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July 07, 2021

Pioneering cutting edge technology: Getting to know Stephan Litjens

When Stephan Litjens joined Nokia 25 years ago, he was eager to channel his entrepreneurial spirit into the newly liberalized telecom market in which private ownership was emerging and mobile networks were in their early days. In his native Netherlands,…

June 16, 2021

Show me the money: Getting to know Neville Kotval

There’s a widespread perception that the role of finance is to run a tight ship, know when to slam the brakes and be the authority figure that is there to say “no.” But Neville Kotval, who heads finance for Cloud…

June 02, 2021

A software guy to the core: Getting to know Fran Heeran

At the core of Cloud and Network Services sits the aptly named Core Networks business unit. It is responsible for designing, developing and getting to market the key technologies that operate the heart of a modern telecommunications network. And with…

June 01, 2021

How Telecom can help create sustainable solutions for our planet

A version of this story, focusing on the 5G elements of sustainability, was published in 5Gradar The telecom industry has long been saddled with a reputation of being wasteful. But in an era where sustainability has become a major corporate…

May 26, 2021

The art of the sale: Getting to know Vishal Singh

It’s a cut-throat business fixated on wins and the bottom line. But the man responsible for generating Nokia’s Cloud and Network Services revenue from service providers takes a philosophical approach to the art of sales. Vishal Singh says it’s more…

May 24, 2021

Biden backed Israel in Gaza. Now it’s time to return the favor

The US president’s mix of support and restraint enabled Israel to bring the Gaza fighting to an optimal close. Israel must now heed his call to return to peacemaking. Op-ed published in The Times of Israel Imagine for a moment…

May 19, 2021

Transforming in more ways than one: Getting to know Nancy Yueh

Nancy Yueh leads the transformation drive for Cloud and Network Services and it’s an apt title for her to hold. After all, she’s transformed herself from an East Coast “Jersey Girl” to a mainstay in Silicon Valley, from a finance…

May 14, 2021

Hamas comes to Netanyahu’s rescue once again

With an unprecedented barrage of rockets, and an unexpected assist from Arab and Jewish thugs meting out vigilante justice on the street, Hamas again upends Israeli politics. Op-ed published in The Times of Israel. Where have we seen this before?…

May 10, 2021

Is automation the answer to our age-old security fears?

A version of this story was published in Security Boulevard. Technological advances have revolutionized our lifestyles, but they have yet to eliminate one of our most primal fears. While we enjoy the fruits of our online existence, we still live…

April 28, 2021

The tech guru: Getting to know Ron Haberman

At the heart of Cloud and Network Services lies the technology itself, and the man who drives it has been a technologist almost from birth. Ever since he can remember, Ron Haberman has been taking things apart and putting them…

April 21, 2021

The Nokia man and the sea: Getting to know Friedrich Trawoeger

For Friedrich Trawoeger there is no real distinction between personal and professional life. As head of the Cloud and Cognitive Services organization, he oversees a range of advanced and managed services that look to ease the earth’s environmental and sustainability…

April 14, 2021

The man in the middle: Getting to know Christian Foerster

As chief operations officer for Cloud and Network Services, Christian Foerster is responsible for leading procurement, supply chain, process simplification and digitalization – making sure products are delivered when needed at quality and cost. In other words, he’s the glue…

April 11, 2021

Appreciate Yom HaShoah – it soon won’t be the same

Time is running out: Few survivors with strong memories remain – most of the firsthand stories we hear nowadays are from the perspective of children, maybe teens. Column published in The Times of Israel. Holocaust Remembrance Day is perhaps the…

April 09, 2021

Nokia marks Holocaust Remembrance Day in Israel with survivor testimony

More than 90 Nokia employees in Israel took a break from their meetings and put a pause on their programming duties for an hour on Thursday (Apr. 8) afternoon to gather some perspective on one of the most somber days…

April 07, 2021

Delivering a human touch: Getting to know Issa Eid

While studying business administration at the University of Texas at Dallas, Issa Eid was hired as a product quality analyst at Nortel Networks in Dallas. Human resources and leaving the Lone Star state were the furthest things from his mind….

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