Nokia Research Center

Nokia Research Center (NRC) is chartered with exploring new frontiers for mobility and solving scientific challenges in order for Nokia to deliver irresistible mobile experiences in the future. Founded in 1986, NRC is Nokia's corporate research arm and part of the CTO organization. This year NRC celebrates 25 years of innovations that have transformed the lives of billions of people around the world.

This website provides a window to our activities, allowing us to share some of our more recent ideas and experiences with other researchers. We invite you to browse and contact us for further dialog.

From its beginnings in Helsinki, NRC has expanded by establishing laboratories worldwide, strategically locating them to collaborate with leading universities, research institutions and industrial partners. The result is an impressive record of inventions that have shaped today’s mobile industry and pave the path for the future.

NRC’s global research network is based on five labs with 500 people operating from 12 locations worldwide: NRC North America Lab, NRC Eurolab, and NRC Growth Economies Lab, NRC Media Technologies Lab and NRC Radio Systems Lab. Supporting these labs is the NRC Prototyping unit.