Highways

Delivering smoother journeys with smart roadways

Nokia advanced connectivity enables safer, smarter travel

Road and highway systems connect societies and drive economies by facilitating the movement of people and goods across cities, towns and rural areas. Yet challenges persist. Accidents remain too common, congestion continues to rise and road transport is a major contributor to climate change. Highways must become smarter, safer and more efficient. Advanced connectivity will transform road infrastructure by unleashing the power of digitalization, automation and AI. These innovations enable cooperative intelligent transport systems (C-ITS), unlock real-time insights and optimize traffic management to deliver safer, more reliable journeys for everyone.

Connect highways for real-time visibility

Connect roadside assets, cameras, sensors and systems to gain real-time visibility and enable smarter, more responsive traffic management

Strengthen networks for critical operations

Deliver secure, high-performance connectivity to support mission-critical applications and scale digitalization, automation and AI across your network

Accelerate progress toward Vision Zero

Use AI-driven insights and automation to optimize traffic flow, improve safety outcomes and enable more efficient, sustainable highway operations

Mission-critical WAN for highways

Highway operators need reliable, uninterrupted connectivity for real-time operations and critical communications and require secure and resilient network performance across their entire infrastructures.

Explore mission-critical WAN

Explore our road and highway network infrastructure capabilities

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Nokia network solutions for smart highways

Enable real-time connectivity across road infrastructure to improve visibility, safety and traffic management at scale

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The journey toward smart roads

Learn how evolving communication networks support safer, more efficient travel and enable smarter road operations

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Transforming highway systems

Discover how AI is reshaping network infrastructure to improve performance, enhance safety and optimize highway operations

Why choose Nokia for highways

Smart roads and highways depend on a reliable, future-ready network foundation that supports real-time operations and advanced applications. Nokia delivers secure, high-performance connectivity across wide-area and data center networks, enabling intelligent traffic management and seamless data exchange between systems. With deep expertise in mission-critical networking, we help highway operators scale digitalization, automation and AI while ensuring resilience, security and long-term performance.

Connect infrastructure at scale

Extend your IP/MPLS and optical WAN to connect every roadside asset and system, enabling real-time data exchange and supporting new digital services.

Power AI and critical applications

Run traffic systems, analytics and AI on secure, high-performance networks to ensure reliable operations and real-time decision-making across your highway network.

Secure and future-ready operations

Protect infrastructure and data with a zero-trust approach and multilayer quantum-safe security, ensuring resilience, service continuity and long-term network evolution.

Customer success stories

Highways England: Deploying an IP/MPLS and ultra-broadband communications network

Frequently asked questions

Why do we need smarter roads and highways?

Roads and highways are essential for moving people and goods and supporting economic activity, but they face growing challenges such as accidents, congestion and environmental impact. Traditional systems are no longer enough to meet modern demands, so operators are turning to digital technologies to improve safety, efficiency and sustainability and make travel easier for everyone.

What defines a smart road or highway?

A smart road uses connected technologies and data to improve how traffic is managed and how people travel. By linking vehicles, infrastructure and applications, these systems enable better visibility of road conditions, support more responsive traffic management and allow different stakeholders to access and use shared data to improve decision-making and overall performance.

What do smart roads need from the network?

Smart roads require a powerful, reliable and future-ready communications foundation that can handle large volumes of data and support a wide range of digital applications. As roads become more connected and automated, the network must enable seamless data sharing between vehicles, infrastructure and systems, ensuring that traffic can be managed in real time and that road users receive accurate, up-to-date information about conditions and services.

How does Nokia support smart highways?

Nokia provides networking solutions that enable the connectivity needed to operate smart roads. These solutions support the use of advanced digital applications and allow data to be shared across systems, helping road operators monitor conditions, manage traffic more effectively and deliver safe, efficient and future-ready transport networks.