Nokia and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) announced the opening of the Nokia Center of Excellence (CoE) in Networked Robotics at the IISc Bengaluru.

The center will promote research involving robotics and advanced communication technologies in 5G and Artificial Intelligence (AI). The center will develop use cases across industrial automation, agriculture and disaster management.

Nokia will fund the center for three consecutive years in order to sustain the first phase of the partnership between Nokia and IISc.

Nokia, one of the leading telecom network suppliers, has already invested a cumulative amount of over Rs 150 crore in CSR efforts in India so far.