India
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Adhering to high standards of integrity and security, we help build the capabilities needed for a more productive, sustainable and inclusive world.
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Our presence in India
We have been an integral part of India’s remarkable progress in technology and connectivity over the last 27 years. Our journey has witnessed several remarkable milestones, including launching 2G/GSM technology in early 2000, bringing 3G services in 2011, pioneering 4G/LTE technology in 2012, and introducing 5G to India in 2022. We are a strong supplier and service provider to the leading public and private operators, large enterprises, and utility companies.
~ 16,000 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
Nokia at India Mobile Congress 2022
MBiT Index 2023
Mobile data traffic in India increased three-fold during 2018- 2022, reaching over 14 exabytes per month
Commitment to India
- 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
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.
WorldLink brings world-class connectivity to Nepal with Nokia WiFi
Ajay Jain, Head of NOC and Digitization at Airtel, explains how Nokia SON boosts network
Smart agriculture as a service for a sustainable future
Airtel and Nokia Partnered to Offer Next-Gen Solutions for Industrial Automation
This smart pole solution has been designed and built in India to support the smart city initiatives which promote smarter, safer and more sustainable cities
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. 5G services in India were launched on 1st October 2022. 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.
Driving innovation
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 center is undertaking research in various advanced global telecommunication technologies like telco cloud, big data analytics, software applications, next-generation core, IP, Optical, 4G and 5G.
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Our Chennai R&D center, one of our largest R&D facilities for Fixed Networks, focuses on access broadband technologies Including Copper, Fiber, Broadband Devices, Services and Management Solutions.
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 Centers: Nokia was a pioneer in setting up its largest Global Delivery Centers in Chennai and Noida. These centers today employ over 2600 highly skilled employees in India who provide life cycle support to networks across over 100 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
Nokia wins ‘The most innovative network transformation initiative’ at IMC2022
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
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Head of Marketing & Corporate Affairs, India Market
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JP Singh
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Vinish Bawa
Head of Enterprise, Webscale and Emerging Business
Tarun Chhabra
Head of Mobile Networks Business, India
Manoj Gurnani
Head Strategy & Technology, India
Prashant Agnihotri
Head of Government Business, India