L&T Technology Services inks five-year R&D partnership with Nokia in India

L&T Technology Services (LTTS) and Nokia have entered a five-year agreement for LTTS to back Nokia's R&D programmes in India. The partnership includes establishing a dedicated offshore development centre that will handle product engineering, software creation, system integration and ongoing product support. LTTS will also form a specialised engineering team to work on Nokia's global Technology Center, covering 5G networks, intelligent automation, AI-driven operations and AI infrastructure.

Company officials highlighted that the deal fits LTTS's Lakshya 31 strategy, emphasizing next-generation compute and AI infrastructure for future telecom and data-center solutions. The engagement is presented as a milestone reflecting confidence in LTTS's engineering intelligence approach. Both firms expect the collaboration to accelerate development of advanced telecom technologies.