Nokia, IIT-Delhi sign MoU on artificial intelligence

Finnish telecom firm Nokia and the Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi (IIT-Delhi) have signed  a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in areas of data science, analytics and artificial intelligence (AI).

The collaboration will allow IIT-Delhi to leverage Nokia's technological leadership and expertise in communications networking to conduct research in these areas. The talented students and faculty of India's premier institute will work in projects with Nokia's technical minds to explore ways to make networks more efficient and reliable, said a statement from Nokia.

IIT-Delhi research scholars from the applied mathematics, statistical and computer science fields will work with Nokia in India to develop software modules based on AI algorithms with machine learning, deep learning and predictive analytics.

Nokia said that the aim is to help the company  enhance its service delivery to be even more efficient and reliable. The self-learning and pre-emptive capabilities will also help Nokia's service delivery to be 5G ready.

The MoU is part of the University Connect initiative of Nokia's Global Service Delivery which aims at helping global telecom operators to enhance the quality, efficiency and speed of their networks and services.