Nokia Corporation has announced a leadership transition, naming Justin Hotard as its new President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) from April 1, 2025. Pekka Lundmark, the current CEO, will step down on 31 March 2025 to pursue new opportunities and…
Nokia today announced that Fibertime will deploy its fiber solution to rapidly expand broadband access to underserved regions of South Africa. Fibertime will quickly connect the next 1.5 million customers leveraging Nokia’s Lightspan FX Optical Line Terminals (OLTs) and Wi-Fi…
Nokia established a strategic cooperation with Zain Iraq to modernize the telecom operator network in southern Iraq. The 3-year agreement with Zain Iraq represents Nokia’s first foray into the microwave (MW) business, expanding network capacity and modernizing infrastructure to meet…
Nokia and iSAT Africa have established a strategic agreement to improve rural connectivity in Liberia, to bridge the digital divide and provide underserved regions with reliable, affordable network access. This deployment will last three years and cover about 200 sites…
Infobip and Nokia have announced a partnering agreement aimed at empowering the global developer community. This collaboration will enable developers to utilize both companies’ Application Programmable Interface (API) platforms, facilitating the development of a broader range of telco network-powered applications for…
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and Orange have partnered to revolutionize Egypt’s mobile device and network equipment markets. An initiative for supporting the adoption of circular economy practices, developing a local infrastructure and creating capacity development opportunities This…
A new Internet Exchange Point (IXP) for East Africa, located out of the three data center locations across Kenya’s capital, LINX Nairobi is live. LINX, established in 1994, plans to provide future-proof solutions to further strengthen the rapidly evolving ecosystem…
Africa’s leading ICT conference, the Southern Africa Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference (SATNAC) is back again and this year, on the theme: The Augmented Era: Navigating Artificial Intelligence in a Connected Society. Taking place from 27–29 August 2023, this event…
Nokia has announced its entry into a new patent cross-license agreement with Apple, which will replace the existing license set to expire at the end of 2023. The specific terms of the agreement remain confidential between the two parties. Jenni…
With 60% of the African population residing in rural areas, there is an enormous opportunity to connect people in rural communities and villages. In Morocco, a third of the population lives in rural areas, and there is still a need…