Virgin Media O2 has signed new multi-year agreements with Ericsson and Nokia to upgrade its UK mobile network, as part of its Mobile Transformation Plan. The deals will see the majority of Virgin Media O2’s radio access network (RAN) upgraded to the latest 5G+ technology, improving performance for millions of customers across the country. Thousands […]

Omdia’s latest Core Market Tracker reveals that Communications Service Providers (CSPs) increased their 5G packet core network investments by 83 per cent year-over-year in Q4 2025. The increase reflects strong momentum behind 5G Standalone (SA) deployments, as well as continued focus on digital transformation and new revenue streams. North America and Europe, the Middle East […]

Airties, a provider of AI-driven software for ISPs’ subscribers, has announced the appointment of Deepak Harie, former Senior Vice President of Technical Support and Deploy Services at Nokia, to lead Airties’ sales and business development efforts globally. “In recent years, Airties has significantly expanded our customer deployments, product portfolio, and software integrations with leading hardware […]

Nokia has reported that Q4 comparable net sales grew 3 per cent y-o-y on a constant currency and portfolio basis (+2 per cent reported) with growth in both Network Infrastructure and Mobile Networks. Q4 comparable gross margin expanded 90bps y-o-y to 48.1 per cent, attributed to a strong product mix offsetting a lower contribution from […]

Nokia is holding its Capital Markets Day 2025 [November 19th] and has announced its strategy to position itself to “lead in the AI-driven transformation of networks and capture the value of the AI supercycle”. Nokia also announced a new long-term financial target, strategic KPIs for the business, an evolution of its operating model and changes […]

Nokia has been awarded a three-year deal by Telecom Italia (TIM) to expand and modernise the coverage and capacity of its 5G network after a competitive tender process. The strategic partnership will cover TIM’s customers across new regions, in addition to Nokia’s existing footprint. It supports TIM’s ambitions to tackle the digital divide and digitise […]

A leap towards future network interoperability has been achieved, as a record number of higher-speed fibre vendors announced successful testing of their devices. The latest Broadband Forum ‘Plugfest’ tested Higher-Speed PON (50G PON), 25GS-PON, and XGS-PON technologies at the University of New Hampshire Interoperability Labs (UNH-IOL) in October. Higher-Speed PON devices from Airoha Technology, Calix, […]

The Board of Directors of Nokia Corporation has resolved on submitting an application for the delisting of its shares from the regulated market of Euronext in Paris. The decision by Nokia to submit the delisting application was taken following a review of the trading volumes, costs and administrative requirements related to its listing on Euronext […]

Nokia and the test and measurement company Rohde & Schwarz have created and successfully tested a 6G radio receiver that uses AI technologies to overcome one of the biggest anticipated challenges of 6G network rollouts, coverage limitations inherent in 6G’s higher-frequency spectrum. The machine learning capabilities in the receiver greatly boost uplink distance, enhancing coverage […]

Nvidia and Nokia have announced a strategic partnership to add Nvidia-powered, commercial-grade AI-RAN products to Nokia’s RAN portfolio, enabling communication service providers to launch AI-native 5G-Advanced and 6G networks on Nvidia platforms. Nvidia will also invest $1 billion (€0.86bn) in Nokia at a subscription price of $6.01 per share. The investment is subject to customary […]