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Nokia Technology Strategy 2030: Emerging Technology Trends and Their

Impact on Networks

Nokia presented its Technology Strategy 2030 that identifies trends the exponential power of networks.” Nokia’s Technology Strategy
and emerging technologies that will shape technology, networks 2030 identifies the trends and emerging technologies that will im-
and the world for the next seven years. According to its new Glob- pact the networks of service providers, enterprises and industries
al Network Traffic 2030 report, network traffic is growing and will over this decade, and how Nokia will help networks evolve. The
rise dramatically over this decade. Driving this growth are recent key trends influencing Nokia’s Technology Strategy 2030 are AI,
trends such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), cloud continuum, metaverse, API economy, Industry 5.0, Internet
extended reality (XR), digital twins, automation, and billions of de- of value, sustainability, and security. These trends will all rely on ul-
vices. To capitalize on the exponential potential of these technol- tra-responsive and secure networks at their core. In the Global Net-
ogies to solve tomorrow’s greatest challenges, networks will need work Traffic 2030 report, Nokia projects that end-user data traffic
to adapt and transform. Delivering lasting, accessible, sustainable demand will increase at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR)
innovation hinges on reliable, secure, cognitive networks. Nishant of 22% to 25% from 2022 through 2030. Global network traffic de-
Batra, Chief Strategy and Technology Officer, Nokia, said: “Nokia’s mand is expected to reach between 2,443 to 3,109 exabytes (EB)
Technology Strategy 2030 is a direct response to the proliferation per month in 2030. If there is a higher adoption rate of cloud gam-
of cutting-edge technologies over the last decade. One thing is for ing and XR in the second half of this decade, Nokia projects a CAGR
certain: radical changes are needed now to evolve networks to that reaches as high as 32%. For networks to support the increas-
meet the challenges of tomorrow and beyond. Enterprises across ing demands of the future, they will need to be more cognitive and
industry face three trends bearing down on them: AI, cloud and the automated utilizing AI and ML, as well as address the transforma-
constant evolution of connectivity. Our Technology Strategy 2030 tive needs and operating models of organizations and consumers.
lays out a future network architecture for our customers and the Technology breakthroughs like XR and digital twins, combined with
industry. It brings to life opportunities for innovation, sustainabil- Web3 and other much-lauded emerging innovations, will transform
ity, productivity and collaboration, which can only be enabled by businesses, society and the world. Jerry Caron, Global Head of Re-
search & Analysis, GlobalData Technology, said: “By 2030 the pace
of technological advancements we are currently seeing will signifi-
cantly increase traffic on networks. Nokia’s Technology Strategy
2030, with its emphasis on effective use of AI, cloud, connectivity,
and API economy, is the type of framework that service providers
and enterprises will need to embrace. The service provider industry
will need to transform itself from the traditional, vertically integrat-
ed structure to a more horizontal, API-driven future that is sustain-
able, simpler, more scalable, automated, and offering much more
flexible service delivery. Nokia, and the industry as a whole, must
show that they understand the problems and potential, with a revi-
talized approach as indicated by the long-term Nokia Technology
Strategy 2030.”

Nokia Collaborates with Hololight to Deliver Reliable Immersive XR
Experiences with Latency-Improving Technology L4S

Nokia announced a collaboration with Hololight to explore how
L4S, a Nokia-invented internet protocol, can enable applications
and networks to simultaneously achieve high throughput and low
latency in a scalable way. This greatly boosts the performance
of real-time applications, particularly cloud-rendered extended
reality (XR) services, which depend on very low levels of latency
to generate fully immersive experiences. Hololight, a leading
innovator of enterprise XR solutions, and Nokia developed
a proof-of-concept that utilizes L4S to support high-quality
multi-user XR experiences under real-world traffic conditions.
Nokia and Hololight are showcasing the proof of concept in a
demonstration at the Brooklyn 6G Summit (31 Oct – 2 Nov). The
proof-of-concept will, for first time, test the performance of L4S
with a scalable number of XR users simultaneously connected

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