Nokia opened a research center in Cambridge, Mass., in conjunction with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

The Nokia Research Center Cambridge is a joint facility with MIT's computer science and artificial intelligence laboratory to develop new technologies for mobile communications.

"Our mission is to explore and develop technologies that will be available in the marketplace in five to ten years -- not just novelties, but technologies that will see mass market demand from consumers and enterprises," said Dr. Bob Iannucci, head of Nokia Research Center. "With MIT's academic and research expertise, Nokia's mobility and technology leadership, and the fusion of some of the world's brightest minds, the Nokia Research Center Cambridge will provide a platform for delivering compelling new innovations," he added.

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