Finnish vendor Nokia has outlined plans to invest €360 million in software, hardware and chip design in Germany, which it says will improve Europe’s competitiveness in the microelectronics sector for technologies such as 6G and AI. claims.
Nokia said it would make the investment at its sites in Ulm and Nuremberg as part of the European Commission’s “Key Projects of Common European Interest” initiative. This amount will be funded by the vendor, the German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Protection, and his two states of the country.
The project will focus on the integrated development of software, hardware and high-performance SoCs based on digital twins to be used in radio and optical products for future mobile systems based on 5G-Advanced and 6G standards.
Nokia said it is expanding its chip design experience through this project as part of its long-term goal to strengthen the European value chain.
The investment will focus on the efficiency of systems that support the continent’s climate goals, it added.
Nokia said the push will target Europe’s competitiveness in microelectronics for 6G and AI, enabling “complex applications for the metaverse.”
Mobile Networks president Tomi Witt said Germany was an important market for Nokia and the company was looking forward to working with the government to produce “cutting-edge technology” made in the country.
