NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang speaks in the course of the Stay Keynote Pregame in the course of the Nvidia GTC (GPU Know-how Convention) in Washington, DC, on Oct. 28, 2025.
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Nokia introduced on Tuesday that Nvidia is taking a $1 billion stake within the networking firm, the newest partnership for the bogus intelligence chipmaker.
Nokia shares soared 26% increased following the information.
Nokia will concern over 166 million new shares and can use the proceeds to fund its plans for AI and different normal company functions.
The 2 corporations additionally struck a strategic partnership to work collectively to develop next-generation 6G mobile expertise. Nokia mentioned that it might adapt its 5G and 6G software program to run on Nvidia’s chips, and can collaborate on networking expertise for AI.
Nokia mentioned Nvidia would think about incorporating its expertise into its future AI infrastructure plans.
Nokia, a Finnish firm, is greatest identified for its early cell telephones, however lately, it has primarily been a provider of 5G mobile gear to telecom suppliers.
The announcement comes as Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang prepares to deal with an viewers of policymakers and authorities leaders in Washington DC to keynote the corporate’s developer convention.
Nokia and Nvidia are anticipated to debate a few of their collaborations and plans on the convention.
Nvidia has taken a number of fairness stakes in strategic companions in latest months as the corporate has discovered itself on the middle of the AI world.
In September, it dedicated a $5 billion funding to one-time rival Intel, and mentioned it might make investments $100 billion in OpenAI. It additionally dedicated $500 million in self-driving automotive startup Wayve and a $667 million funding in to U.Okay. cloud supplier Nscale.
Nokia one-day inventory chart.
