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Why the stock is wobbling
Nokia got swept up in Monday’s tech selloff, with the stock down more than 3% as investors hit the brakes on anything wearing a silicon-adjacent name tag. That’s the kind of day where even a decent company can get tossed around like a shopping cart in a windy parking lot.
All eyes on Oct. 22
The bigger story is the calendar. Nokia is set to report third-quarter earnings on October 22nd, and that’s the real suspense machine here. Analysts are looking for 8 cents a share on $5.80 billion in revenue, which would be a modest improvement from a year ago.
New product, same old investor question
Nokia also launched a new multi-PON fiber broadband solution on Monday, aimed at telecom operators trying to keep up with AI-fueled demand for faster networks. In plain English: Nokia is pitching the plumbing for the AI era, and it wants carriers to upgrade without ripping out everything already in the wall.
- The system supports GPON, 10G, 25G and 50G PON on every port
- It promises up to 50 Gbps speeds on existing fiber
- Nokia says the product won’t be generally available until 2027
Big picture
The stock has had a monster run over the last year, but Monday’s drop is a reminder that investors don’t pay up forever just because the theme is hot. If Nokia wants to keep this rally alive, it’ll need earnings that say “growth story” instead of “nice try.”