Nokia announced the appointment of Sandy Motley, President of the company’s Fixed Networks division, as the new Country Manager for Nokia in the U.S. Sandy brings decades of telecoms expertise to the role. She has held a range of senior positions at Nokia, including leading the Fixed Networks division – which is part of Nokia’s…
Nokia and Kyndryl, the world’s largest IT infrastructure services provider, announced a three-year extension and expansion of their global network and edge partnership, with a focus on developing and delivering industry-leading LTE and 5G private wireless services and Industry 4.0 solutions to customers worldwide. Kyndryl and Nokia established their global network and edge computing alliance in February 2022. The…
Nokia announced the appointment of Amy Hanlon-Rodemich as Chief People Officer and member of the Group Leadership Team, effective October 24, 2022. Amy Hanlon-Rodemich joins Nokia from GlobalLogic, a leading company in digital product engineering, where she is Chief People Officer. She is an experienced HR executive who has helped some of Silicon Valley’s top brands…
Nokia’s Chief People Officer, Stephanie Werner-Dietz, has informed the company that she will leave and step down from its Group Leadership Team to take up a position in another company. Her intention is to leave on 31 August 2022. A recruitment process will begin immediately for her successor and further details will be announced in…
Ernst & Young Oy (EY Finland) and Nokia have formed a strategic alliance that is being rolled-out to other EY member firms across the globe to help enterprises and communication service providers (CSPs) accelerate their digital and business transformation journey and unleash the business potential of private wireless and 5G network capabilities. The alliance will…
Nokia announced plans to cut up to 10,000 jobs within two years to trim costs and invest more in research capabilities, as the Finnish telecoms group seeks to step up its challenge to Sweden’s Ericsson and China’s Huawei, according to Reuters report. After taking over the top job last year, Chief Executive Pekka Lundmark has…
Nokia has announced it has been selected as a technology provider and collaborator by the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) 5G Cybersecurity Project. Nokia will work with NCCoE and other key vendors, including members from government and industry to ensure the transition from 4G to 5G networks is secure. Nokia was selected by NCCoE…
Nokia announced the appointment of Nishant Batra, a proven technology leader with broad global experience, as Chief Strategy and Technology Officer and member of the Group Leadership team, effective from January 18, 2021. Nishant joins Nokia from Veoneer in Sweden, a worldwide leader in automotive technology, where he was Executive Vice President and Chief Technology…
Nokia announced that it has begun the production of next generation 5G equipment at its state-of-the-art manufacturing site in Chennai, Southern India. Nokia was the first to manufacture the 5G New Radio in India, and it is now producing the cutting-edge Nokia AirScale massive Multiple Input Multiple Output (mMIMO) solution, Nokia said in a statement.…
Nokia announced that it has been selected by African mobile operator, Airtel Kenya in a three-year deal to modernize Nairobi with high speed 4G and 5G-ready hardware from its comprehensive AirScale portfolio. Deployment, which began in June, will cover hundreds of sites and include upgrading existing 2G, 3G and 4G radio access network (RAN) coverage…
Nokia and Google Cloud announced a five-year strategic collaboration that will see Nokia migrate its on-premise IT infrastructure onto Google Cloud. “Nokia will migrate its data centers and servers around the world, as well as various software applications, onto Google Cloud infrastructure,” the press release said. The deal reflects Nokia’s important operational shift to a…
Nokia has announced a collaboration with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), the country’s leading institute and university for research and higher education in science and engineering, to establish the Nokia Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Networked Robotics. The CoE will promote inter-disciplinary research involving robotics, advanced communication technologies and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to develop…
Finnish telecom equipment maker Nokia is reportedly planning to lay off about 1,233 jobs at its French subsidiary Alcatel-Lucent International. The move is expected to affect a third of the company’s workforce. The recent announcement from the 5G equipment maker comes in the wake of Europe’s transitioning to the 5G networks for mobile internet. The…
After briefly suspending operations at its Chennai factory, Finnish telecom equipment manufacturer, Nokia said that it has resumed operations at the plant with minimum required strength. Earlier last week, the company had suspended operations as 42 of its employees were reportedly tested positive for COVID-19. Although Nokia is allowed to run the factory with 33%…
In an attempt to strengthen its 4G network and build a strong and enhanced 5G network in the country, telecom operator Airtel recently announced that it has signed a $1bn multi-year deal with Nokia. As part of the transaction, Nokia will deploy its 5G-ready solutions for Airtel across nine circles in the country. Nokia is…