Podcast: Nokia delivers Fixed Wire solutions around the world and improves service during new COVID-19 demands

The demand for more bandwidth from businesses and consumers has increased tremendously during the outbreak of COVID-19.  This is most apparent at the last mile where fixed wire solutions are delivered. Sandy Motley, President of Fixed Networks with Nokia, speaks with Don Witt of The Channel Daily News, a TR publication, about the current demand requirements and how Nokia is responding to the shifting and increasing demand from consumers as well as enterprise. Fixed lines into the home or business including the Copper, Fiber, and fixed wireless access as well as WiFi in the home carry the broadband and other services offered which has increased 30% to 40% all day long. Listen in to hear about the new trends and improvements. Sandy Motley Nokia’s transition to a primary focus on telecommunications began in the 1990s. The first GSM call was made in 1991 using Nokia equipment. Rapid success in the mobile phone sector allowed Nokia to become by 1998, the best-selling mobile phone brand in the world. In 2003 Nokia introduced the first camera phone. In 2011, to address increasing competition from iOS and Android operating systems, Nokia entered into a strategic partnership with Microsoft. In 2014 Nokia sold its mobile and devices division to Microsoft. The creation of Nokia Networks, following the buy-out of joint-venture partner Siemens in 2013, laid the foundation for Nokia’s transformation into primarily a network hardware and software provider. The 2015 acquisition of Franco-American telecommunications equipment provider Alcatel-Lucent greatly broadened the scope of Nokia’s portfolio and customer base. Additional acquisitions have positioned Nokia to be an industry leader in the transition to 5G wireless technology by offering the only end-to-end 5G network portfolio available on a global basis. For more information, go to: https://www.nokia.com/