Innovations gallery

Explore the timeline of our patented innovations

Innovation is in our DNA. For decades, our inventions have enabled people to connect and communicate.

Our interactive innovations gallery showcases a selection of these technologies from our industry leading patent portfolio. It highlights our contribution to the development of technology standards including cellular connectivity, video coding, audio coding, and more. Many of the innovations featured here are also fundamental to areas such as Wi-Fi, immersive multimedia, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML).

Every year, our inventions are implemented into over a billion of new devices. In fact, entire industries are built on our inventions, including smartphones and tablets, consumer electronics, connected vehicles, various Internet of Things (IoT) devices and solutions, video streaming services and augmented reality/virtual reality (AR/VR) applications, such as cloud gaming.

In 2024, we filed patents on more than 3,000 new inventions. And this annual number of patent filings is expected to grow as we continue to invest heavily in R&D and standardization.

As we move towards the 6G era, the digital, physical, and human worlds will blend, enabling people and enterprises to have more life-like interactions with technology. We see advanced AI and machine learning making 6G systems and devices smarter and more efficient by combining networks, apps, and computing power. Sustainability will be one of the primary determining factors in how networks are built, and 6G will usher in new opportunities for energy efficiency, a key value driver for the 6G era along with trustworthiness and digital inclusion. Immersive multimedia experiences, enhanced by new technologies such as holographic communication and volumetric video, will enrichen our everyday life at work and at home.

We are committed to pioneering technology innovation that helps the world act together.

Research and development is – and always has been – at the heart of Nokia.