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Reported multi-plant private wireless network (Chevron Phillips)

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Details

Organization
Chevron Phillips (CPChem)
Current operating status
Deployed; running 4G LTE on CBRS
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Overview

Chevron Phillips Chemical (CPChem) worked with IT services company Kyndryl and Nokia to deploy private LTE networks at eight of its U.S. facilities, including its headquarters in The Woodlands, Texas, as announced on November 15, 2023.[1] The networks run on Nokia Digital Automation Cloud (DAC) in CBRS (Citizens Broadband Radio Service) spectrum and give workers access to business applications across 3,000 mobile devices.[1][2] RCR Wireless reported that CPChem had outdoor Wi-Fi but wanted high-performance connectivity indoors and outdoors for connected-worker programs.[3] The sources do not name the individual plants beyond the headquarters.

At a glance

Organization
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company (CPChem).[1]
Location
Eight U.S. facilities, including the headquarters in The Woodlands, Texas; other sites are not named.[1]
Date announced
November 15, 2023.[1][3]
Spectrum
CBRS; GAA or PAL is not stated.[1][2]
Technology
4G LTE, which Kyndryl says can support 5G in the future.[2]
Scale as reported
Eight sites and 3,000 mobile devices; radio counts and coverage area are not stated.[1]
Vendors and roles
Nokia supplied the DAC private wireless platform.[1]
Integrator
Kyndryl designed and deployed the networks with CPChem and Nokia, and uses its Kyndryl Bridge AIOps platform to anticipate outages.[1][3]
Status
Deployed as of November 2023; we found no later public update.[1]

How the network is used

  • Mobile access to mission-critical business applications for plant workers, including SAP work orders and online manuals for field repairs (manufacturing and industrial IoT).[1]
  • Real-time collaboration through Microsoft Teams anywhere in the plant.[1]
  • Connecting, monitoring and managing machines and other manufacturing assets.[1]

Reported results

As reported by the sources below; not independently verified.

  • Kyndryl says the teams tested extensively beforehand and deployed the networks in two batches rather than eight, covering several sites at once.[1][2]
  • Kyndryl says employees now have quick access to business applications across 3,000 mobile devices.[1]

Timeline

  1. Kyndryl announces the eight-site private LTE deployment for CPChem with Nokia; RCR Wireless covers it the same day.[1][3]

How to interpret this record

This record keeps the source's anonymous customer label and reported status. A case study does not establish current operation, reproducible performance, or independent verification.

Sources

Researched Oct 1, 2026. Manufacturer and vendor statements are their claims, not independent tests.

  1. How the Promise of Private 5G is Paying Off — Kyndryl, Nov 15, 2023. Accessed Oct 1, 2026.
  2. Chevron Phillips, Kyndryl and Nokia design and implement private wireless networks across eight plants enabling mission-critical applications across 3,000 mobile devices — Nokia. Accessed Oct 1, 2026.
  3. Kyndryl and Nokia deploy eight-plant private LTE network for Chevron Phillips — RCR Wireless News, Nov 15, 2023. Accessed Oct 1, 2026.

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Source details (4)
SOURCEOrganization

Chevron Phillips (CPChem)

Nokia ↗Vendor case studyLocation in source: Page H1Checked Sep 30, 2026Source date: not stated

SOURCEOperating status

deployed; running 4G LTE on CBRS

Nokia ↗Vendor case studyLocation in source: Customer success summary and quote from KyndrylChecked Sep 30, 2026Source date: not stated

SOURCEReported use case

mission-critical applications across 3,000 mobile devices at eight plants

Nokia ↗Vendor case studyLocation in source: Page H1Checked Sep 30, 2026Source date: not stated

SOURCEVendors Named

Kyndryl; Nokia (Nokia DAC)

Nokia ↗Vendor case studyLocation in source: Customer success summary under H1Checked Sep 30, 2026Source date: not stated