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Nokia Bell Labs is innovating the technologies that will transform the way we live our lives. But we don't just follow the trends that redefine what's possible; we create them, setting the standard for the industry and powering Nokia's future technologies. Our research spans various fields across the world and beyond.
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We are radically transforming computing, networks, security and industry. For a century, our visionary research at Nokia Bell Labs has constantly pushed the frontiers of what’s possible. Now, with our pioneering spirit powering Nokia’s real-world impact, we are building quantum technologies to radically transform industries and reshape how we live.

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Nokia Bell Labs’ physics-based approach to the quantum computer

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Quantum 2.0 is here
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We are radically transforming computing, networks, security and industry. For a century, our visionary research at Nokia Bell Labs has constantly pushed the frontiers of what’s possible. Now, with our pioneering spirit powering Nokia’s real-world impact, we are building quantum technologies to radically transform industries and reshape how we live.

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Nokia Bell Labs’ physics-based approach to the quantum computer

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Quantum 2.0 is here
We are revolutionizing the space economy with out-of-this-world communication networks. At Nokia Bell Labs, our legacy is built on 100 years of bold imagination and innovative breakthroughs that have changed how we connect people and communities worldwide. Now, with Nokia harnessing our visionary technology, together we are delivering the communication building blocks for a rapidly growing space economy and underpinning sustained human presence on the Moon – and beyond.
We are pioneering AI and machine learning to build a better, safer, responsible world. Nokia Bell Labs has been at the forefront of technological transformation for a century, with artificial intelligence central to our breakthroughs. Now, as the innovation core of Nokia, we are using AI as a responsible and impactful force for good to power the digital transformation journey for networks, industry, and people.

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Responsible AI
We are creating the foundational technologies that fundamentally change how society thrives. At Nokia Bell Labs, we don't just follow the trends that redefine what's possible; we create them. Whether it's streaming high-definition video on the go with 5G, enabling real-time remote surgery, or powering smart cities with millions of connected devices, we design the foundational innovations that transform how we interact with the world, and Nokia builds them.

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UNEXT
We are inventing technologies that create a sixth digital sense for humans, industry, and networks. For 100 years, imagination has been the spark that drives our ongoing impact on the world. Today, at Nokia Bell Labs, we are creating a digital sixth sense that Nokia is using for transformative real-world solutions. Together, we are redefining how we understand the world around us by powering technologies that can sense and understand our environments and the people and objects within them.

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Looking beyond 5G to the network of the future
Nokia is pushing the boundaries of space exploration by building an 4G/LTE network on the lunar surface
Nokia has defined six principles, that should guide all AI research and development in the future
Networks out of this world
Rethinking the fundamental physics used to create a qubit
Bell Labs goes further than building better, more-efficient wireless and optical systems
Enabling real-time monitoring of rapidly changing environments