Nokia completes acquisition of Comptel

29 June, 2017
Espoo, Finland - Nokia today announced the
successful completion of its acquisition of Comptel
Corporation, a Finland-based telecommunications
software company. The acquisition was announced
February 9, 2017.
The acquisition advances Nokia's strategy to build a
standalone software business at scale by expanding
and strengthening its software portfolio and go-to-
market capabilities. Comptel bolsters Nokia's
software portfolio by adding capabilities that help
digital service providers bring new communications
services to market faster, master the orchestration of
services and order flows, capture data-in-motion
and refine decision-making.
When combined with Nokia's Operations Support
Systems (OSS), Business Support Systems (BSS),
analytics, security and cloud technology, Nokia will
be able to offer the software intelligence and real-
time network information to deliver better digital
experiences and operations in a cloud environment.
About Nokia
We create the technology to connect the world.
Powered by the research and innovation of Nokia
Bell Labs, we serve communications service
providers, governments, large enterprises and
consumers, with the industry's most complete, end-
to-end portfolio of products, services and licensing.
From the enabling infrastructure for 5G and the
Internet of Things, to emerging applications in
virtual reality and digital health, we are shaping the
future of technology to transform the human
experience. www.nokia.com
About Comptel
Life is digital moments. Comptel perfects these by
transforming how you serve, meet and respond to
the needs of “Generation Cloud” customers.
Our solutions allow you to innovate rich
communications services instantly, master the
orchestration of service and order flows, capture
data-in-motion and refine your decision-making. We
apply intelligence to reduce friction in your
business.
Comptel has enabled the delivery of digital and
communications services to more than 2 billion
people. Every day, we care for more than 20% of all
mobile usage data. Nearly 300 service providers
across 90 countries have trusted us to perfect
customers’ digital moments. For more information,
visit www.comptel.com .
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