India
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Our presence in India
From launching and enabling rapid growth of 2G/GSM technology in early 2000, to bringing high quality 3G services in 2011 to pioneering 4G/LTE technology in 2012 and now preparing India for 5G, we are an integral part of India’s remarkable progress in technology and connectivity over last 22 years. We are a strong supplier and service provider to the leading public and private operators, large enterprises, utilities companies.
~ 15,000 employees
5 key locations - Gurgaon, Noida, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai - and project offices across 26 cities
26 project offices
1 Innovation center: Technology Center in Bangalore
2 centers for Global Service Delivery: Chennai and Noida
1 Manufacturing operations in Chennai
Headquarters - 7th Floor, Building 9A, Cyber City, DLF Phase III, Gurgaon
MBiT Index 2021
Total data traffic grew ~60x in last 5 years; over 13.5GB data usage per subscriber per month, India stands tall amongst the mature markets
Commitment to India
- Investment of INR 2,200+ crore over the year
- Invested INR 600+ crores in manufacturing
- Foreign Exchange earned about USD 1 bn annually through exports of products, services
- Over INR 100 crores in CSR towards building disaster resilience and developing digitally integrated village ecosystem
Nokia – Making in India - for India and the world
Market leadership
- #1 overall Carrier Network vendor
- #1 in Core and RAN equipment
- #1 in optics market
- #1 in SON with multi-technology and multi-vendor capabilities
- Every call in India touches Nokia element somewhere in the call flow
- 1/3 of overall mobile subscribers served by Nokia radio
- 95% of Volte calls on Nokia IMS Core every day
- 48% of total voice traffic on Nokia CS core
- 40% of the Fixed line voice network of India on Nokia equipment
- 65% of Fiber-to-Home high bandwidth customers being served by Nokia equipment
Our 5G momentum
Nokia is at the forefront of 5G development in India.
5G in India
5G, the fifth generation of cellular networks, heralds a new era in communications- it brings a paradigm shift in the role of mobile technologies beyond connectivity. As the country moves ahead with its Digital India vision, it offers the opportunity to leapfrog to the next generation of digital connectivity and create new business models and revenue streams. As such, the case for immediate roll out of 5G networks in India is compelling. It is no longer a choice but a pre-requisite for the country's growth and development.
Driving innovation
Nokia Bangalore R&D Center: Nokia’s commitment to India is deeply engraved in the way we harness the potential of local talent for research and development. One of the 4 main global R&D sites for the company, the R&D center is undertaking research in various advanced global telecommunication technologies like to focus on next-generation technologies - cloud, ‘big data’ analytics, software applications, next-generation core, IP, Optical, 4G and 5G.
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The center also plays a key role in developing local ecosystem partnership to develop 5G use-cases such as AR\VR based immersive learning experience; drone-based applications for agriculture, public safety energy and utilities. The center is also developing and conducting trials of 5G and IoT use-cases for developing market. Some of these use-cases have been successfully tested in live 5G NR System in India for the first time ever.
Manufacturing Operations: Nokia’s Chennai facility, best-in-class infrastructure with ISO 9001, ISO 14001 ISO 27001 certifications and spreads over 140,000 Sq. meters. This facility manufactures & ships the complete gamut of telecom products (2G, 3G, LTE & Core Networks) for domestic and global markets with close to 50% of the finished radio base station products being exported. The factory was the first to start production of 5G radio equipment in India.
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In 2018, Nokia deployed the next level of industrial automation, leveraging 4G LTE technology at the factory, making it India's first 'real-world' application of Industry 4.0. The factory committed to enable government’s vision for `Make in India’. Nokia’s Chennai factory is the first telecom factory in India to start manufacturing 5G New Radio base stations.
Global Delivery Center: Nokia was a pioneer in setting up its largest Global Delivery Centers in Chennai and Noida. These centers today employ over 4,000 highly skilled employees in India who provide support for various stages of the networks across 103 countries.
News in India
Awards & recognitions
Nokia wins Best New-Age-Employer for HR Practices
In Voice & Data Telecom Top 100 survey 2019 in India, Nokia was ranked:
- #1 amongst Carrier Networks provider
- #1 Core and RAN equipment
- #1 Managed Services provider
- #3 in IP & Optics
Nokia wins Best New-Age-Employer for HR Practice by JobBuzz at Workplace 2025 Conclave
Confederation of Indian Industry 5S Excellence Award 2019 – for Nokia Chennai Manufacturing Operations
Manufacturing Today Summit 2019 - Technical Excellence Award for Nokia Chennai Operations
Manufacturing Today Summit 2018 - Winner of Safety Excellence Award, 2018
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