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Citymesh goes live with world’s first commercial mobile service on 5G Core SaaS, powered by Nokia and AWS
Press ReleaseCitymesh goes live with world’s first commercial mobile service on 5G Core SaaS, powered by Nokia and AWS SaaS model enables telecommunication providers to build and scale networks with reduced capital investment and operational complexity. 19 February 2026Espoo, Finland – The world’s first commercial mobile service on 5G Core SaaS, powered by Nokia and Amazon Web Services (AWS), is now live with Belgium’s Citymesh, marking a new era in how telecommunications providers can choose to
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