Nokia launches Autonomous Network Fabric to help customers accelerate network automation

    

 

Press release

Nokia launches Autonomous Network Fabric to help customers accelerate network automation

• Nokia Autonomous Network Fabric brings together all the capabilities required to accelerate the journey to full network automation in an open, cloud-native, multi-vendor environment.
• Key features include a library of cross-domain correlated data products, telco-trained models (LLM/LAM/ML), integrated security, and AI apps for automation workflows.
• Nokia announces an expanded collaboration with Google Cloud that will make Nokia's Autonomous Network Fabric available to deploy anywhere customers need it, on Google Cloud, on premises, and in hybrid cloud environments.
  
  

18 June 2025 

Espoo, Finland – Nokia today announced its Autonomous Networks Fabric, the industry's first suite of telco-trained AI models, integrated security, and AI apps to accelerate network automation and enable operators to easily roll out new services. Autonomous Network Fabric is a unifying intelligence layer that weaves together observability, analytics, security, and automation across every network domain; allowing a network to behave as one adaptive system, regardless of vendor, architecture, or deployment model. 

 

Additionally, Nokia is announcing an expanded collaboration with Google Cloud to enable customers to deploy Nokia's Autonomous Network Fabric as a SaaS application running on Google Cloud, on-premises with Google Distributed Cloud, and in hybrid cloud environments.

Over the past few years, operators have started to move toward fully autonomous networks. However, they are held back by legacy systems, siloed processes, and fragmented data. With Nokia's Autonomous Network Fabric, operators now have a fully integrated suite that features unified data management, 360-degree observability, and explainable AI. Nokia's Autonomous Network Fabric enables automation at scale, reducing the complexity of automation while allowing operators to improve reliability and operational cost savings by quickly testing new ideas and integrating those that deliver desired benefits.  

 

"As networks become more autonomous, they will require different forms of AI—from classical algorithms to language-based systems and intelligent agents—to each contribute distinct capabilities for operators. Nokia's new tools can help operators to manage their infrastructure, services, and cyber risks by applying AI that is trained on industry-specific data and enriched with real-time situational awareness," said Andy Hicks, Senior Principal Analyst, GlobalData. 

 

Nokia's Autonomous Networks Fabric will leverage Google Cloud's generative AI, including Google Cloud's Vertex AI and BigQuery, to deliver agentic-driven workflows for network operations. This includes real-time monitoring and visibility into network traffic patterns, improving subscriber experience, anomaly detection, zero-touch remediation of performance issues, and support for elastic scale-out and disaster recovery to the cloud.

 

Nokia and Google Cloud are making it easier for telecom companies to run Nokia's 5G core network on Google's cloud infrastructure. They are also joining forces with a major European operator to build a smarter, more automated network. By combining Nokia's telecom data and automation capabilities with Google's AI tools, they aim to create an environment where developers can innovate and rapidly scale network automation.

 

"In an era of increasingly complex and vulnerable networks, customers are eager for fully autonomous networks, which depend on good data. There is no good AI without good data. Nokia's Autonomous Network Fabric lays the foundation and applies our deep network expertise and agentic AI-optimized workflows together with Google Cloud to accelerate customer outcomes," said Kal De, SVP Product and Engineering, Cloud and Network Services, Nokia.

 

"This is another step in our deep partnership with Nokia to strengthen network reliability, proactively detect and resolve network issues, and turn data into value for predictable and high-performing networks. Nokia's Autonomous Network Fabric taps Nokia's deep telecom domain knowledge combined with Google Cloud's AI tools to provide operators with a comprehensive approach for accelerating network automation," said Muninder Singh Sambi, Vice President and General Manager, Networking and Security, Google Cloud.

 

With Nokia's Autonomous Network Fabric, customer will benefit from the following capabilities:

 

Unified Data Management: All relevant network data is collected, curated, correlated, and published as data products leveraging a data mesh architecture. Data is virtually federated with the ability to design and construct new data products rapidly in a low-code/no-code environment. Operators can use logic or AI/ML to create cutting-edge data assets that can be used and reused to power automation. 

 

360-degree Observability: The Autonomous Network Fabric federates the use and distribution of data and AI across the organization, monitoring chain of custody from end to end. This ensures quality and consistency in automation. 

 

Explainable AI: Powerful telco-trained LLMs support all automation through a rich knowledge engine that gives a clear reasoning for how data is interpreted, how issues are analyzed, and why certain actions are recommended.

 

Visit Nokia at Booth 306 at Digital Transformation World to find out more about the future of autonomous networks and see a live demo of Nokia AN Fabric in action.    

 

Multimedia, technical information and related news 

Product Page: Nokia Autonomous Networks 

Product Page: Nokia Data Suite

 

About Nokia 

At Nokia, we create technology that helps the world act together. 

 

 As a B2B technology innovation leader, we are pioneering networks that sense, think and act by leveraging our work across mobile, fixed and cloud networks. In addition, we create value with intellectual property and long-term research, led by the award-winning Nokia Bell Labs, which is celebrating 100 years of innovation.  

 

With truly open architectures that seamlessly integrate into any ecosystem, our high-performance networks create new opportunities for monetization and scale. Service providers, enterprises and partners worldwide trust Nokia to deliver secure, reliable, and sustainable networks today – and work with us to create the digital services and applications of the future. 

 

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Telstra and Nokia partner to unlock network APIs for developers and enterprises

    

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Telstra and Nokia partner to unlock network APIs for developers and enterprises

• Telstra's muru-D Labs, a hub for incubating ideas, products, and technologies, will make network APIs available in a lab environment on Nokia's Network as Code platform with developer portal.

• The collaboration targets industry use cases for enterprises that leverage CAMARA and GSMA Open Gateway APIs.

 

17 June 2025

Espoo, Finland – Telstra, Australia's leading telecommunications company, and Nokia today announced a new collaboration that will give developers secure access to network APIs to help build smarter applications and integrate them into advanced new use cases for enterprises and industries.

 

Under the agreement, Telstra's muru-D Labs will provide access to a select mix of live and simulated network APIs on Nokia's Network as Code platform with developer portal, designed to make it easier for developers to build, test, and deploy new applications that securely tap into Telstra's advanced network capabilities.

 

The collaboration will focus on real-world use cases across industries, such as managing network traffic during large events, improving network observability, and prioritising critical services. The partnership will also explore Fixed Network use cases, having the developer platform consume API's from Nokia's service orchestration software already deployed in Telstra.

 

Kim Krogh Andersen, Group Executive Product & Technology at Telstra, said the new collaboration reflects the company's recently announced Connected Future 30 strategy and focus on delivering increasingly sophisticated and flexible connectivity capabilities to meet evolving customer needs. Core to this strategy is 'Network as a Product,' which aims to reinvent how Telstra creates and captures value from its networks by productising sophisticated network capabilities and opening up new business models.

 

"We're radically innovating at the core of our business and pushing the boundaries of our network leadership, so that our customers can get the connectivity they need in a changing environment. This new collaboration with Nokia is another way we are testing and learning how the power of the network can unlock new value in the tech ecosystem."

 

"By giving access to advanced capabilities through our network APIs, we're enabling developers to create smarter, more responsive applications for enterprises. This is about working with our partner ecosystem to demonstrate how developers can securely interact with Telstra's network and innovate at scale," Andersen said.

 

The initiative will include a local hackathon later this year, giving developers access to a selection of live network APIs and a sandbox environment to experiment with new ideas. This new collaboration builds on Telstra and Nokia's long-standing partnership and supports Telstra's Network as a Product vision of a software-defined, programmable network.

 

Nokia's network automation and Digital Operations solutions are laying the foundation for scalable API enablement by making it easier for partners, like Telstra, to offer developers on-demand access to programmable network capabilities with consistency and speed.

 

"Our collaboration will deepen Telstra's network integration into developer ecosystems and provide developers with greater choice, flexibility, and security in creating new applications," said Shkumbin Hamiti, Vice-President and Head of Nokia's Network Monetization Platform, Cloud and Network Services at Nokia. "As more developers explore network APIs, their feedback will shape the next generation of services, and we are excited to work alongside Telstra to drive this."

 

Nokia's network API strategy centers around connecting multiple API ecosystems through its Network as Code platform. It offers operators the broadest range of network enablement options with robust multi-tier API security and provides developers simplified access to network functionalities.

 

Nokia's ecosystem of Network as Code platform partners has grown to over 50 and includes operators from around the world, as well hyperscalers, Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS) platform providers, systems integrators, and vertical independent software vendors.

 

About Nokia

At Nokia, we create technology that helps the world act together. 

 

 As a B2B technology innovation leader, we are pioneering networks that sense, think and act by leveraging our work across mobile, fixed and cloud networks. In addition, we create value with intellectual property and long-term research, led by the award-winning Nokia Bell Labs, which is celebrating 100 years of innovation.  

 

With truly open architectures that seamlessly integrate into any ecosystem, our high-performance networks create new opportunities for monetization and scale. Service providers, enterprises and partners worldwide trust Nokia to deliver secure, reliable, and sustainable networks today – and work with us to create the digital services and applications of the future. 

 

About Telstra

Telstra is Australia's leading telecommunications and technology company. We offer a full range of services and compete in all telecommunications markets in Australia, operating the largest mobile and wi-fi networks. Globally, we provide end-to-end solutions including managed network services, global connectivity, cloud, voice, colocation, conferencing and satellite solutions. We have licenses in Asia, Europe and the United States and offer access to more than 2,000 points of presence across the globe. For more information visit www.telstra.com.

 

About Telstra muru-D

muru-D is Telstra's hub for incubating ideas, products, and technologies, and plays a pivotal role in accelerating a portfolio of ~80 startup investments. The name muru-D has a meaningful origin rooted in the Sydney Aboriginal Eora language—muru means "path," symbolising a journey or direction, while the D stands for "digital," representing our focus on digital innovation. Together, muru-D signifies a pathway to digital innovation. 

 

muru-D explores emerging technologies and rapidly prototype solutions, drawing on deep expertise in 5G, IoT, connectivity, edge computing, and applied AI. Through partnerships with industry, experts, and universities, we co-develop real-world solutions to real-world problems. Our process includes prototyping, proof-of-concepts, customer trials, hackathons and human-centred design workshops. 

 

In addition to supporting Telstra's innovation mission, muru-D backs founders driving social and technological impact across AI, VR, AR, drones, satellites, and robotics—amplifying innovation through our growing portfolio of startups. www.telstra.com.au/business-enterprise/muru-d 

 

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Telstra

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Muutokset Nokia Oyj:n omien osakkeiden omistuksessa

    

Nokia Oyj
Pörssitiedote
16.6.2025 klo 15.00

Muutokset Nokia Oyj:n omien osakkeiden omistuksessa

 

Espoo – Nokia on tänään luovuttanut 289 221 yhtiön hallussa ollutta Nokian osaketta (NOKIA) vastikkeetta suorituksena Nokian osakepohjaisiin kannustinohjelmiin osallistuneille henkilöille ohjelmien ehtojen mukaisesti. Osakkeiden luovutus perustuu 22.11.2024 julkistettuun hallituksen päätökseen yhtiön hallussa olevien osakkeiden antamisesta ohjelmien mukaisten sitoumusten täyttämiseksi.

 

Nokia Oyj:n hallussa olevien omien osakkeiden lukumäärä luovutuksen jälkeen on 65 409 825.

 

Tietoja Nokiasta

Nokia luo teknologiaa, joka auttaa maailmaa toimimaan yhdessä.

 

B2B-teknologia- ja innovaatiojohtajana olemme tulevaisuuden aistivien, ajattelevien ja älykkäiden verkkoratkaisujen edelläkävijä. Johtoasemamme pohjautuu osaamiseemme kiinteissä sekä matkapuhelin- ja pilvipalveluverkoissa. Olemme luoneet arvoa immateriaalioikeuksilla ja pitkäaikaisella tutkimus- ja kehitystyöllä palkitun Nokia Bell Labsin johdolla jo 100 vuoden ajan.

 

Avoimeen arkkitehtuuriin pohjautuvat tehokkaat verkkoratkaisumme integroituvat saumattomasti eri ekosysteemeihin ja luovat uusia mahdollisuuksia verkon kaupallistamiselle ja skaalaamiselle. Palveluntarjoajat, yritykset ja muut kumppanimme ympäri maailmaa luottavat Nokian verkkojen suorituskykyyn, vastuullisuuteen ja turvallisuusstandardeihin. Työskentelemme yhdessä kumppaneidemme kanssa kehittääksemme tulevaisuuden digitaalisia palveluita ja sovelluksia.

 

Lisätietoja:

 

Nokia

Viestintä

Puh. +358 10 448 4900

Sähköposti: press.services@nokia.com

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Nokia

Sijoittajasuhteet

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Sähköposti: investor.relations@nokia.com

 

 

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Changes in Nokia Corporation's own shares

    

Nokia Corporation
Stock Exchange Release
16 June 2025 at 15:00 EEST

Changes in Nokia Corporation's own shares

 

Espoo, Finland – A total of 289 221 Nokia shares (NOKIA) held by the company were transferred today without consideration to participants of Nokia's equity-based incentive plans in accordance with the rules of the plans. The transfer is based on the resolution of the Board of Directors to issue shares held by the company to settle its commitments to participants of the plans as announced on 22 November 2024.

 

The number of own shares held by Nokia Corporation following the transfer is 65 409 825.

 

About Nokia

At Nokia, we create technology that helps the world act together.

 

As a B2B technology innovation leader, we are pioneering networks that sense, think and act by leveraging our work across mobile, fixed and cloud networks. In addition, we create value with intellectual property and long-term research, led by the award-winning Nokia Bell Labs, which is celebrating 100 years of innovation.

 

With truly open architectures that seamlessly integrate into any ecosystem, our high-performance networks create new opportunities for monetization and scale. Service providers, enterprises and partners worldwide trust Nokia to deliver secure, reliable and sustainable networks today – and work with us to create the digital services and applications of the future.

 

Inquiries:

 

Nokia Communications

Phone: +358 10 448 4900

Email: press.services@nokia.com

Maria Vaismaa, Global Head of External Communications

 

Nokia

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Nokia ilmoittaa muutoksista johtoryhmän kokoonpanossa

    

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Pörssitiedote

16.6.2025 klo 14:00 EEST

 

Nokia ilmoittaa muutoksista johtoryhmän kokoonpanossa

• Federico Guillén jää eläkkeelle tehtävistään Nokiassa 31.12.2025. Hän jättää tehtävänsä Nokian Verkkoinfrastruktuuri-liiketoimintaryhmän johtajana ja Nokian johtoryhmän jäsenenä 30.6.2025.
• Osana suunniteltua johtajavaihdosta Verkkoinfrastruktuuri-liiketoimintaryhmän strategia- ja kasvujohtaja sekä Infineran entinen toimitusjohtaja David Heard on nimitetty Verkkoinfrastruktuuri-liiketoimintaryhmän johtajaksi ja Nokian johtoryhmän jäseneksi 1.7.2025 alkaen.
• Victoria Hanrahan on nimitetty Nokian toimitusjohtajan kansliapäälliköksi ja Nokian johtoryhmän jäseneksi 16.6.2025 alkaen.  
  
  
  

Espoo – Nokia ilmoitti tänään muutoksista johtoryhmänsä kokoonpanossa. Federico Guillén jää eläkkeelle tehtävistään Nokiassa vuoden lopussa ja jättää tehtävänsä Verkkoinfrastruktuuri-liiketoimintaryhmän johtajana ja Nokian johtoryhmän jäsenenä 30.6.2025.

 

Osana suunniteltua johtajavaihdosta Verkkoinfrastruktuurin strategia- ja kasvujohtaja sekä Infineran entinen toimitusjohtaja David Heard on nimitetty liiketoimintaryhmän johtajaksi ja Nokian johtoryhmän jäseneksi 1.7.2025 alkaen. Heard raportoi Nokian toimitusjohtaja Justin Hotardille ja hänen asemapaikkansa on Dallasissa, Yhdysvalloissa. Federico ja David työskentelevät tiiviisti yhdessä varmistaakseen saumattoman johtajavaihdoksen.

 

Heard siirtyi Nokian palvelukseen Infineran yritysoston myötä helmikuussa 2025. Hän toimi aiemmin Infineran toimitusjohtajana ja tätä ennen sen operatiivisena johtajana vastaten myös uusien ratkaisuiden innovoinnista. Ennen Infineraa Heard työskenteli johtotehtävissä useissa yhdysvaltalaisissa teknologiayhtiöissä, kuten JSDU:ssa, BigBand Networksissä, Somera Communicationsissä, Lucent Technologiesilla ja AT&T:llä hankkien laajan kokemuksen televiestintäalalta sekä innovaatio- ja kasvujohtamisesta.

 

"Haluan kiittää Federicoa hänen ensiluokkaisesta johtajuudestaan ja työstään Nokian hyväksi. Hän on Verkkoinfrastruktuuri-liiketoimintaryhmän ensimmäinen johtaja ja tehnyt siitä vahvan, kannattavan osan Nokian liiketoimintaa ja luonut hyvän pohjan tulevaisuuden kasvulle. Hänen johtajakaudellaan liiketoimintaryhmä uudisti portfoliotaan, muun muassa myymällä merenalaisten verkkojen liiketoiminnan ja ostamalla Infineran.

 

Verkkoinfrastruktuurilla on nyt vahva pohja, jolle rakentaa. Olen kiitollinen Federicolle hänen arvokkaasta panoksestaan Nokian hyväksi ja toivon hänelle kaikkea hyvää jatkossa", Nokian toimitusjohtaja Justin Hotard sanoi.

 

"Olen iloinen, että saamme Davidin osaksi Nokian johtoryhmää sekä johtamaan Verkkoinfrastruktuurin kehitystä. Hänellä on vahva näyttö liiketoiminnan skaalaamisesta ja innovaatioiden edistämisestä. Lisäksi Davidilla on laaja kokemus hyperscale-toimijoiden parissa työskentelystä ja tekoälyä varten optimoiduista ratkaisuista. Olen vakuuttunut, että hän on oikea valinta johtamaan Verkkoinfrastruktuuria", Hotard sanoi.

 

Lisäksi Nokia on nimittänyt toimitusjohtajan kansliapäällikön Victoria Hanrahanin Nokian johtoryhmän jäseneksi 16.6.2025 alkaen. Hän tulee keskittymään roolissaan liiketoiminnan strategisten ja operatiivisten hankkeiden johtamiseen, kuten parantamaan toimintoja ja koordinointia läpi organisaation. Hanharan raportoi Nokian toimitusjohtajalle ja hänen asemapaikkansa on Espoossa.

 

Lisätietoja kaikista nykyisistä Nokian johtoryhmän jäsenistä löytyy osoitteesta: www.nokia.com/en_int/investors/corporate-governance/group-leadership-team

 

CV David Heard

Syntynyt: 1968

Kansalaisuus: Yhdysvaltain kansalainen

Koulutus:

Maisterin tutkinto, Management Science (Sloan), Stanford University Graduate School of Business

Master of Business Administration (MBA), University of Dayton

BA, tuotannon ja toiminnan johtaminen, The Ohio State University

Kokemus:

2025 (helmikuu-kesäkuu) Kasvujohtaja, Nokian Verkkoinfrastruktuuri-liiketoimintaryhmä

2020–2025 Toimitusjohtaja, Infinera

2017–2020 Operatiivinen johtaja ja useita johtotehtäviä, Infinera

2015–2016 Pilvipalveluntarjoaja (ulkoinen konsultti), Dell

2010–2015 Verkko- ja palveluliiketoiminnan (ohjelmistojen) johtaja, JDSU

2007–2010 Operatiivinen johtaja, BigBand Networks

2004–2006 Toimitusjohtaja, Somera Communications (Jabil)

2003–2004 Johtaja (switching systems -liiketoiminta), Tekelec (Oracle)

2000–2003 Toimitusjohtaja, Santera Systems Inc (nykyisin Oracle)

1996–2000 Langattomien verkkojen liiketoiminnan johtaja ja useita muita tehtäviä, Alcatel-Lucent

1990–1996 Johtaja (access-liiketoiminta), AT&T (Lucent Technologies)

Muut tehtävät:

2017–2022 Hallituksen jäsen, Motion Intelligence

2012–2019 Hallituksen puheenjohtaja, Telecommunications Industry Association

2015–2018 Hallituksen johtaja, Milestone Sports

2006–2017 Hallituksen jäsen ja yksi Zyvex Performance Materialsin perustajista

2002–2004 Hallituksen jäsen, Spatial Wireless (Alcatel Lucent)

 

CV Victoria Hanharan

Syntynyt: 1988

Kansalaisuus: Yhdysvaltain kansalainen

Koulutus:

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), markkinointi, Texas A&M University

Master of Business Administration (MBA), University of Houston

Kokemus:

2015–2024 Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)

• Johtaja, globaali markkinointi – Suurteholaskenta ja tekoäly (2023–2024)
• Kansliapäällikkö - Suurteholaskenta ja tekoäly -liiketoimintayksikkö (2021–2023)
• Päällikkö, markkinointistrategia (2019–2021)
• Vanhempi tuotemarkkinointipäällikkö (2015–2019)

2010–2015 St. Jude Medical

• Tuotemarkkinointipäällikkö, neuromodulaatio-osasto (2013–2015)
• Markkinointiviestinnän koordinaattori (2010–2013)

 

Nokia

Nokia luo teknologiaa, joka auttaa maailmaa toimimaan yhdessä.

 

B2B-teknologia- ja innovaatiojohtajana olemme tulevaisuuden aistivien, ajattelevien ja älykkäiden verkkoratkaisujen edelläkävijä. Johtoasemamme pohjautuu osaamiseemme kiinteissä sekä matkapuhelin- ja pilvipalveluverkoissa. Olemme luoneet arvoa immateriaalioikeuksilla ja pitkäaikaisella tutkimus- ja kehitystyöllä palkitun Nokia Bell Labsin johdolla jo 100 vuoden ajan.

 

Avoimeen arkkitehtuuriin pohjautuvat tehokkaat verkkoratkaisumme integroituvat saumattomasti eri ekosysteemeihin ja luovat uusia mahdollisuuksia verkon kaupallistamiselle ja skaalaamiselle. Palveluntarjoajat, yritykset ja muut kumppanimme ympäri maailmaa luottavat Nokian verkkojen suorituskykyyn, vastuullisuuteen ja turvallisuusstandardeihin. Työskentelemme yhdessä kumppaneidemme kanssa kehittääksemme tulevaisuuden digitaalisia palveluita ja sovelluksia.

 

Lisätietoja:

 

Nokia Viestintä

Maria Vaismaa, viestintäjohtaja

Puh. +358 10 448 4900

Sähköposti: press.services@nokia.com

 

Nokia Sijoittajasuhteet

Puh. +358 40 803 4080

Sähköposti: investor.relations@nokia.com

 

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Nokia announces changes to Group Leadership Team

    

Nokia Corporation

Stock Exchange Release

16 June 2025 at 14:00 EEST

 

Nokia announces changes to Group Leadership Team

 

• Federico Guillén to retire from Nokia on 31 December 2025. He will step down as President of the Network Infrastructure (NI) business group and as a member of the Group Leadership Team on 30 June 2025.
• As part of a managed transition, David Heard, NI Chief Strategic Growth Officer, and former CEO of Infinera, is promoted to President of Network Infrastructure and joins the Group Leadership Team, effective 1 July 2025.
• Victoria Hanrahan will join the Group Leadership Team as Chief of Staff to Nokia's President and CEO, effective immediately.
  
  

Espoo, Finland – Nokia today announced changes to its Group Leadership Team. Federico Guillén will retire from Nokia on 31 December 2025. He will step down from his role as President of Nokia's Network Infrastructure business group and from the Group Leadership Team on 30 June 2025.

 

As part of a managed transition, David Heard, currently NI Chief Strategic Growth Officer, and former CEO of Infinera, has been promoted to President of Network Infrastructure and will join the Group Leadership Team, effective 1 July 2025. David will report to Nokia's President and CEO, Justin Hotard, and be based in Dallas. Federico and David will work together to ensure a seamless transition.

 

Heard joined Nokia with the acquisition of Infinera in February 2025. He was previously CEO of Infinera and, prior to that held the role of Infinera's Chief Operating Officer, responsible for leading the innovation of new solutions and the overall operational excellence of the company. Before joining Infinera, Heard held senior positions across various technology companies in the U.S. including JDSU, BigBand Networks, Somera Communications, Lucent and AT&T gaining comprehensive experience of the telecoms industry and demonstrating a strong growth mindset and a commitment to innovation leadership.

 

"I want to thank Federico for his exceptional leadership and contribution to Nokia. As the first President of Network Infrastructure, he has been instrumental in building a high-performing and profitable business with a strong customer focus, helping to position the business for long-term growth. His leadership during major portfolio changes, including the divestment of the Submarine Networks business and acquisition of Infinera, has laid a solid foundation for the future. We're grateful for his service and wish him the very best on his next chapter," said Justin Hotard, President and CEO of Nokia.

 

"I'm excited to welcome David to the Group Leadership Team as the new head of our Network Infrastructure business. David has a proven track record of scaling businesses and driving innovation, and he brings a deep expertise of hyperscalers and AI-optimized solutions to the business. I'm confident he is the right leader to take Network Infrastructure forward," Hotard continued.

 

In addition, Victoria Hanrahan will join Nokia's Group Leadership Team as Chief of Staff to the President and CEO, effective immediately. She will focus on driving strategic and operational initiatives, including operational excellence, improving cross-functional execution and ensuring organizational alignment across the Global Leadership Team. Victoria will report to Nokia's President and CEO and be based in Espoo.

 

Additional background information on all current members of the Group Leadership Team can be found at: www.nokia.com/en_int/investors/corporate-governance/group-leadership-team.

 

David Heard, CV

Born: 1968

Nationality: US national

Education:

Masters, Management Science (Sloan), Stanford University Graduate School of Business

Master of Business Administration (MBA), University of Dayton

BA, Production & Operations Mgt, The Ohio State University

Experience:

2025 (February-June) Chief Growth Officer at Network Infrastructure, Nokia

2020–2025 Chief Executive Officer, Infinera

2017–2020 Chief Operations Officer and various senior positions, Infinera

2015–2016 Cloud Service Provider (Executive Consultant - External), Dell

2010–2015 President - Network & Service (Software) Enablement, JDSU

2007–2010 Chief Operating Officer, BigBand Networks

2004–2006 President & CEO, Somera Communications (Jabil)

2003–2004 President - Switching Systems, Tekelec (Oracle)

2000–2003 President & CEO Santera Systems Inc (now Oracle)

1996–2000 GM & VP Wireless - Various Positions, Alcatel-Lucent

1990–1996 VP of Access, AT&T (Lucent Technologies)

Additional positions:

2017–2022 Member of the Board of Directors, Motion Intelligence

2012–2019 Chairman of the Board, Telecommunications Industry Association

2015–2018 Board Director, Milestone Sports

2006–2017 Member of the Board of Directors - Co-founder, Zyvex Performance Materials

2002–2004 Member of the Board of Directors, Spatial Wireless (Alcatel Lucent)

 

Victoria Hanharan, CV

Born: 1988

Nationality: US national

Education:

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Marketing, Texas A&M University

Master of Business Administration (MBA), University of Houston

Experience:

2015–2024 Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)

• Vice President, Global Marketing – High Performance Compute & Artificial Intelligence (2023–2024)
• Director, Chief of Staff - HPC & AI Business Unit (2021–2023)
• Manager, Marketing Strategy (2019–2021)
• Sr. Product Marketing Manager (2015–2019)

2010–2015 St. Jude Medical

• Product Marketing Manager, Neuromodulation Division (2013–2015)
• Marketing Communications Coordinator (2010–2013)

About Nokia

At Nokia, we create technology that helps the world act together. 

 

As a B2B technology innovation leader, we are pioneering networks that sense, think and act by leveraging our work across mobile, fixed and cloud networks. In addition, we create value with intellectual property and long-term research, led by the award-winning Nokia Bell Labs, which is celebrating 100 years of innovation.

 

With truly open architectures that seamlessly integrate into any ecosystem, our high-performance networks create new opportunities for monetization and scale. Service providers, enterprises and partners worldwide trust Nokia to deliver secure, reliable and sustainable networks today – and work with us to create the digital services and applications of the future. 

 

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Nokia expands IP routing portfolio to utilities with new platforms to boost smart grid modernization

    

Press Release

Nokia expands IP routing portfolio to utilities with new platforms to boost smart grid modernization

• New routers offer built-in quantum-safe security, advanced synchronization, and automation capabilities—future-proofing mission critical networks.
• Upgrades enable utilities to evolve their communications infrastructure for smart grid technologies.

 

12 June 2025

Espoo, Finland – Nokia today announced a significant expansion of its industry-leading IP routing portfolio geared towards mission critical networks including utilities that are transitioning to smart grid technologies. Nokia is expanding and enhancing its 7705 Service Aggregation Router (SAR) and Nokia 7250 Interconnect Router (IXR) platforms to address the escalating demand for secure, scalable, and high-performance networking infrastructure.

 

Utilities worldwide are rolling out smart grid technologies to tackle multiple urgent challenges at once. These systems are designed to make the grid more resilient in the face of climate disruptions and growing cyber threats. At the same time, they support the integration of distributed energy resources—like rooftop solar and battery storage—crucial for hitting net-zero emissions targets. Smart grids also improve operational efficiency and real-time monitoring through IEC 61850-enabled automation. Beyond technical gains, they help utilities stay compliant with fast-changing regulations and government mandates, ensuring the grid is ready for the future.

 

Nokia's expansion delivers end-to-end, secure, and adaptable IP routing solutions that scale from the enterprise edge to the data center core, helping utilities evolve their communications infrastructure for smart grid technologies. Nokia's 7705 SAR and 7250 IXR platforms provide advanced capabilities to deliver application-aware communications for TDM and IP/Ethernet services. Built to meet the needs of utilities, the Nokia platforms allow support for legacy protective relays, SCADA RTUs and IEC 61850 IEDs with precise frequency and time synchronization distribution across the grid. Utilities can also counter escalating cybersecurity threats, including those enabled by quantum computing, by deploying Nokia's advanced quantum-safe MACsec encryption. And because the pervasive use of substation CCTV cameras and sensors continue to drive up bandwidth use, the new Nokia platforms ensure their networks can scale to 100 GE and 400 GE to support these critical applications and future high-capacity services.

 

"Our energy customers are demanding networks that not only deliver bandwidth but also endure the harshest conditions, meet strict timing needs, and prepare them for quantum-era threats. With these latest additions, we're reinforcing our commitment to mission-critical connectivity, building on the proven versatility of our Nokia 7705 SAR and 7250 IXR platforms to give utilities unmatched flexibility, performance, and security," said Vach Kompella, Senior Vice President and General Manager, IP Networks, Nokia.

 

Resources and additional information

Product Page: Nokia 7705 Service Aggregation Router

Product Page: Nokia 7250 Interconnect Router

Web Page: Power utilities

 

About Nokia

At Nokia, we create technology that helps the world act together.

 

As a B2B technology innovation leader, we are pioneering networks that sense, think and act by leveraging our work across mobile, fixed and cloud networks. In addition, we create value with intellectual property and long-term research, led by the award-winning Nokia Bell Labs, which is celebrating 100 years of innovation.

 

With truly open architectures that seamlessly integrate into any ecosystem, our high-performance networks create new opportunities for monetization and scale. Service providers, enterprises and partners worldwide trust Nokia to deliver secure, reliable and sustainable networks today – and work with us to create the digital services and applications of the future.

 

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