Inspired by the past, energized by the future
For nearly 100 years, we’ve been inventing the future of technology, from the early days of the Bell Telephone System to the latest 5G standards. We constantly improve, innovate and propel communication forward, solving the challenges of human needs before they exist.
1925
Bell Laboratories is born from Alexander Graham Bell’s team of engineers and scientists, beginning a legacy of innovation that we carry on today.
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1962
AT&T Bell Telephone Laboratories (now Nokia Bell Labs) and NASA launch Telstar 1, the first communications satellite to connect the globe through through live transmission.
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1978
Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson receive a Nobel Prize for the discovery of cosmic background radiation, providing evidence for the Big Bang theory of the creation of the universe.
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2019
Nokia Bell Labs researchers apply artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies to create new industry tools including Code Compass, which augments software development with natural language processing.
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2020
Nokia CTO and Bell Labs President Marcus Weldon explains how driving value in the future all comes down to one equation, in “Solving the future value creation equation(s)”.
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Today, we’re a global network of the world’s best and brightest minds, working toward a common vision
5 core research areas
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Realizing a comprehensive digital world
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Deep expertise in human communication
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Partnerships that chart new courses
- Future network fabricLearn more
An integrated approach to the future network
- Future autonomous systemsGet the details
Realizing the new value in autonomous systems
Our strength has always been our people – creative thinkers from all disciplines
Fanny Jardel
Researcher, 5G Wireless
Cecilia Gonzalez Alvarez
Researcher, Computer Science
Mohammed Elbamby
Researcher, Management & Orchestration
Andrea Blanco-Redondo
Lead, Silicon Photonics Department
Shreyas Shah
Researcher, Data & Devices
Emmanuel Marilly
Technical Lead, IoT Cloud
Maria Ionescu
Research Engineer, Smart Optical Fabric & Devices Lab
Dimitrios Schoinianakis
Senior Security Researcher
Mingde Zheng
Principal Scientist, Augmented Human Devices
Itai Segall
Dept. Head, Software and Data Systems Research (SDSR) Lab