Kari Maikkola shares how Telia is turning Helsinki into a Nordic digital hub by uniting 5G, secure data storage and high-performance compute to drive AI innovation
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Kari Maikkola shares how Telia is turning Helsinki into a Nordic digital hub by uniting 5G, secure data storage and high-performance compute to drive AI innovation
In the global telecommunications industry, infrastructure is undergoing a major transformation. It is no longer enough for operators to deliver basic connectivity. Instead, they are expected to provide a seamless combination of high-speed networks, sovereign data storage and vast computational capacity.
The convergence is visible in Finland, where Telia has established Helsinki as a strategic digital hub for the Nordic region. By uniting an immense, carrierneutral data centre with advanced 5G deployments, the company is enabling an ecosystem that supports hyperscale AI, critical governmental operations and the increasingly data-driven ambitions of modern businesses.
Guiding this transformation is Kari Maikkola, Head of Data Centre Solutions at Telia. His career spans the evolution of the ICT sector itself, from the early experimental years of new media to the industrial-scale demands of contemporary data centre engineering. Kari oversees Telia’ s data centre business for enterprise and public-sector customers, a responsibility that blends commercial leadership with a commitment to national resilience.
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