Orbis Oy customer magazine No 1/2019 ESTONIA • LATVIA • LITHUANIA

Perspectives New facilities Smart pole on the story to Estonia in 1 - Orbiscope 1/2019 Orbis Smart City

Content Editorial 2 Editorial The summer once again offered something for everyone. Early summer we cele- Digital services and brated ’s World Championship in Ice Hockey and later the weather varied infrastructure of a Smart City 3 between record high temperatures and frosts. I hope everyone has had their batteries recharged on vacation and is now back to work with full strength. What kind is a base station in a light pole? 4 When I started at the beginning of the year as CEO of Orbis, I was excpecting an interesting and extraordinary year, and at least the first half did not disappoint. Orbis’ fiber optic products This year, Orbis celebrates its 70th anniversary and we have compiled a series at SLO store in Tallinn 5 of stories, told by our own staff and our partners along the way. In addition to remembering history, we also look to the future and see what opportunities the 70 years at the changing world offers to us. forefront of the Finnish We are currently living in the midst of a technological revolution. New digital telecomunication industry 6 services are emerging at record speed, and many are talking about an industrial revolution that is taking place at a different pace than before. This transformation #ORBIS70 will open up new business opportunities for all those who are ready to take up the – perspectives on the story 8 challenge. New production facilities Today, links to almost all industries, enabling new innovative to Estonia 13 services. At the same time, data transfer becomes more important and its role becomes more critical. The world is also becoming more complex, and no compa- New CEO 14 ny can solve future challenges on its own. In the future, value will be built up even more in partnerships where the end customer’s value is at the heart of what we Warehouse moved to do. After all, the Finnish Ice Hockey team did not achieve the gold medal by play- larger space 14 ing as individuals, but succeeded as a team committed to a common goal. The Smart Pole pilot in Tampere 15 Wishing you happy reading, Pick out the required options 16 Jani Linna-Aro +358 40 350 1866 [email protected]

The office at Vanha Kaarelantie 9 in was expanded in February 1992.

Orbiskooppi 1/2019 Circulation: 1000 pcs Publisher: Orbis Oy, Vanha Kaarelantie 9, FI-01610 Vantaa, Finland www.orbis.eu Phone +358 20 478 830 Editor: Paula Meuronen Register: Orbis Oy customer register Orders and change of address [email protected] Printhouse: AM Digipaino

22 - -Orbiskooppi Orbiscope 1/2019 1/2019 Orbis Smart City BLOG

Digital services and infrastructure of a Smart City We are living in fast changing times, moving towards the digital world. The role of data transmission becomes crucial when entire factories are being automated using robotics and artificial intelligence, doctors are perform- ing surgeries remotely and self-driving cars populate the roads.

5G technology has been developed supply cabling solutions. We now utilise this adds a delay of ten milliseconds to to meet the new data transmission this know-how to develop new, easy-to- the data transmission. So, a significant requirements, including capacity, use products. One such new solution is aspect of digital data transfer is the reliability, information security and low cabling for a smart light pole. fact, where the data is located and latency (delay). where it is processed. One aim in the development process Building of data communication - is to make the technology invisible in We are used to data centers consist- works is changing, which requires new urban environment both for aesthetic ing of large halls of several thousand solutions, together with interdiscipli- reasons and to prevent vandalism. square meters, with rows of racks nary cooperation. Benches can be placed at the foot with servers. Smart cities will have of the streetlight pole to hide the small data centers such as remotely technology. Smart light poles are just controlled street cabinets. To have this Cabling will be hidden one example of how to hide technol- kind of technology where these small out of sight ogy, other options include bus stops, street cabinets can become reality, Compared to previous mobile technol- property façades and street signs. Time new products and services need to be ogies, 5G operates in higher frequen- will tell what kind of solutions will be developed. cies and the signal distance is much developed. shorter. This means that we need a Automatic optical denser network of base stations. Data centers by the switches have no delay Orbis Oy strives to ensure that its own street The number of fiber optic cables used production and product development If a self-driving car is driving along the in data transmission will increase and can meet these changing needs. Orbis streets of but the car’s server several cross-connections will be re- produces its own fiber optic and power is located in (in 600 km distance), quired when building networks. Manual

3 - Orbiscope 1/2019 network maintenance and modifi- Partnerships provide a This text is a summary of the Orbis cation is slow, expensive and prone to presentation given by CEO Jani comprehensive solution Linna-Aro and Account Manager human error. Pasi Hopponen at the Trade Fair Huber+Suhner, one of the principals Infrastructure on its own does not for Electricity and information BLOG networks 2019 in Finland. represented by Orbis, manufactures make a smart city, so partnerships are required in order to build a compre- fully optical Polatis switches. Fiber op- Polatis Optical Networks Switch tic cables are connected to the switch hensive solution. Several components https://www.orbis.eu/polatis-optical-switch once, after which all operations over have to work together for end-users to the network are conducted remotely. be able to use the new digital services. In addition to remote control, optical Optimisation of just one area is not switches can also be used to backup enough. critical services. If a line is about to We look forward to hearing about the break, the switch will automatically needs and ideas that the new technolo- change to a pre-programmed alterna- gy brings. Let’s solve these together! tive route. When a device is fully auto- matic and optical, it is also completely Pasi Hopponen from delay, which is extremely +358 400 411 198 important in 5G technology. [email protected]

What kind is a 5G base station in a light pole?

The coming 5G mobile net- work technology promises faster transmission of larger data volumes and with low- er latency times. In Orbis, we have been following the development of the tech- nology and we discussed ly, the network latency (meaning the Less room for technolo- with our partners what will delay that happens in data communi- cation over a network) cannot be more gy in the light pole be the mobile network base than 1 millisecond in 5G. This means Today in Finland, there may be up to stations and network instal- that data cannot be transmitted too 15 radios and thus at least 9 antennas lation like in the future. far for processing, therefore small data in a single base station mast. Typically, centers are needed near the operating one radio unit serves one technology of For example, if we think of the self-driv- network. one telecom operator (e.g., 2G, or ing vehicles to be able to operate, 4G). The more telecom operators and they need a new kind of infrastructure technologies, the more radios, anten- and network construction. Wireless Light poles are short nas and cables in the mast. 5G radio network will transmit the data needed The typical height of a base station unit has an integrated antenna, which by the cars and thus will have to cover today is 30-150 meters. Light pole, decreases the number of cables when the routes they travel. Communica- instead, is only around 6-10 meters RF jumper cables are no longer needed. tion must work extremely reliably in high. When a 5G base station is placed In the example of the self-driving vehi- order to make this critical application in a ‘streetlamp’, its antenna is lo- cles, base stations are placed to light- trustworthy. 5G technology meets this cated much lower and therefore the ing poles. There will be probably 2-3 need. coverage area of the base station is antennas per pole aligned parallel with In network installation, 5G limitations smaller. Also, due to radiation safety, the road. To work, the radios need both are mainly defined by two technical high-power radios are not suitable for power and fiber optic cabling as well features. First, higher frequency of the light poles. as enclosures for cable connections. signal shortens the signal range, which Because the cabling inside the pole means the positioning of base stations requires a certain amount of space, is denser – ‘like streetlamps’. Second-

4 - Orbiscope 1/2019 BLOG the diameter of the pole will is a durable, weatherproof product solution is called the C-RAN architec- inevitably grow larger than in family designed for this purpose. ture. the traditional light pole. When the power and data transmis- Each radio unit requires one pair of sion cables are installed for the base optical fibers for data transmission. Challenge to ensure station, the pole can be expanded to However, it makes no sense and it power supply a so-called Smart Pole that provides is costly to dig countless amounts services through different applications. of cables to the ground. C-RAN uses Reliability requirements for the base For example, the pole environment WDM technology to transfer data from stations call for the possibility to make can be monitored with sensors that multiple radios in the same fiber. When emergency calls even in cases of power deliver information and based on that selecting components for the fiber disruption. The radio units mainly information the sensors provide e.g. optic network, the technical options operate with 48V DC power, because the remotely controlled led lights light are also limited by the latency target of this way their operation can be ensured road users way. the 5G network. with UPS batteries in case of disrup- tions. Adding batteries and rectifiers Active devices in the to the light pole increases the size base station When are the 5G base remarkably. stations coming? Baseband unit (BBU) is an active device Alternatively, electricity could be that processes the signal from the Best practices are being developed and converted into alternating current, but radio unit and transmits it to the mo- pilot networks for testing have already this would require the use of rare radio bile network. Traditionally, BBU’s are been built. In commercial use, telecom units suitable for AC power. Whet­ placed in the cabinet under the mast. operators will first add 5G technology her the power backup requirement to existing base stations and to a few remains applicable to the entire 5G In a light pole application, the space selected locations where new technol- network remains to be seen. required by these devices is so large ogy is utilized. The time of driverless that in practice the vehicles is only after several years. It is batteries, rectifiers and One cabling solu- not likely that 5G network will be built BBU’s must be placed in to cover the all areas in the country. tion for multiple a cabinet located at the The focus is on the urban areas where services bottom of the pole. In the there are enough users and use cases urban areas, the cabinet from the business point of view. Cabling for the light pole can can be disguised as a be compressed into a smaller bench, but along the roads space by combining the power of self-driving cars other supply and data transmission either solutions must be used. in a hybrid cable or in a common Jari Koskinen enclosure. The complete, ready-to- Another option is to collect BBU’s +358 400 457 678 install set is designed to fit different of several base stations and take [email protected] kind of poles and to speed up instal- them a little further into a com- lation. Orbis OptoMast Smart CityTM mon BBU hotel or data center. This

Orbis’ fiber optic products at SLO store in Tallinn Visit the store at Kesk-Sõjamäe 3a, 11415 Tallinn. Products include basic installation components for fiber optic networks: patch cords, cross-connection panels, adapters, splicing and cleaning accessories. View products: https://www.orbis.eu/slo-tallinn.html

5 - Orbiscope 1/2019 Early days at the Orbis’ office. 70 years at the forefront of the Finnish

Leo and Birgit Linna-Aro telecomunication industry celebrate Leos potrait in 1989.

Celebrating its 70th anniversary this year, Orbis Oy has seen the most important ad- vances and new developments in the Finnish sector up close:

• In the 1940s and 1950s, Orbis Oy was involved in the pro- cess of building radio and channels, helping to connect the nation. • In the 1970s, the company’s focus shifted to B2B electronics, which helped pave the way for Finland as a world leader in technology. • In the 1990s, Orbis Oy helped lift the telecommunications industry to a whole new global level. • Now, Orbis Oy is involved in building the foundation for a new digital society as the valued supplier to numerous telecommunications professionals.

6 - Orbiscope 1/2019 First steps in radio divided between two different areas: the local import and services in technology imports Finland, and the global manufacturing Leo Linna-Aro and his friends founded of proprietary test systems. At the Orbis Oy as an importing and agency beginning of 2012, the test system company on 1 June 1949. During the operations were split off into a sepa- early years, the company’s main focus rate company called Orbis Systems Oy, was on radio technology, which was allowing Orbis Oy to return to its roots in huge demand in post-war Finland. and focus on the import, assembly and Import and sales of the new USW retail services. In 2014, Orbis Oy found- technology was an excellent stepping ed a subsidiary company in Russia. stone for the new company to improve and expand their business in the field Building of B2B electronics. the digital future A competitive edge Today, Orbis Oy’s core technologies are RF and optical fiber. In 2018, through in-house the company’s turnover was nearly production 10 million euros. Orbis Oy currently employs 50 people, half of whom work In 1993, Leo Linna-Aro resigned as CEO in the production of assembled cables of Orbis Oy and passed on the torch in Estonia. The family-owned company to his son, Markku Linna-Aro. The new is now managed by a third-generation CEO was not the only change, how- Linna-Aro, after Jani Linna-Aro started ever; this also marked Orbis Oy’s first The test systems made by Orbis checked as the new CEO on 1 January 2019. foray into in-house development of the functions of a mobile base station and added-value services and test system a . There were also visual The evolution of digital technology is inspections with machine vision tools. solutions. This new direction proved to currently changing entire industries The product on the photo is Basic UI. be a significant competitive edge and and their revenue models. The break- laid the groundwork for the success through of 5G technology and changes that Orbis Oy enjoys today. in the data center market offer Orbis Oy new areas for growth, as IT infra- Going global structures and services need further development opening up a key role for In 1998, Orbis Oy took its first steps to- data transfer expertise. wards going global – a process that was Mobile networks, in-building networks based on the company’s goal to pro- and data centers are Orbis’ focus duce customer-oriented services. The areas today. Expertise and experience first overseas office was established in these areas will be needed in the in Dallas, Texas, to serve the American future, for example in construction of market. The expansion was spurred by smart cities and smart buildings. the increased need for Finnish electro­ nics manufacturers to outsource test- The first manufacturing site of Orbis in 1998 ing services. Orbis Oy began mass pro- was located at Malminkartano in Vantaa. duction of its own products in Estonia in 1999. In Finland, systems were being made in the company’s offices in Oulu, Salo and Vantaa. At its largest, Orbis Oy also had subsidiaries in Sweden, China and India.

Split into two companies In the early 2000s, the operations of Orbis Oy were becoming increasingly

7 - Orbiscope 1/2019 #ORBIS70 – perspectives on the story Markku Linna-Aro, the Chairman of the Board and the former Managing Direc- ”It is important to tor of Orbis, says that he maintain the core has been with the company since he was a little boy. values even during “The company and my home were difficult times” located in the same building, so it was natural for me to start my career at the warehouse already during my school years,” Markku reminisces. After secondary school, Markku worked in sales, a position he took over again following his military service. Markku had stints away from the company on a few occasions for studies and work, Markku including as Director for professional products at Sony Finland. Markku re- turned to Orbis as CEO in 1993. Currently serving as the Chairman of Linna-Aro the Board, Markku is focused on steer- ing Orbis strategy with Jani Linna-Aro, who took over CEO duties in the begin- Values are an essential company has been clear: the company is built to last. And, the future is look- #ORBIS70 – PERSPECTIVES ON THE STORY ning of 2019. part of Orbis’ culture ing bright: Orbis is currently expanding The family-run company is striving to its own production and building a new Staying on top be a good employer. factory. of development “Our values include integrity, goal-o “We believe that the role of produc- Technology has evolved by leaps and rientedness, appreciation and respect. tion and customizability will become bounds during Orbis’ 70 years of It is important to maintain these core increasingly important. We are history. values even during difficult times,” looking to provide even better Markku emphasises. services for our clients. In prac- “We have to constantly stay on top of tice, this means being close to development. In Finland, data commu- Clients and other interest groups have our clients, listening to them nications technology was booming in maintained their trust and faith in us, and collaborating with them in the late 1990s and the early 2000s, and and long-term collaboration has result- developing operating models,” today, data transmission is becoming ed in tight-knit partnerships. “No one Markku summarises. increasingly vital to more and more is able to do everything alone. Finding industries, from construction to data the right partners centers. This evolution has broadened is important, and our sphere of operations and our cus- this requires the tomer base,” Markku states. willingness and ability to develop. “It has taken significant efforts from A good principle our employees to adapt to the changes is to deliver on and see the opportunities even during your promises.” trying times,” Markku acknowledges. The ownership strategy of the

The cornerstone ceremony of a new office building at Taivaltie 5 in Vantaa in 12th April 2000.

8 - Orbiscope 1/2019 – PERSPECTIVES ON THE STORY#ORBIS70 – PERSPECTIVES R&D. In 2012, Harri moved to sales and marketing. “I have been in the sales department ever since, and recently I have been focused on Fiber to the Home and Cat cabling networks. I also provide expert services and information on fiber optics,” Harri describes his sphere of duties. Since the beginning of 2014, Harri has been a member of Traficom (former Finnish Transport and Com- munication Agency) working group, which is responsible for regulating the building of broadband networks in residential buildings in Finland.

Future full of opportunities Harri Mutanen “It is important that the owners have faith in the company. I have been in a unique position to live through three at Malminkartano. We were working in Account Manager Harri generations in the company, experi- two shifts. Mutanen joined Orbis on encing the transition and technological 2 May, 1984. Harri began Harri became Production Manager revolution from analogue to digital and his career at Orbis as the when Orbis Oy and its long-term Swiss wireless environments and 5G solu- principal Huber+Suhner Ag established tions,” he describes. company’s 13th employee a joint venture. “I was in contact with Harri has unwavering faith in the future during a summer job at the the customers and communicated of the company: “Orbis invests in conti- their needs to production. In 2001, we warehouse. nuity, which is evident in the company’s moved to the new, large facilities at practice of training its young employ- “Orbis was operating in a detached Taivaltie 5 in Vantaa,” Harri says. house, in which the warehouse was ees. Hard times have only made us located. My aunt, Anne Redsven, In 2004, Harri was re-appointed to the stronger, and we have found what we called and asked if I was interested in Warehouse Manager. Orbis was already want to focus on.” a summer job. I had just finished my operating all over Finland and in several matriculation examination, and I locations abroad as well. At the peak of thought that this would be a good operations in early 2000s, the company opportunity. The following year had over 350 employees. Harri at Vanha Kaarelantie 9 warehouse in 1989. I did my military service, and at the request of Orbis, I Transition completed the lorry license ”I have been in a in order to take up the into sales position of a Stock-keeper,” “I was in charge unique position to Harri reminisces. of the ware- house until 2010, live through three when the opera- From warehouse tion was moved generations in the to production to the Estonian In 1988, Harri became the Ware- unit,” Harri com- company.” house Manager. The new facilities ments. were built the following year at Vanha In 2011, com- Kaarelantie 9 in Vantaa. At that point, pany moved in the company had around 30 employ- Vantaa back to ees. Vanha Kaarelan- “The business grew, and around 1990, tie 9. At the time, Nokia Mobile Phones approached Orbis Harri was respon- regarding cable manufacturing for sible for fiber NMT mobile phone antennas,” Harri optics project describes. Our collaboration grew, and management for our cable manufacturing moved in Van- taa from Kaarelantie to a new facility

9 - Orbiscope 1/2019 entrepreneurial spirit,” Maija describes the atmosphere. In 2012, Orbis was divided into two companies. Locally, the company ope­ rated as Orbis Oy and globally as Orbis Systems Oy. By that time, Maija had retired and moved on to the Board of Directors of Orbis Oy.

Respect for personnel is evident According to Maija, in its current state, Orbis Oy is very much like the Orbis of the early 1990s. “When you step inside, there is the same enthusiastic, commit- ted and homely atmosphere of a family company,” Maija praises. The future is hard to predict in the cur- Maija Lax rent global uncertainties. However, the customer base has broadened, which the company began further process- Maija Lax entered Orbis in is good. May of 1990 and served as ing components and producing cable assemblies”, Maija recalls the early days According to Maija, Orbis is one of the Financial Director until her of her Orbis career. best workplaces in Finland. retirement in 2002. ”When I started my career at Orbis, the Bold global expansion ” When you step company was focused on component In early 1990s, Finland was struggling and measurement device import and through an economic downturn. Orbis inside, there is the sales in the domestic markets, as well persevered through hard work and as the calibration and maintenance of enthusiastic, com- team spirit. In 1993, the company took the products. During the same year, #ORBIS70 – PERSPECTIVES ON THE STORY a bold step into the development of mitted and homely testing systems. At the same time, the atmosphere of a product range ex- panded to machine family company” vision technology. Manufacturing “The company has always valued every operations expand- employee, and everyone feels they are ed abroad with appreciated. My message to colleagues the establishment would be to keep respecting and taking of subsidiaries in care of each other. Our clients and part- Estonia, Sweden, ners already know that every Texas (USA), China Orbis employee is always and India. 100 per cent committed “There was a lot to their work. And of work to do, but they deliver what the company was they promise.” ”OITI” at Dallas, is now excited and full of subsidiary of Orbis Systems

Roadshow in the early days...

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”Without innova- tive partners like Orbis, it would be very challenging to build 5G networks” Juha Nykänen According to teleoperator DNA completely outsourced the pro­ fiber optic product manufacturers and DNA’s Director of Procure- duct development, which turned out to retailers. be a good solution. ment and Logistics, Juha IoT will also create new customerships Nykänen, the collaboration “It took only months from the concept across various sectors. The entire in- to be developed into a finished pro­ dustry is trending towards having high between Orbis and DNA duct. Thanks to Orbis, we did not have speed networks even in sparsely popu- began with a product to worry about any technical matters; lated areas. 5G will provide many new development project. the network was built with equipment opportunities, but it must be adopted and products that were compatible on an extensive scale. This is where ”In 2009, we were building 3G net- with our infrastructure,” Juha states. teleoperators play a significant role. works and began designing 4G net- works. Back then, there were no sui­ At the core of the collaboration bet­ “The demand for fiber optics will be table cable solutions for power or fiber ween Orbis and DNA are still the same massive. Without innovative partners optics for cost-effective base station products, in upgraded versions. DNA like Orbis, it would be very challenging installation and use. Orbis was the only procures fiber optic products, as well to build 5G networks cost-effectively,” company that was willing to develop a as signal boosters and IT area products Juha describes. completely new, innovative product for from Orbis. Largest volumes always our use. The product was completed coincide with network construction Chemistry through and subsequently it was adopted by projects, but the companies also work other Orbis’ clients as well,” he com- together to maintain existing networks. entrepreneurial spirit ments on the early stages of collabora- “Our collaboration has evolved quite Orbis and DNA collaborate effortlessly tion between the companies. a bit over the years, and today our and casually on a daily basis. process involves also equipment suppli- “Our collaboration works very well. Or- Agile product ers,” Juha indicates. bis is a small, efficient family business, development and DNA shares this entrepreneurial Possibility for spirit, so the chemistry is great, in terms Juha acknowledges the agility of future innovation of both values and operating models. I Orbis. In the beginning, the right feel that both companies are down to product did not even exist, and Building the 5G network will open up earth, efficient and operating from a Orbis stepped up and created significant markets particularly for humane standpoint”, summarises Juha. one for DNA. In other words,

...and today!

11 - Orbiscope 1/2019 SLO Oy is the largest logis- tics and retail company in the electrical sector in Fin- land, with whom Orbis has collaborated for over 10 years. Veli-Matti Lehto, Product Manager for telecommunications, data, mobile net- work and antenna products, describes the early stages of collaboration: “Our collaboration with Orbis dates back to the days when mobile network development really took off. Our client base consists, among others, of large Veli-Matti telecom operators who were looking for a partner for handling warehouse and logistics services for network build- ing and material flows. Orbis was able to provide us with the right products.” Lehto

Orbis products sold by SLO are used any challenges openly in good spirit,” in the mobile base station cabling ”We have always Veli-Matti describes. and network installations in buildings, tunnels, etc. SLO also sells some fiber been able to dis- The future of the partnership also optic products for Fiber to the Home looks promising. applications. cuss any challen- “Operators are busy designing and building 5G networks. The cell size Expertise is invaluable ges openly in good will be very small; there are no large masts. Instead, the network consists of Currently, mobile networks are being spirit with Orbis.” many small base stations within short built at a fast pace. There are also sig- distances, which requires a lot more #ORBIS70 – PERSPECTIVES ON THE STORY Orbis maintains regular dialogue with nificant technical changes taking place fiber optics and RF equipment. I believe SLO’s clients and personnel, and the in components. In many cases SLO’s Orbis and SLO will continue to enjoy companies have organised mutual clients are seeking solutions for various tight-knit collaboration in the future as training sessions as well. challenges. It is important to have a well,” Veli-Matti summarises. partner to collaborate with to find the right solutions. The secret to “During the last 10 years, data network true partnership technology has developed immensely and with many new products; active The partnership between Orbis and devices, passive components, cables, SLO is genuine with open and straight- routers, etc. Our dialog with the clients forward dialogue. is made easier by being able to rely “Collaborating with the product ex- on Orbis’s solid expertise in various perts and sales representatives of Orbis technologies. The Orbis team has an has been easy and straightforward. unparalleled level of technical exper- They are experts in their field, and tise,” Veli-Matti praises the partner. we have always been able to discuss

TO BE CONTINUED... The series of interviews on the topic #ORBIS70 – perspec- tives on the story continues in the next Orbiscope. Stories will also be published on Orbis’ social media channels and on https://www.orbis.eu/orbis70-eng

12 - Orbiscope 1/2019 NEWS New production facilities to Estonia For 20 years, Orbis Oy has been manufacturing cus- tomized telecom cable as- semblies in Saue, Estonia. In March 2019, an agreement was signed to build a new property for Orbis’ produc- tion. This year, Orbis Oy, a Finnish family business, celebrates its 70th anniver- cesses and enables greater production sary. In addition to importing compo- volumes.” nents, the company started manufac- The new factory will be built by Vint- turing its own products in the 1990s. selle OÜ and it will be located about In 1999, Orbis Oy Eesti filiaal was half a kilometer away from the current established in Estonia, and the pro- site. When designing the new premises, duction of RF cables, fiber optic cables a special attention was paid on the re- and system assemblies was transferred quired space for the extensive product there. Today, the Estonian branch also portfolio. Also, important aspect is the manufactures twisted pair cable assem- critical environmental cleanliness of the The first Orbis office in Estonia blies. Own manufacturing site is also manufacture of fiber optic products. was located in Kotka at Tallinn. the foundation for Orbis’ own product Asko Kaldas, the Department director development. of 30 employees, says: ”Getting produc- In the future, the customized solutions tion to one floor brings many improve- will play an important role in creating ments. We will be able to produce a competitive advantage for Orbis Oy. more versatile portfolio, for example, ”We are looking forward to increasing by making assemblies that combine the share of our own products and R&D different technologies.” solutions,” emphasizes Jani Linna-Aro, The new factory building is expected to CEO of Orbis, and continues: ”This be completed in summer 2020. investment in the new production facilities enhances production pro- Current facilities in Saue were accuired from company called AMP (USA).

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View the video interview As part of Orbis’ anniversary celebra- tions we also interviewed our depart- ment director Asko Kaldas. On this video interview Asko estimates, that Asko manufacturing of hybrid solutions will increase in the future. https://www.orbis.eu/orbis70-asko Kaldas

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New CEO Starting from 1st of Janu- Orbis Oy was founded by Leo Linna-Aro needs ary, 2019 Jani Linna-Aro, in 1949, so this year is company’s 70th of future anniversary and Jani Linna-Aro con- smart M.Sc. has been appointed tinues in third generation the family cities. For to CEO in Orbis Oy. Markku owned business. example the 5G mobile Linna-Aro will continue as For the future prospects of Orbis Oy networks, in-building Jani Linna-Aro comments as follows: the chairman of the board. networks and data centers are ”The expertise, solutions and experience the infrastructure of digital services.” of Orbis are naturally combined with the

Warehouse moved to larger space In 11th March 2019 Orbis’ warehouse and pickup store in Finland moved to Taivaltie 5, 01610 Vantaa.

The new place is less than a kilometer Service hours At the warehouse there are Ville Vento away from Orbis’ office at Vanha (in the photo on the left) and Jimi Tam- Kaarelantie 9. Warehouse and pickup store are open melin ready to be at your service. on workdays between 8:00 and 16:00. The new warehouse has more space In case you have any questions, please and better loading dock for trucks. En- contact our customer service +358 20 trance is located on the northern side 478 8600. of the building.

14 - Orbiscope 1/2019 BLOG The Smart Pole pilot in Tampere Hiedanranta is a future district of Tampere city in Finland, where new ideas, experi- ments and urban culture will flourish. Sus- tainable and intelligent solutions will make life easier for the future 25 000 residents and 10 000 employees of the area. Dur- ing the summer 2019, in cooperation with Tehomet Oy and DNA Oyj, Orbis Oy will participate in a Smart Pole pilot project in Hiedanranta. Tehomet made a 3D visualisation of two different models for the pole in April 2019. Digital services set new demands for 5G mobile network, which is currently New operating models the reliability, speed and low latency of being deployed, will enable services data transmission networks. Therefore, based on high-speed wireless data In the environment offered by the City a new kind of network infrastructure is communications. The Smart Pole will of Tampere, the companies of the pilot required. The Smart Pole will serve as provide next generation telecommuni- project are able to develop their own a platform for innovative services and cations on a local scale, and also it will special expertise. Implementing of a it also includes the capability to meet serve as a backbone hub. functional entity requires also com- future communication needs. In this bining of expertise between different In the pilot project, the Smart Pole way, the piloted, modular Smart Pole in companies. Partnerships create new will be placed in a park area and it will Hiedanranta will contribute to operating models which are the basis include modules for lighting, security sustainable development. for the commercial solutions. The pro- and services for park users. “Thus, the ject is led by Orbis Oy, which is respon- Smart Pole is not just a mobile network sible for the pole cabling and connec- A platform base station, but also a platform for tivity solutions, DNA Oyj provides the for innovation other services and urban technology mobile base station hardware, and needs,” says Anu Peussa, project Tehomet Oy designs and builds the Hiedanranta is an environment for manager at Orbis. Technology will be pole. urban development projects and hidden in the structures of the pole, experiments in Tampere. The city thereby it helps to improve urban land- The aim of the project is to implement has built a fiber optic network, which scape and protects critical infrastruc- the first concept, which can be used to serves as the data communication back- ture against external damage as well as develop comprehensive solutions for bone for the whole area. In turn, the from possible vandalism. the needs of smart cities. Planning of the pilot project started in June 2018, Members of the pilot project visited and the Smart Pole will be installed in the agreed location of the smart pole at Hiedanranta during summer 2019. We Hiedanranta in January 2019. will tell you more about the project as it progresses. https://www.orbis.eu/hiedanranta

Anu Peussa +358 400 902 402 [email protected]

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