Nokia Research Center, the corporate research unit, drives Nokia's technological competitiveness and renewal in technology areas vital for the company's future success. The current Head of Nokia Research Center, Senior Vice President Juhani Kuusi, will head up Nokia’s technology strategy on a corporate level until October 2003 when he will retire.
Tero Ojanperä holds a Ph. D. from Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, and has extensive global experience in managing Nokia’s research activities. He has been a key contributor to a number of industry-wide standardization projects. Most recently, Ojanperä worked as Vice President in charge of Research, Standardization and Technology of IP Mobility Networks at Nokia Networks.
Interacting closely with all Nokia business groups, Nokia Research Center supports Nokia's evolving core businesses by developing new concepts, technologies and applications. Nokia Research Center participates in the standardization work and various international R&D projects in cooperation with universities and research institutes. Looking beyond current product development, the research center aggressively develops disruptive technologies and also acts as an incubator for new technology-oriented ventures with clear business insight.
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