Finnish telecoms equipment maker Nokia won a 5G contract worth about 400 million euros ($654 million) from Taiwan Mobile to build out the telecom operator’s next-generation network as the sole supplier. A supplier to Taiwan Mobile’s earlier networks, Nokia will prepare for the deployment this month and complete the migration Continue Reading
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Singapore telcos pick Nokia, Ericsson over Huawei for main 5G networks – Telco/ISP- Tempemail
Singapore’s biggest wireless network operators have selected Nokia and Ericsson over Huawei to build the main 5G networks in the city-state. The selection comes amid tension between Singapore’s biggest trading partners, the United States and China, with the US encouraging allies to exclude China’s Huawei from their networks on security Continue Reading
Nokia to cut a third of jobs at French arm Alcatel-Lucent – Networking- Tempemail
Finnish telecoms equipment maker Nokia plans to cut 1233 jobs at its French subsidiary Alcatel-Lucent International, equivalent to a third of the unit’s workforce. The announcement, just as Europe prepares for the deployment of the next generation of mobile internet, or 5G, has political resonance in France because Nokia bought Continue Reading
Nokia sees broadband equipment orders rise – Networking- Tempemail
Finnish telecom equipment maker Nokia is seeing a pick up in orders as its broadband clients race to upgrade networks to meet higher user demand during the COVID-19 pandemic, a company executive said. Many customers had planned to grow their network by 30 percent to 40 percent over the next Continue Reading
Tamil Nadu Plant Shut By Nokia, After 42 Test Positive- Tempemail
Read Article Nokia last week suspended operations at a telecoms gear manufacturing plant in southern India, the company said on Tuesday, after some employees tested positive for COVID-19. Nokia did not disclose how many workers at the plant in Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu tested positive, but a source familiar with Continue Reading
Nokia Launches C2 Smartphone in South Africa | Tempemail
HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, has officially launched the Nokia C2 in South Africa. The device comes with a large 5.7” HD+ screen, a front-facing camera with flash and HDR photography and enough battery life to last from sunrise to sunset. “One of our main objectives is to Continue Reading
Nokia says it’s won share of China Unicom 5G core network order – Networking – Telco/ISP- Tempemail
Nokia has won a share of China Unicom’s 5G core network order alongside Huawei and ZTE, Nokia’s Chief Executive Rajeev Suri told Reuters in an interview, citing information published by the telecom operator. “We are the only foreign supplier in China Unicom for 5G core,” Suri said. Nokia provides a Continue Reading
Nokia quarterly revenue to get 5G boost before coronavirus impact felt – Benchmarking Change – Hardware – Telco/ISP- Tempemail
Nokia Oyj is expected to report a rise in revenue for the first three months of the year, backed by higher sales of 5G equipment, before feeling the effects of supply chain disruption in the current quarter. The Finnish company, battling with China’s Huawei and Sweden’s Ericsson, is trying to Continue Reading
Airtel and Nokia sign multi-year deal to boost network capacity and customer experience- Tempemail
Read Article Nokia and Bharti Airtel has announced a multi-year agreement to deploy Nokia’s SRAN solution across 9 circles in India, helping Airtel to enhance the network capacity of its networks, in particular 4G, and improve customer experience. The rollout, which will also lay the foundation for providing 5G connectivity Continue Reading
Nokia shares surge on report of takeover bid – Networking – Finance- Tempemail
Nokia declined to comment on Thursday on a media report saying it was working with an investment bank to defend itself from a hostile takeover, news which sent its shares sharply higher. “Nokia does not comment on market rumours,” said a spokesman for the company. Earlier on Thursday shares in Continue Reading