Ahead of Mobile World Congress, "Nokia announced enhancements to what it calls its ‘anyhaul’ portfolio, which includes microwave, optical, IP and PON solutions." Nokia’s Vice President of Networks Marketing and Communications Phil Twist said the combination of anyhaul and the Future X architecture "equips our customers to take advantage of the promise of this next generation of network technology…The expertise and invaluable best practices we gain will further simplify and reduce risk for other operators as they move to 5G."