Inseego Completes Acquisition of Nokia’s Fixed Wireless Access Business

Nokia became an approximately 11% shareholder, with warrants allowing it to purchase additional Inseego common shares.

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Inseego (INSG) completed its acquisition of Nokia’s fixed wireless access business, expanding its wireless broadband operations and international carrier reach.

Inseego expects the acquisition to approximately double its revenue. The business extends its footprint across Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas. Nokia also completed a $10 million cash investment. Under the acquisition and investment terms, Nokia received approximately 1.9 million common shares, representing approximately 11% ownership, and warrants to purchase up to approximately 0.8 million shares at $4.26 per share.

Nokia will provide a further $10 million cash payment by October 15, 2026 to support engineering work on interoperability between Inseego’s device operating system and cloud platform and certain Nokia technology ecosystems over the coming year. Nokia will provide transition support and refer new fixed wireless access opportunities to Inseego.

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• Major pointCompleted Nokia fixed wireless access acquisition expands Inseego’s wireless broadband business.
• Major pointNokia’s completed $10 million cash investment adds funding to Inseego. 16% of market cap
• Major point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Nokia will provide $10 million by October 15, 2026 to support engineering interoperability work. 16% of market cap
• Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Inseego expects the acquisition to approximately double revenue.
• Minor pointCarrier reach expands across Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas.

4 minor points

• Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Approximately 250 people, including joining employees and Nokia transition personnel, will support expanded operations.
• Minor pointOperational expansion includes Amsterdam headquarters, an Athens development center, and increased Bangalore presence and customer-facing resources.
• Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Nokia will provide transition support and new opportunity referrals to Inseego.
• Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Technology collaboration will cover AI-RAN, fiber and 5G connectivity, network optimization, and distributed edge computing.

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• Major pointNokia received approximately 1.9 million common shares, representing approximately 11% ownership and diluting existing holders.
• Minor pointNokia received warrants for up to approximately 0.8 million shares at $4.26 per share, creating potential further dilution.

News Explained

Nokia’s additional $10 million remains due by October 15; against Inseego’s $1.878 million cash balance on June 30, 2026, that balance represented 7.2 days of second-quarter operating cash use.

Sources and calculations

• Inseego Completes Acquisition of Nokia’s Fixed Wireless Access Business (2026-10-01)
• Inseego 2026 second-quarter fundamentals (2026Q2)

• Available liquidity against the last reported quarterly operating outflow, in days at that rate $1,878,000 / ($23,777,000 / 91) = 7.2 days

Key Figures

Expected revenue change: Approximately double Nokia cash investment: $10 million Shares issued to Nokia: Approximately 1.9 million shares +4 more

Expected revenue change

Approximately double

Expected following the acquisition

Nokia cash investment

$10 million

Completed with the acquisition

Shares issued to Nokia

Approximately 1.9 million shares

Inseego common stock

Nokia ownership interest

Approximately 11%

Equity stake in Inseego

Warrants

Approximately 0.8 million shares

Nokia warrants to purchase Inseego common stock

Warrant exercise price

$4.26 per share

Exercise price for Nokia’s warrants

Additional Nokia cash payment

$10 million by October 15, 2026

Support for engineering investment

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Key Terms

fixed wireless access, millimeter-wave, transition services agreement, warrants

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fixed wireless access technical

"completion of its acquisition of Nokia’s Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) business"

Fixed wireless access is a way to deliver high-speed internet to homes and businesses using radio signals from nearby towers or rooftop equipment instead of running fiber or copper cables to each location. Think of it as getting broadband over a strong local Wi‑Fi signal broadcast from a neighborhood antenna. Investors watch it because it can speed customer growth and lower installation costs, but returns depend on coverage, equipment costs and access to usable radio frequencies.

millimeter-wave technical

"indoor, outdoor and millimeter-wave FWA solutions"

Millimeter-wave is a band of radio frequencies with very short wavelengths—about one to ten millimeters—used for extremely fast, short-range wireless transmission. Think of it as a higher-pitched radio signal that can carry a lot more data but doesn’t travel as far or through walls as well as lower-frequency signals. Investors care because millimeter-wave technology underpins high-speed wireless networks, radar and sensors, and touches telecom equipment, semiconductor suppliers, and infrastructure spending, so its adoption can drive revenue and regulatory decisions.

transition services agreement financial

"Nokia personnel who will continue to support the business under a transition services agreement"

A transition services agreement is a formal arrangement where one company continues to provide essential services—such as IT, human resources, or accounting—to another company after a business deal or change in ownership. It acts like a temporary bridge, ensuring smooth operations during a transition period. For investors, it provides clarity on how long support will last and helps assess potential costs and stability during the change.

warrants financial

"Nokia also received warrants to purchase an aggregate up of to approximately 0.8 million shares"

Warrants are special documents that give you the right to buy a company's stock at a set price before a certain date. They are often used as a way for companies to attract investors or raise money, and their value can increase if the company's stock price goes up.

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Transaction expected to approximately double Inseego’s revenue and expand its global footprint across Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Inseego Corp. (NASDAQ: INSG) today announced the completion of its acquisition of Nokia’s Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) business, first announced on April 30, 2026.

The acquisition is expected to approximately double Inseego’s revenue and position the company as a global wireless broadband leader. By adding indoor, outdoor and millimeter-wave FWA solutions to its wireless broadband portfolio, Inseego expands its reach across consumer and business connectivity. The transaction also extends Inseego’s footprint to carriers across Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas; and significantly expands its engineering capabilities.

Following the transaction, approximately 250 people associated with the acquired business will support Inseego’s expanded operations across engineering, product management, supply chain and sourcing, and customer support. This group includes employees joining Inseego and Nokia personnel who will continue to support the business under a transition services agreement.

To support its expanded global operations, Inseego has established an international headquarters in Amsterdam and a development center in Athens, expanded its presence in Bangalore, and added customer-facing sales and technical resources across its new markets.

“With the acquisition complete, Inseego enters its next chapter as the global wireless broadband leader," said Juho Sarvikas, CEO of Inseego. “We now have the scale, technology, and global reach to support carriers across business, residential, and mobile use cases.”

Under the terms of the acquisition and Nokia’s $10 million cash investment in Inseego, also completed today, Nokia received an equity ownership stake in Inseego in the form of approximately 1.9 million shares of Inseego common stock, representing an approximately 11% ownership interest. Nokia also received warrants to purchase an aggregate up of to approximately 0.8 million shares of common stock, at an exercise price of $4.26 per share.

In addition to the previously-announced terms of the acquisition, Nokia will also be providing a $10 million cash payment to Inseego by October 15, 2026 in support of Inseego’s engineering investment to drive the interoperability of its device OS and cloud platform with certain of Nokia’s technology ecosystems over the coming year.

Inseego and Nokia have designed their partnership to ensure continuity for existing customers and support for future growth. Nokia will provide support through the transition and refer new FWA opportunities to Inseego, including those where FWA is part of broader Nokia network deployments; considering the aim of delivering the outcomes that best serve customer interests and requirements.

The relationship will also extend to technology collaboration across AI-RAN, converged fiber and 5G connectivity, end-to-end network optimization and distributed edge computing. Together, the companies will explore how Nokia’s network infrastructure and Inseego’s intelligent edge solutions can advance AI-driven networking and the wireless edge.

“This is an important milestone for our customers, our teams, and both companies,” said Konstanty Owczarek, Chief Corporate Development Officer at Nokia. “Inseego brings the focus and expertise to take the FWA business forward. Our continued collaboration brings together our technologies and capabilities that can deliver greater value for our customers.”

To learn more about this transaction and the resulting portfolio, visit https://www.inseego.com/welcoming-nokias-fwa-business-to-inseego/.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this communication may be characterized as forward-looking under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially. Statements in this communication that are forward-looking may include statements regarding: : (1) the anticipated benefits to, or impact of, the acquisition of Nokia’s Fixed Wireless Access business on Inseego’s business; (2) expectations for Inseego following the closing of the acquisition, including the effect of the acquisition on Inseego’s revenues, product portfolio, customer relationships, global operations, engineering capabilities and strategic relationship with Nokia; (3) expected customer continuity, future growth opportunities, go-to-market activities, interoperability testing, technology collaboration and innovation initiatives; and (4) any statements preceded by or including “continue,” “expect,” “will,” “may,” “plan,” “intend,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “explore,” “opportunity” or similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond Inseego’s control, and are based on management’s best assumptions and beliefs in light of the information currently available to Inseego. Risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements include: (1) possible disruption related to the acquisition to current plans, operations and business relationships, including through the loss of customers, suppliers, partners or employees; (2) the ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the acquisition, including customer continuity, expanded market opportunities, technology collaboration and future revenue growth; (3) the risk that Inseego will not be able to integrate the acquired business successfully or realize anticipated synergies when expected, or at all; (4) the amount of costs, fees, expenses and other charges incurred by Inseego related to the acquisition and integration; (5) the possible diversion of management’s time and attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities; (6) the response of customers, suppliers, partners, competitors and other market participants to the acquisition; (7) potential litigation or regulatory developments relating to the acquisition; and (8) the other risks and uncertainties detailed in the periodic reports that Inseego files with the SEC. All forward-looking statements in this communication are based on information available to Inseego as of the date of this communication, and, except as required by law, Inseego assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements provided to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made.

About Inseego

Inseego is a global leader in wireless broadband, delivering fast, reliable connectivity to homes, businesses, and people on the move. With the acquisition of Nokia’s FastMile fixed wireless access product, Inseego offers one of the industry’s broadest cellular broadband portfolios, spanning fixed wireless gateways, mobile hotspots and routers, enterprise and industrial gateways, and cloud-based device, network, and subscriber management software. Backed by decades of wireless innovation and engineering expertise across 5G, Wi-Fi, antenna design, and cloud software, Inseego partners with mobile network operators worldwide to deliver connectivity at scale. Headquartered in San Diego, California, Inseego has offices in Amsterdam, Bangalore, and Athens. Learn more at www.inseego.com. 

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What does Inseego expect from its acquisition of Nokia’s fixed wireless access business?

Inseego expects the completed acquisition to approximately double its revenue. The acquired business also extends its carrier footprint across Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas.

What shares and warrants did Nokia receive in the Inseego transaction?

Nokia received approximately 1.9 million Inseego common shares, representing approximately 11% ownership, plus warrants to purchase up to approximately 0.8 million common shares at $4.26 per share. These securities were received under the acquisition and Nokia’s completed $10 million cash investment.

How will Inseego staff and support the acquired Nokia business?

Approximately 250 people associated with the acquired business will support Inseego’s expanded operations, including employees joining Inseego and Nokia personnel working under a transition services agreement. Their functions include engineering, product management, supply chain and sourcing, and customer support.

Where has Inseego expanded operations following the Nokia acquisition?

Inseego established an international headquarters in Amsterdam and a development center in Athens, expanded its presence in Bangalore, and added customer-facing sales and technical resources across its new markets.