Senior Staff Research Specialist

Nokia · Finland

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Research & Innovation develops the concepts that shape the evolution of mobile networks and supports their adoption in international standards. We are seeking Senior Research/Standardization Specialists to strengthen our 6G RAN activities. In this role, you will develop technical concepts and contribute to 3GPP RAN3 standardization in one or more areas, including disaggregated RAN architecture, RAN internal and RAN–Core interfaces, cloud-native protocol evolution, AI-enabled RAN, quality of service, network data collection, service awareness, performance monitoring, and network slicing. You will work across research, product, and standards organizations to translate innovation into technically sound proposals, intellectual property, standards contributions, and future product capabilities. Depending on your background, the role may emphasize research and concept development or direct representation of Nokia in 3GPP RAN3.

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Research & Innovation is seeking ambitious and highly engaged RAN Research and Standardization Specialists to join our Architecture Standardization & Research team. In this role, you will drive and contribute to 6G RAN architecture and RAN internal interfaces, RAN-Core interface, AI integration in RAN, and network data collection solutions within 3GPP RAN3 working group, ensuring Nokia’s continued leadership in wireless research.

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