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Nokia selected by GO Malta for nationwide 5G deployment in seven-year deal
Nokia today announced that it has been selected by GO Malta (GO) as its sole strategic partner for a nationwide 5G RAN rollout in a seven-year deal. The deal will see the introduction of scalable, ultra-reliable, high-speed and low latency mobile connectivity to GO’s consumer and enterprise customers. The move will also support GO’s ambitions to drive new business opportunities via 5G networks by introducing innovative new use cases such as digital automation, Internet of Things (IoT), remote monitoring, and ‘immersive’ technologies such as virtual reality. Nokia is the incumbent vendor in this expansion deal. Nokia will consolidate its existing infrastructure and expand and accelerate the deployment of 5G…
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Tampereen Kannen areena on nyt Nokia Arena
Tampereen Kannen areena ja Nokia ovat tänään allekirjoittaneet viisivuotisen yhteistyösopimuksen sisältäen option viiden vuoden jatkosopimuksesta. Sopimuksen myötä joulukuussa 2021 valmistuva areena on tästä päivästä alkaen Nokia Arena. Vuosittain jopa miljoonaa kävijää palveleva Nokia Arena on rakennettu Tampereen keskustan välittömään läheisyyteen ja se on yksi Euroopan moderneimmista monitoimiareenoista. Nokia Arena avautuu yleisölle joulukuussa 2021 mahdollistaen vierailijoille innovatiiviset digitaaliset kokemukset ja tapahtumat, maailmanluokan urheilu-, kulttuuri- ja viihdetapahtumista konferensseihin. Areenalla on panostettu vahvasti tapahtumien elämyksellisyyteen ja digitaalisuuden tuomaan lisäarvoon. Nokia Arenaa ympäröivälle alueelle rakentuu kattava palvelutarjonta, johon kuuluu muun muassa laadukas hotelli ja ravintolamaailma. Nokia Arena on myös vuoden 2022 jääkiekon MM-kisojen päänäyttämö. Tommi Uitto, Nokian Matkapuhelinverkot-liiketoimintaryhmän johtaja ja Suomen maajohtaja sanoi: ”Olemme…
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Nokia deploys 5G standalone core network for Taiwan Mobile
Nokia today announced that it has deployed its 5G standalone core network for Taiwan Mobile Co. to enable the operator to provide the most advanced 5G applications for enterprises and businesses, and to strengthen its network services and performance. The timely deployment includes Nokia’s voice core, cloud packet core, subscriber data management, signaling, network exposure, policy controller, cloud infrastructure, and security management for radio transport. With a 5G standalone core network, Taiwan Mobile can readily provide the most advanced 5G services such as network slicing and smart city solutions that require ultra-low latency and reliability. Nokia and Taiwan Mobile are long-standing partners and Nokia, as the sole supplier of Taiwan…
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Nokia and TDC NET upgrade fiber network across Denmark
TDC NET connects first customer to XGS-PON fiber technology With XGS-PON, TDC NET is now able to offer fiber services with symmetrical speeds above 1 Gb/s targeting both consumers and business end-customers TDC NET is building a fiber network with a coverage of ~ one million homes ready for connection Nokia today announced it has been selected as the sole supplier by TDC NET to connect more than one million homes and businesses in Denmark with PON fiber to ultra-broadband. Starting in Copenhagen, Odense, Aarhus and Alborg, XGS–PON is being implemented for selected existing customers as well as new fiber addresses. As Denmark’s leading digital infrastructure partner, TDC NET has…
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VEON selects Nokia for core network modernization in Georgia
Nokia today announced that its cloud-native software has been selected by VEON’s mobile operator in Georgia, Beeline, to modernize the operator’s core network throughout Georgia and to strengthen customer services, network performance and security as it extends its 4G network with 5G-ready equipment. As part of the deal, Beeline Georgia also chose Nokia’s Home Location Register (HLR), making Nokia the sole network vendor for VEON in Georgia. HLR is a critical core component, given its role as the repository for storing subscriber data such as phone numbers and user location information. Upgrading the core network through near-zero touch automation and increased operational efficiencies will enable Beeline to meet rising customer…
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Nokia and industry colleagues seek simplification of optics market to accelerate 5G
White paper from Nokia, Ericsson, II-VI, Lumentum and Sumitomo Electric recommends predefined optical blueprints for Mobile Optical Pluggables (MOPA) solutions Streamling the USD 500 million MOPA eco-system will help industry focus on most relevant solutions and facilitate 5G rollouts Nokia, Ericsson, II-VI, Lumentum and Sumitomo Electric have today published a joint technical paper making the case for reducing the wide choice of Mobile Optical Pluggables (MOPA) used to connect cell sites to fiber networks. The two telco equipment makers and three optics suppliers behind the paper have recommended predefined optical blueprints that help operators speed up time to market using a common list of optical pluggables in a market…
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Nokia’s GPON solution to power AirFiber Networks‘ fiber expansion in Bangalore and Tamil Nadu, India
Nokia’s GPON solution will enable Airfiber Networks to provide superior broadband services to its residential subscribers The new network will allow AirFiber Networks to launch premium services, helping the ISP boost its revenue New Delhi, India – Nokia today announced that AirFiber Networks, an Internet Service Provider (ISP) in Bangalore and Tamil Nadu in South India, will use its broadband solution to launch high-speed data services and expand its network to better serve its subscribers. Nokia’s Gigabit Passive Optical Networking (GPON) solution will enable AirFiber Networks to provide high-speed broadband services in Bangalore and underpenetrated areas across the state of Tamil Nadu, aiming to reach over 100,000 subscribers in a…
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Nokia Corporation Financial Report for Q1 2021
Strong start to the year with constant currency net sales up 9% year-on-year, driven by strong growth in Network Infrastructure and solid growth in Mobile Networks; reported net sales increased 3% Enterprise constant currency net sales up 18% year-on-year, as we gained 63 new customers, more than doubling the number we added in Q1 2020; reported net sales increased 14% Comparable gross margin of 38.2% (reported 37.9%), reflecting improvements in Mobile Networks, mainly driven by 5G growth and favorable product and regional mix, and broad improvements across Network Infrastructure Comparable operating margin of 10.9% (reported 8.5%), with improvements in comparable operating profit across all business groups Comparable diluted EPS…
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Nokia and United Group bring next generation fiber services to millions of homes and business across South East Europe
United Group deploys Nokia’s next generation fiber and WiFi solution to provide enhanced ultra-broadband services to customers across the South East Europe region. Nokia is the preferred fiber-access network equipment supplier to United Group Nokia has signed a deal with United Group (UG), the leading multi-play and media provider in South East Europe, to deploy a fiber network and in-home mesh Wi-Fi solution across the eight different countries it operates in. The fiber network will enable UG to extend new ultra-broadband and 10Gbps services to millions of residential and business customers across the region. Focused on accelerating the broadband coverage it offers, UG will work with Nokia to extend its fiber…
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Nokia selected by Globe Telecom to rollout 5G in the Philippines in three-year deal
Supports network modernization and 5G rollout plan in key geographic areas Nokia to supply its AirScale portfolio for superior connectivity experiences Nokia today announced that it has been selected by Globe Telecom in a three-year deal to upgrade its existing 4G network, as well as expand the geographical reach of its 5G network at over 1,000 sites in the Philippines. The deployment will cover the second and third largest islands of Mindanao and Visayas and will begin in Q2 2021 with completion expected in 2023. Under the terms of the agreement, Nokia will provide equipment and services from its comprehensive 5G AirScale portfolio to build out the Radio Access…
