond to dramatic shifts in market dynamics and strive to accelerate growth and productivity gains.”
Meanwhile, Raghav Sahgal, president of cloud and network services, Nokia, said, “Together with EY people, we will bring leading, high-performance, and secure network solutions for operators and industrial players around the world, and the experience required to develop innovative business models and 5G use-cases for enterprises. This means an acceleration of the digital transformation journey for customers as they seek to reinvent themselves in a post-pandemic world.”
Digital transformation in the enterprise is fueling demand for private wireless networks (industrial), IoT devices, analytics, machine learning and ecosystem convergence between operational technology and information technology (IT). This exponential growth of connected devices increases the risk of cybersecurity breaches. By securely connecting equipment and processes across the supply chain, EY and Nokia will help enterprises create customer trust, achieve return on investment, rethink operational processes and evaluate complex regulatory requirements.
