Finnish telecom major Nokia will develop 5G mobile
network technology in India at its expanded Research and Development (R&D)
centre in Bengaluru.
"We are increasing staffing at our R&D centre here
in 2018 to focus on next-generation technologies spanning 5G mobile network
architecture, Voice over LTE (Long-Term Evolution or a a standard for
high-speed wireless communication for mobile devices and data terminals), cloud
and big data analytics," Nokia R&D centre head Rupa Santosh told
reporters here.
As the next telecommunication standard, the fifth generation
or 5G mobile networks, which are being developed by global telcos, are expected
to be rolled out by 2020. Set to replace the current 4G, they will enable
voice, data and video traffic at higher speeds through faster bandwidth.
"We are already doing collaborate research in 5G mobile
network architecture with 14 industrial and academic partners in the European Union,"
said Santosh.
The company, however, did not disclose how many people it
will hire in 2018 to ramp up its headcount from 6,000 engineers working in
India, which has one of its four global R&D centres, with two in Europe and
one in China.
"We have also set up a dedicated 5G/IoT lab here to work
on applications for smart cities and public safety, real-time city surveillance
and smart parking," said Santosh.
The company is working with telecom service providers such as
Bharti Airtel and the state-run BSNL to help them transform their
networks for 5G in the near future.
Karnataka IT Minister Priyank Kharge unveiled the new R&D
facility on its innovation day, an annual event, where Nokia showcases its
latest technologies and products to its partners, including customers,
government, universities and start-ups.
"The Bengaluru research centre will also allow Indian
and global service providers to leverage our technology and develop
capabilities for next-technologies," added Santosh.
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