India

At Nokia, we create technology that helps the world act together.

As a B2B technology innovation leader, we are pioneering networks that sense, think, and act by leveraging our work across mobile, fixed, and cloud networks. In addition, we create value with intellectual property and long-term research, led by the award-winning Nokia Bell Labs. 

Service providers, enterprises and partners worldwide trust Nokia to deliver secure, reliable and sustainable networks today – and work with us to create the digital services and applications of the future.

• Investment of INR 4,200+ crore
• Invested INR 600+ crores in manufacturing
• Over INR 150 crores in CSR towards building disaster resilience and developing digitally integrated village ecosystem

Nokia - Making in India - for India and the world

R&D Centres: 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 Bangalore R&D centre is undertaking research in various advanced global telecommunication technologies like telco cloud, big data analytics, software applications, next-generation core, IP, Optical, 5G and 6G Research.

Our Chennai R&D centre, the largest R&D facility for Fixed Networks, focuses on access broadband technologies Including Copper, Fiber, Software Defined Access Networks, Management Solutions ,Broadband Devices and Services. The centre has a best in class lab fostering innovation, defining the access market and promoting fiber for everything.

Manufacturing Operations: Nokia’s Chennai facility, best-in-class infrastructure with ISO 9001, ISO 14001 ISO 27001 and other certifications, spreads over 140,000 Sq. meters. The facility manufactures a wide range of telecom products including 5G/ 4G radios and GPON optical line terminals (OLTs) for domestic and global markets, 50% of which is exported. It has manufactured more than 7 million telecom network equipment units over the years. 

The factory was the first to start production of 5G radio equipment in India. It was also the first in India to deploy ‘real-world’ application of Industry 4.0 including AR/VR, automation and analytics, to enhance operational efficiency and productivity. It fulfils 63% of its energy requirement with Green energy and is aiming to use 100% green energy by 2025.

Global Delivery Centers: Nokia was a pioneer in setting up its largest Global Delivery Centers in Chennai and Noida. These centers today employ over 2300 highly skilled employees in India who provide life cycle support to networks across over 100 countries.