All Nokia articles
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Network & InfraDT confirms Europe open RAN tender is ongoing
MWC26: Operator confirms work on its “component-based” European open RAN tender is continuing, with disaggregation lead Thomas Lips highlighting recent progress with developing the technology…
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Network & InfraBT gets in on 6G action with vendor triumvirate
MWC26: Group adds its logo to Nokia, NVIDIA, and Qualcomm 6G initiatives as BT’s tentative, sometimes dismissive view of 6G begins to give way…
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TechnologyDT throws lot in with T-Mobile on ‘open’, ‘AI-native’ 6G
MWC26: DT moves into the slipstream of its American powerhouse on AI-focused 6G development work, setting up a basis for R&D collaboration and backing the ‘open 6G’ vision of T-Mobile’s close tech partner NVIDIA.
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Network & InfraNokia and AWS team up to show agentic AI 5G slicing with Orange and du
Nokia and AWS debut an agentic AI 5G Advanced slicing solution now running in live Orange and du networks.
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Network & InfraT-Mobile blends agentic AI into 5G core
The US telco has now embedded agentic AI in its 5G standalone network, with Live Translation the first service to be launched.
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Partnerships & AlliancesTelefónica, Nokia turn to agentic AI as means to boost telco API uptake
Duo kick off trials using AI agents to simplify access to network APIs. With early tests in fraud prevention completed, and several others lined up, Telefónica aims to open up new “monetisation models” harnessing the technology…
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AnalysisAI, edge and colo: Nokia’s Neutral Host Index redraws telecom’s $200bn shared-infra map
Market analysis: Nokia argues that ‘neutral host’ has outgrown its tower-and-RAN shorthand, setting out a broader, investment-led definition also spanning fibre, data centre, and network builders. The prize: a fast-rising revenue pool, increasingly amplified by AI’s infrastructure pull.
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Strategy & ChangeTransformation-focused Nokia gears up for AI ‘supercycle’
While telcos remain important customers for the Finnish tech vendor, it is transitioning from a “very telco‑centric” base and embracing the “AI supercycle”.
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Network & InfraVodafone tiptoes into German open RAN party
In depth: Cementing its status as a top-five territory, Germany’s state-stimulated ORAN love-in continues. Local Vodafone OpCo confirms plans for modest-but-symbolic deployments this year, with all of the nation’s MNOs now advanced from test to deployment…
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Network & InfraCan AI-RAN succeed without open RAN? ‘Yes and no’, says Alliance Chair Choi
Interview: AI-RAN Alliance Chair (and ex-DT CTO) Dr. Alex Jinsung Choi assures that operators have a route to scaled adoption of the tech — no matter their level of legacy. T-Mobile US is seen as having ‘unique’ springboard for AI-RAN rollout given its ‘greenfield-like’ position in 5G era, post-Sprint, and is expected to use the 2028 Olympics to showcase early wins.
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InterviewCityFibre CTO plots PON roadmap to 50G and beyond
UK fibreco CTO David Tomalin talks PON future: XGS now in place and a 10–20 year technology roadmap that elects to leapfrog 25G. Vendor interoperability deemed marker of market maturity, with long-time favourites Calix and Nokia earning plaudits…
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Network & InfraO2 Germany hails test results as clear proof of network advances
In connect magazine’s latest mobile network test, O2 Germany has moved into second place for the first time, albeit tied with Vodafone Germany.
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Partnerships & AlliancesGermany: O2 refreshes Nokia RAN deal for five more years
Operator to implement new solutions and continue using equipment from Nokia in its RAN until 2030. The contract is the latest that has been firmed up by a major European operator in recent months, and comes as Germany seeks to clamp down on 5G equipment from ‘high-risk’ vendors…
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Network & InfraDT preps 30,000-site tender for 2026, as Tier-1 open RAN builds
Fyuz: Deutsche Telekom is dramatically expanding its open RAN ambitions, including changing its operating model to handle larger-scale rollout. Another wider takeaway from Fyuz 2025 in Dublin is that open RAN is now a question of ‘when’, not ‘if’, at least for major, small cell, and neutral host deployments…
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PeoplewatchBoldyn CEO Leprince bids farewell to neutral host player
Leprince signals departure plan in a move described as a “highly emotional decision”, as he reflected on Boldyn’s transformation and accomplishments during his tenure. Search for successor kicked-off.
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TechnologyOrange plots more open RAN trials as tech gains in maturity
Network X: Atoosa Hatefi says Orange is confident that open RAN is closing the performance gap with traditional RAN.
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Network & InfraEXA raises €1.3bn to drive network expansion, M&A ambitions
Further network expansion and acquisitions on the cards for EXA with latest fundraise, which follows the launch of several projects to grow its footprint over the past year…
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Analyst BriefingVodafonewatch Analyst Briefing: RAN overhaul begins with vendor foursome locked in
Latest from Vodafone as the long-awaited Spring 6 procurement closes out, with four vendors named; Vodafone OpCos among the winners in two European spectrum auctions; Google Cloud migration completes in Czechia; TPG shareholder payout may see Vodafone pocket €400m+; and Group trials 6GHz spectrum tech in Germany…
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Suppliers & SCMVodafone elects winning quartet in diluted RAN mega-tender
Vendor foursome reel off Vodafone RAN wins as the Group’s long-awaited Spring 6 procurement closes out, short of expectations but set to propel operator towards open RAN at scale by 2030.
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Suppliers & SCMEricsson secures sole RAN vendor status in clutch of Vodafone markets
Swedish vendor adds to recent UK win with Spring 6 contract covering six further markets in Europe and Africa, paving way for modernised programmable networks, including pathway to AI-RAN…