In response to increasing demand from local customers in India as well as international markets, Nokia will begin manufacturing PON optical line terminals (OLTs) at its factory in Sriperimbudur near Chennai, India.
Nokia is currently a participant in the Government of India’s Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme, and is extending its production capacity into Chennai in response to growing demand.
Sandy Motley, President Fixed Networks at Nokia, said: “The importance and criticality of high-speed broadband has never been more pronounced as it is today. As the momentum towards 5G networks and new hybrid usage models push operators towards increasingly distributed network architectures, service providers are investing in fiber to build out and upgrade their existing networks. Nokia is the leader in FTTx solutions globally and is innovating rapidly to introduce next generation PON solutions. We are happy to add the manufacturing capacity in India to better address increasing demand in the region and worldwide."
