Leadership
Driving the 5G engine with research and standardization
Powered by world-renowned research from Nokia Bell Labs, Nokia has been the forerunner in defining the fundamental technologies for the 5G era.
Nokia uses its leadership position to ensure that 5G technology remains indispensably valuable to people and organizations that use it every day. We are driving standardization efforts to meet consumer, enterprise and industrial requirements not addressed in previous cellular standards, and we are constantly anticipating future needs by innovating new applications enabled by 5G.
We have one of the industry’s broadest and strongest portfolios, with about 4,300 patent families declared essential to cellular standards, including more than 4,000 families for 5G.
Roadmap to 5G standards


Pioneering the fundamental technologies of 5G
Discover how 5G creates new value for consumers and industries
White papers
A comparison of 4G and 5G authentication methods
3GPP Standards has developed a new authentication framework for the fifth generation (5G) network that significantly improves the security posture compared to previous…
Extreme massive MIMO for macro cell capacity boost in 5G-Advanced and 6G
5G-Advanced and 6G networks aim to provide advanced capabilities from new services, extreme connectivity and security to RF sensing.
Global Coverage through Non-Terrestrial Networks
In this white paper, we describe the challenges and the solutions of the NTN system and the importance of standards-based NTN solutions (Release 17 through future Releases 18…
5G New Radio for spectrum allocations below 5 MHz
Enabling 5G-based mission-critical networks
5G empowering Uncrewed Aerial Systems
In this white paper, we highlight the motivation for supporting Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS), describe different deployment models and explain the features that were…
5G evolution
This collection of white papers looks into the exciting technologies that will be coming to life with the commercial deployments of 3GPP releases 15, 16 and 17"
Blog posts
26 Jan 2023
AI/ML unleashes the full potential of 5G-Advanced
In mobile communications, AI/ML could upend how products are designed, built and deployed
13 Dec 2022
Setting the stage for World Radio Conference in 2023
WRC-23 is coming next year, and Nokia is helping set the stage for harmonizing spectrum usage around the world.
12 Sep 2022
Nokia as the role model for leading 3GPP standardization
Nokia leads 3GPP and other industry ecosystems in high-quality 5G innovation.
29 Jul 2022
5G-Advanced will change the way we slice, automate and power the network
5G-Advanced will hone the operational performance of 5G with new automation, slicing and energy-efficiency capabilities.
7 Jun 2022
Society cannot cope with the growing demands on 5G without 6GHz
Using the upper 6GHz band, 5G can meet growing demand for capacity in cities while providing all the advantages of true mobility.
25 May 2022
5G-Advanced will extend the 5G network’s reach to new devices, industries and places
5G-Advanced will target new classes of devices, provide coverage in more places and open 5G up to new industry verticals.
29 Mar 2022
5G-Advanced will expand the network’s scope beyond mere communication
5G-Advanced will enhance 5G networks with new positioning and timing capabilities, answering question of where and when with high levels of accuracy.
28 Mar 2022
Creativity and passion drive Devaki Chandramouli in her standards work
Devaki Chandramouli is known for her ability to navigate the difficult terrain of technology standardization with ease.
Hear from our experts

Podcast
Podcast episode 67: Your guide to 5G-Advanced
Hear Matthew Baker, Head of Radio Layer at Nokia, explain the value of 5G Advanced for consumers, CSPs, enterprise and industrial users

Webinar
5G-Advanced in 3GPP Rel-18 explained
5G brought technological improvements in MBB, URLLC and mMTC. With 5G-Advanced, we will see further improvements in those areas and more, maximizing the benefits of mobile…
Video
How to extract value from your 5G network?
5G-Advanced discussions with Harri Holma, Antti Toskala and Steph Delvoye