Nokia Expands 'Network-in-a-Box' Program for BEAD

Nokia is expanding a program that combines in a single package several electronic products that FCC broadband equity, access and deployment (BEAD) program participants use for building and scaling network infrastructure, the company said in a news release Thursday. The expanded program will include fiber products made in the U.S. such as those produced in the Wisconsin manufacturing project announced by Nokia earlier this month (see 2308030076). Operators building networks “need to be able to source a wide range of components and networking equipment all while ensuring their quality and compatibility,” the release said. Nokia’s “network-in-a-box” can help to simplify and speed that process, the release said.