Nokia partners with STL for enterprise push

Global shipments of cellular IoT modules grew 16% year-on-year in Q1 2025, largely fuelled by strong demand in India, China, and Latin America, according to Counterpoint Research.

Nokia and Bharti Airtel partnered to complete a 5G non-standalone Cloud RAN trial in India, a move for the operator to take a major step to equipping its network for the future.

Nokia acquired Infinera US$2.3 billion to increase its scale in optical networks, a move to bolster future products and improve its profit line.