Nokia Bell Labs Begins Construction on New Headquarters in New Jersey,โข Aiming to Spark Next-Generation Innovation
NEW JERSEY – Nokia Bell Labs today broke ground on its new global headquarters โขin New jersey, aโ state-of-the-art research and development facility dubbed “HELIX.” The move, anticipated to be completed in 2026, signifies a renewed commitment to โขpioneering research on โthe East Coast and builds upon the storied legacy of innovationโข established by Bell Labsโ over nearly a century.
The new facility represents a meaningfulโ investmentโ in the future of telecommunications and computing, โwith research slated to focus on areas including 7G, artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and quantum network security.Nokia Bell Labs leadership believes the new habitat will act asโฃ aโข catalyst โfor breakthroughs, mirroring the impact โof previous headquarters locations.
“We are building not just a building, but a community-the best facility possible.That is our dream,” said Nokia Bell Labs President, Peter Vetter.
Bell Labs’ history isโฃ marked by pivotal relocations. Originally established inโ New York City in 1925, the โขprimary R&D operations moved to Murray Hill, New Jersey, in 1941. It was during the subsequent decade that โthe facility becameโข renowned for groundbreaking inventions like โthe transistor and โฃthe cellular โnetwork.โ
“I want to think thatโ our move will again be โa catalyst for breakthrough innovationsโข toโ happen in the decade after we move in andโข will be in a variety of areasโ such as 7G, AI, quantum computing and quantum network security,” Vetter added.
Nokia Bell Labs emphasizes the importance of translating research into real-world applications.”We also need to make sureโค the research goes into โthe real world,” Vetter explained. “If somebody has a problem in the real world and you โsolve it in the lab but you don’t make that leap of technology into the real world, the problem still exists.” The company also intends to fosterโ theโ creation of new businesses to commercialize these โtechnologies.
The groundbreaking coincides with an upcoming celebration on October 21st in Murray hill,where several technologies developed at the โlocation will be recognized as IEEE โMilestones. These includeโ innovations โthatโข led to three Nobel Prizes: super-resolvedโ microscopy, the charge-coupled device, and the fractional quantum hall effect.The nominations were sponsoredโ by IEEE โขregion 1 and the IEEE North Jersey Section.
The IEEE Milestones program, administered by the IEEE Historyโข Center and supported by donors, honors significant technological achievements worldwide. The Institute will feature a full report on the Nokia Bellโฃ Labs milestone achievement ceremony โin โits Novemberโข issue.