Nokia wagers future on Nvidia as it goes all-in on AI infrastructure market

Nokia once owned the loudest sound in tech. The ringtone sat in pockets, buses, offices, and streets. By 2009, that tune played about 1.8 billion times a day, or 20,000 times every second. The sound came from Francisco Tárrega’s guitar piece Gran Vals. It matched a company that ruled phones from the mid-1990s to its 2008 high point. That run ended fast when the iPhone arrived, and cheap Android phones followed. By 2025, Nokia stood far from the days of the 3310 and the Snake game. The phone era collapse pushed it to sell its devices unit and walk away from hardware people once trusted with their lives. The company now sells network gear, cloud links, and optical systems. In October, Nvidia agreed to invest $1 billion and form a partnership focused on AI inside telecom networks. The market reacted fast. Shares jumped 25%. The valuation sits near €32 billion,...

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