Wireless and fixed-network tools maker Nokia reported considerably improved third-quarter earnings and better sales on Thursday on the again of strong demand for 5G know-how from operators.
The firm, primarily based in Espoo, Finland, reported web revenue of 551 million euros (USD 539 million) for the July-September interval, up 19 per cent from 463 million euros a yr earlier. Net earnings attributable to shareholders was up 21 per cent at 550 million euros from 454 million euros a yr earlier. Nokia’s reported sales had been up 16 per cent to six.2 billion euros.
CEO Pekka Lundmark stated the corporate’s third-quarter efficiency “demonstrates we are delivering on our ambition to accelerate growth.”
“As we start to look beyond 2022, we recognise the increasing macro and geopolitical uncertainty within which we operate,” Lundmark stated in a press release. “While it could have an impact on some of our customers’ … spending, we currently expect growth on a constant currency basis in our addressable markets in 2023.”
Nokia is among the world’s major suppliers of 5G — the newest technology of broadband know-how — together with Sweden’s Ericsson, China’s Huawei and South Korea’s Samsung.
“Considering our recent success in new 5G deals in regions like India which are expected to ramp up strongly in 2023, we believe we are firmly on a path to outperform the market and to make progress towards achieving our long-term margin targets,” Lundmark stated.
Nokia’s largest market space in the course of the quarter was North America, the place it generated turnover of two.3 billion euros (USD 2.2 billion), adopted by Europe and Asia Pacific.
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