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Nokia exits China, joins Nordic defense pact and bets on AI

Nokia is executing one of the most consequential strategic shifts in its recent history, dismantling its decades-long presence in China while channeling resources into artificial intelligence infrastructure and European defense technology.

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Nokia to close almost all China sites by year end

Nokia plans to cut most of its workforce in mainland China and close sites in stages by the end of 2026, marking a sweeping retreat from a market where the Finnish telecom equipment maker operated for more than four decades,…

Airtel launches Africa’s first Starlink mobile service in DRC

Airtel Africa has commercially launched Starlink's satellite-to-mobile service in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, making it the first telecom operator on the continent to deploy the technology. The service, which went live on August 14, allows customers with compatible…

Google announces three new subsea cables across the Americas

Alphabet Inc.'s Google on Tuesday announced three new submarine cable systems as part of a broader push to expand digital connectivity across the Caribbean, Latin America, and the United States, positioning the Dominican Republic as a central junction in its…

Removing Huawei gear from EU networks could cost up to $46B, industry report says

Stripping equipment from Huawei and ZTE out of European telecom networks would cost operators between €30 billion and €40 billion, according to a report published Wednesday by GSMA Intelligence — a figure roughly three times higher than the European Commission's…

Xavier Niel to become Vodafone’s top shareholder in $6B deal

French telecoms billionaire Xavier Niel has agreed to purchase a 16.2% stake in Vodafone from UAE operator e& for approximately $5.95 billion, a deal that will make him the British telecom giant's largest single shareholder.

SpaceX seeks FCC approval for 100,000 Starlink satellites

SpaceX has filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission seeking authorization to deploy a third-generation Starlink constellation of 100,000 satellites, a proposal that would represent a tenfold increase over its current fleet and the company's most ambitious regulatory bid…

BT and Verizon combine global operations in $4B joint venture

BT Group and Verizon Communications on Monday announced a deal to combine their international enterprise operations into a 50:50 joint venture, creating a platform expected to generate approximately $4 billion in combined annual revenue and serve more than 3,000 customers…

NATO’s push for military 5G deals new blow to Huawei

Spain's Ministry of Defense is set to deploy what is being described as the first tactical 5G network designed to operate in a real military environment, marking a milestone in NATO's broader push to adopt commercial wireless technology for defense…

SK Telecom, NTT and Chunghwa Telecom launch $500M AI fund

SK Telecom, Japan's NTT and Taiwan's Chunghwa Telecom announced on Wednesday the creation of a joint $500 million investment fund targeting next-generation AI technologies, in what is being described as one of the largest jointly managed investment vehicles between South…