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- Nokia Oyj provides network infrastructure, mobile networks, cloud and network services, and related technologies to communications service providers, enterprises, governments, webscales, and defense sectors worldwide. Nokia operates through segments including Network Infrastructure with mobile networks encompassing 2G to 5G radio access, microwave radio links, fixed networks for fiber and copper access, optical networks with coherent transponders and wavelength-division multiplexers, submarine networks, IP networks, and data center switching; Cloud and Network Services offering cloud core software, Wi-Fi mesh solutions, virtualization, and enterprise applications; and Nokia Technologies focusing on IP licensing, imaging, sensing, wireless connectivity, and research in radio systems, media technologies, and advanced materials. The company, founded in 1865 and headquartered in Espoo, Finland, conducts business in over 130 countries across North and Latin America, Greater China, India, Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Recent developments include a USD 1.0 billion equity investment from NVIDIA in 2025 to support AI-RAN market leadership, data center networking evolution, and 5G/6G RAN software on NVIDIA architecture; a five-year radio access network contract extension with Telefónica Germany in November 2025 for Cloud RAN modernization through 2030 using AirScale Massive MIMO radios and AI-driven operations; the acquisition of Infinera Corp. announced in June 2024 for USD 2.3 billion to bolster data center optical networking; and a reorganization announced in November 2025 into two primary segments—Network Infrastructure and Mobile Infrastructure—effective January 2026, alongside a new long-term operating profit target of EUR 2.7-3.2 billion by 2028, with certain units like Fixed Wireless Access CPE shifted to Portfolio Businesses for strategic review.