Nvidia will make a USD 1.0 billion equity investment in Nokia through a directed share issuance announced on 28 October 2025, subscribing for 166,389,351 new shares at USD 6.01 per share and taking a roughly 2.90% stake, subject to customary closing conditions; Nokia’s board said the proceeds will support its strategic plans and general corporate purposes. The companies set the announcement alongside a scheduled investor briefing and regulatory disclosures, flagging the transaction as “inside information” under Finnish rules.
The deal is paired with a strategic partnership to develop AI-native radio access network (AI-RAN) and to integrate Nvidia’s accelerated computing into Nokia’s RAN and data-center networking products, positioning both firms for 5G-Advanced and future 6G deployments; Nokia shares jumped about 20–21% on the news, hitting multi-year highs. Executives framed the tie-up as a bid to combine Nokia’s telecom equipment expertise with Nvidia’s GPU and AI stack to accelerate AI-driven network capabilities and data-center interoperability.
