Nokia today announced the opening of its new, state-of-the-art R&D and manufacturing campus in Oulu, Finland that will design, test and deliver next-generation networks built for AI.
The opening ceremony was attended by the President of the Republic of Finland Alexander Stubb and officials from the Finnish Government, customers, partners and employees. The event also saw President Stubb join Nokia President and CEO Justin Hotard in a moderated panel discussion, covering the impact of technology on Europe’s future.
This investment is great news and it's a statement that it pays off to invest in Finland. It also says that network infrastructure is key - when you're working on 5G or 6G, you're creating the neural network of whatever we do in artificial intelligence, whatever we do in robotization or Internet of Things. — Alexander Stubb, President of the Republic of Finland
Covering the entire lifecycle of product development, Nokia’s new “Home of Radio” campus is a home to around 3,000 experts and boasts some of the world’s most advanced radio network laboratory and manufacturing technology. This capacity will provide both simulated and real-world field verification environments to accelerate network evolution, ensuring that secure 5G and 6G networks are designed, tested and built in Europe.
Oulu campus’ immediate focus will center on 5G including Standardization, System-on Chips as well as 5G radio hardware and software and patents. Oulu Factory, part of the new campus, will target New Production Introduction for Nokia’s 5G radio and baseband products. The new campus strengthens Oulu’s ecosystem as a global testbed for resilient and secure networks for both civilian and defense applications.