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What is Nokia?

Nokia is a Finnish company founded in 1865 as a maker of pulp and paper. The company branched into rubber and cable businesses over the years, and later formed a merged entity, Nokia Corporation, in 1967. Though the company operated in various industries initially, it focused on the telecommunication infrastructure business, technology development, telecom equipment and licensing from mid-90s. Since then, the company has been one the major contributors in the field of mobile phone telephony industry.
 
Being one of the early companies to experiment and explore the telecommunication networks, the Finnish company forayed into the cellular network industry in the
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Airtel-Nokia partnership to help developers create new revenue streams

The collaboration will enable the developer community to seamlessly build advanced solutions leveraging the Airtel network's robust capabilities such as Al, 5G, edge computing and more

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Updated On : 04 Dec 2025 | 1:59 PM IST

Nokia plans major India push with enterprise, data centre expansion

Nokia is aiming to grow its enterprise, data centre, and hyperscaler business in India to tap into the rapidly expanding technology market

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Updated On : 14 Oct 2025 | 9:38 AM IST

China tightens curbs on Nokia, Ericsson gear with strict security checks

China is limiting European telecom suppliers Nokia and Ericsson, requiring strict security checks that slow approvals and give local firms an edge in the Chinese market

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Updated On : 02 Oct 2025 | 3:14 PM IST

BSNL to offer AI, 5G networking course, sign MoU with global tech companies

BSNL has signed MoUs with Ericsson, Qualcomm, Cisco, and Nokia to launch 5G, AI, and networking training at its Jabalpur institute, aiming to train over 2,000 participants annually

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Updated On : 11 Aug 2025 | 6:14 PM IST

PhonePe's Indus Appstore strikes pact with Alcatel after Lava, Xiaomi

Indus Appstore will now be pre-installed on Alcatel smartphones in India, marking its third OEM partnership after Lava and Xiaomi, expanding its reach and app discovery features

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Updated On : 04 Aug 2025 | 4:53 PM IST

Will AI help Denmark avoid its Nokia moment as Ozempic boom starts fading?

Designed specifically for big AI projects, Gefion - named after the Norse goddess of fertility - was funded to the tune of $87 million by Novo's nonprofit foundation, in partnership with Nvidia Corp

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Updated On : 28 Apr 2025 | 12:09 PM IST

Nokia Solutions India sells nearly 1% stake in Vodafone Idea for Rs 786 cr

On Friday, shares of Vodafone Idea fell 5.93 per cent to close at Rs 7.46 per piece on the NSE

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Updated On : 25 Apr 2025 | 11:32 PM IST

Nokia to upgrade VI's optical network to boost 4G services, back 5G rollout

Nokia is among three vendors selected by Vodafone Idea for the Rs 30,000 crore network expansion plan

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Updated On : 31 Mar 2025 | 9:10 PM IST

5G traffic rises 3x in India due to fixed wireless access boom: Nokia

With 5G FWA making up 25 per cent of overall 5G data, the findings solidify home broadband as the only major segment where 5G can be quickly monetised by telecom companies

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Updated On : 21 Mar 2025 | 12:03 AM IST

Indian 5G users to grow to 770 mn by 2028, avg data use at 40 GB: Nokia

According to the report, there was a remarkable three-fold year-on-year surge in 5G data traffic across India in 2024

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Updated On : 20 Mar 2025 | 2:56 PM IST

Nokia to enhance Vi's IP backhaul network with advanced solutions

As part of this partnership, Nokia will supply its latest portfolio of IP/MPLS products, including the 7750 SR and 7250 IXR series, to modernise VIL's transport network

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Updated On : 13 Mar 2025 | 9:38 PM IST

Nokia exporting up to 70% of India production, says Tarun Chhabra

The company in India saw its revenues in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2024 hit Euro 463 million, up by 22 per cent from Euro 379 million in Q4 of 2023

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Updated On : 04 Mar 2025 | 11:07 PM IST

Nokia set to gain EU approval for $2.3 billion Infinera acquisition: Report

Nokia referred to its financial statement released on January 30 where it said it expected to close the deal in the first quarter of this year

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Updated On : 14 Feb 2025 | 11:35 PM IST

Nokia wins Airtel deal to expand 5G FWA devices for fast internet in India

As part of this initiative, Nokia's 5G FWA and WiFi 6 access point devices will be manufactured in India, aligning with the country's 'Make in India' vision

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Updated On : 12 Feb 2025 | 5:14 PM IST

Nokia picks Intel's AI and data center leader Justin Hotard as new CEO

Hotard, who will take up the position on April 1, is currently the executive vice president and general manager of Data Center & AI Group at Intel

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Updated On : 10 Feb 2025 | 10:12 PM IST

Nokia Q4 results: Net profit beats estimates, jumps 38%; sales rise 17%

Company said sales at its network Infrastructure business rose 17 per cent due to a strong recovery in demand from communication service providers, notably in North America

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Updated On : 30 Jan 2025 | 12:11 PM IST

Get smartphones home delivered in 10 mins: Blinkit's latest q-commerce deal

Blinkit CEO Albinder Dhindsa said the q-commerce platform has partnered with Xiaomi and Nokia to deliver their bestselling range in parts of Delhi NCR, Mumbai, and Bengaluru

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Updated On : 22 Jan 2025 | 1:46 PM IST

Govt releases Rs 331.8 cr under PLIs; Jabil Circuit, Nokia receive the most

It is followed by Nokia Solutions and Networks India Pvt Ltd that has received incentives of Rs 46.92 cr, Tejas Networks Rs 32.66 cr, Flextronics Technologies (India) Rs 30.6 cr

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Updated On : 18 Dec 2024 | 9:53 PM IST

Nokia phone maker HMD moves production to India, urges suppliers to join

Nokia phone maker HMD is shifting a significant portion of its manufacturing from China to India as part of its global expansion strategy

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Updated On : 26 Nov 2024 | 12:28 PM IST

Nokia, Microsoft Azure extend multi-year deal for data centre scalability

As part of the agreement, Nokia will supply its 7250 IXR-10e platform to ensure multi-terabit interconnectivity within Microsoft's data centres

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Updated On : 21 Nov 2024 | 5:20 PM IST