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Get in the know, now
The Know, now report explores human augmentation; the use of technology to enhance human minds, bodies, and capabilities through internal and external augmentation.
Market research
Meet the metaverse generation
New global research in partnership with Ipsos looks at how Gen Z view the metaverse. Discover six key insights and what they mean in practice.
Overcoming the five roadblocks to Industry 4.0.
Discover the top challenges when it comes to Industry 4.0 and how to overcome them.
5G Survey: The Path to 5G monetization
Our Nokia-commissioned global survey of 100 service providers has found a plethora of insights on 5G monetization that could prove crucial in planning for this new era.
CSPs are reluctant to fully embrace openness
Security fears and a lack of strategic vision are holding CSPs back from fully embracing open principles and business models. That resistance to change may carry a heavy cost.…
Can NaaS help CSPs realize the full potential of 5G?
A new Nokia-Pulse survey of 100 CSP leaders looks at the willingness and readiness of CSPs to offer Network-as-a-Service to enterprises.
What will drive enterprise adoption of NaaS?
Which network-as-a-service (NaaS) solutions do enterprises want? What features are appealing? Our survey reveals.
Nokia Bell Labs Research
This Nokia Bell Labs researcher says fiber optics can protect the network - and sense the world
Our globe is hyper-connected by an elaborate network of high-capacity fiber optic cables. These strands of fiber, each about the dimension of a human hair, make up the…
Commanding robots from the edge
Nokia Bell Labs has developed a proof-of-concept cloud monitoring and control system that can coordinate the actions of robots from different manufacturers and with different…
OCT to the rescue: How a Nokia Bell Labs technology is revolutionizing medical diagnostics
Nokia Bell Labs research has enabled radical miniaturization of integrated Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) for real-time observation of the inner ear.
“We are going” - A new era in space exploration has begun
The Artemis I mission began its history-making journey into space to open a new era of space exploration, one that will land the first woman and first person of color on the…
In the 6G era, we won’t need to sacrifice sustainability for the sake of performance
The issue of sustainability drives an increasing number of choices people make in their daily lives. It determines the food we eat, the modes of transport we take and even…
A network like no other: How Nokia’s Moon network differs from any on Earth
Establishing and operating a cellular network in outer space is no simple matter. It requires taking already complicated technologies and adjusting them to otherworldly…
Solution research
Accelerating the adoption of telco AI to deliver autonomous networks
Digital transformation in manufacturing: What's new and next for private 5G
