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Nokia

Nokia is a Finnish telecom equipment company that makes optical, IP and fixed-network gear, mobile network (radio) equipment and network software, and licenses its large patent portfolio.

EnablerAI chips & networking
What it does

Nokia is a Finnish telecom equipment company that makes optical, IP and fixed-network gear, mobile network (radio) equipment and network software, and licenses its large patent portfolio.

Why it matters

Its Network Infrastructure business, expanded by the 2025 acquisition of optical-networking firm Infinera, sells optical and IP networking to hyperscalers building AI data centers; Nokia says nine of the ten top global hyperscalers use its optical networks. NVIDIA announced a $1 billion equity investment in Nokia to develop AI-native mobile networks.

How it makes money

Telecom operators, hyperscalers, enterprises and governments pay it for network equipment, software and services, and device makers pay it patent license fees.

Geography

Finland (Espoo)

AI stack position

AI chips and networking. The companies designing the processors, accelerators and networking equipment that do the actual computing behind AI, including GPUs like NVIDIA's, and the high-speed connections that link thousands of them together.

Competitors

Connections (4)

Every connection below is tied to a readable source, date, classification and statement of its limits. A company source establishes what that company stated; it does not necessarily provide independent confirmation.

Current relationships (2)

Fabrinet manufactures optical and electronic products for Nokia
Manufactures forCurrent
Fabrinet's fiscal 2026 annual report says Nokia Corporation contributed 10.7% of its revenues.

Source: 2026-08-18 · reviewed 2026-09-26

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating (fiscal 2026)

Limits: Does not establish which products Fabrinet builds for this customer, contract terms, exclusivity, or future volumes.

Fabrinet Form 10-K for fiscal year ended June 26, 2026 ↗
VIAVI supplies test and measurement products to Nokia
SuppliesCurrent
VIAVI's fiscal 2026 annual report lists Nokia among its customers.

Source: 2026-08-13 · reviewed 2026-09-26

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating (fiscal 2026)

Limits: A customer-list mention; does not establish which products Nokia buys, revenue from Nokia, or whether the purchases relate to AI hardware.

Viavi Solutions Inc. Form 10-K for fiscal year ended June 27, 2026 ↗

Dated or announced (1)

NVIDIA announced a $1 billion equity investment in Nokia
Invested inDated / announced
Nokia's 2025 Form 20-F says it announced that NVIDIA will invest $1 billion in Nokia as part of a strategic partnership that will add NVIDIA-powered AI-RAN products to Nokia's radio access network portfolio.

Source: 2026-03-05 · reviewed 2026-09-26

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced; completion not confirmed in this source

Limits: The filing describes an announced investment; it does not confirm completion, the resulting ownership percentage, or any commercial volumes under the partnership.

Nokia Corporation Form 20-F for fiscal year 2025 ↗

Comparisons (1)

Adtran competes in broadband access and optical networking with Nokia
Competes withComparison only
Adtran's 2025 annual report names Nokia as a competitor in its subscriber solutions, access and aggregation, and optical networking product categories.

Source: 2026-02-26 · reviewed 2026-09-26

Evidence: Analytical comparison · Product/market overlap

Limits: Adtran's own competitor list; does not establish relative market share, head-to-head wins, or overlap specifically in AI data-center networking.

ADTRAN Holdings, Inc. Form 10-K for fiscal year 2025 ↗
Evidence for this profile

Nokia Corporation Form 20-F for fiscal year 2025 ↗
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