Nokia says telcos building pan-India 5G capacity to drive its biz growth
The Hindu
Nokia's sales in India grew 75 per cent on year-on-year basis to 230 million euros in the second quarter ended June 30, 2021 from 179 million euros.
Telecom operators are developing pan-India 5G capacity which will continue to drive business for Nokia in the country, the head of the Finnish firm's India unit has said. (Subscribe to our Today's Cache newsletter for a quick snapshot of top 5 tech stories. Click to subscribe for free.) Nokia Senior Vice President & Head of India Market Sanjay Malik told PTI that telecom companies are focusing on building capacity for 5G so that they are ready for launch once they get spectrum in the proposed auction, while their strategy on roll out of services circle or city-wise is still in works.
When Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, recently spoke about the transformative potential of Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V), a technology for autonomous driving in India, he framed it as a critical lever for safer roads, smarter traffic management and future-ready mobility. That vision is already finding concrete expression inside Samsung Electronics-owned HARMAN Automotive’s India operations, which are emerging as a global hub for software-defined and connected vehicle technologies, says Krishna Kumar, Managing Director and Automotive Head, HARMAN India.

ICICI Bank Ltd., the second largest private sector bank, for the third quarter ended 31 December 2025 reported 4% drop in net profit to ₹11,318 crore as compared to ₹ 11,792 crore in the year ago period on account of making additional standard asset provision of ₹1,283 crore during the quarter as per direction of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).











