A bit of tech is a Nokia Bell Labs Podcast that celebrates the centennial of the legendary research institute. Host Aron Heller takes you on a journey through the past, present and future of Nokia Bell Labs. Bit by bit, he explores how Nokia Bell Labs has shaped the world of technology and revolutionized our lives. Each episode focuses on a different aspect of this legacy with a different guest and delves into how today’s innovators are defining the world of tomorrow.
Aron Heller is also the roving reporter at the annual Brooklyn 6G Summit, where he recaps all the highlights at one of the most distinguished gatherings of the communications industry.
Our sixth episode covers the groundbreaking sensing capabilities that are becoming central to our communication networks. Nokia Bell Labs’ Head of Optical Systems and Device Research Tod Sizer joins Aron Heller to review various elements of this digital “sixth sense”…
The 2025 Brooklyn 6G Summit has come to an end and our roving reporter, Aron Heller, shares the highlights in this video. Over the past two days, there’s been thought-provoking keynotes and panels exploring the future of wireless communications, diving…
After an action-packed first day at the 2025 Brooklyn 6G Summit, our roving reporter, Aron Heller, shares the highlights. Nokia President and CEO Justin Hotard got things started in a firechat chat about 6G’s Role in the AI Supercycle. We…
The 2025 Brooklyn 6G Summit is officially underway! This year’s theme is “Building what’s next” and it focuses primarily on two critical pillars of 6G development: artificial intelligence and value creation. In this video our roving reporter Aron Heller runs…
Our fifth episode spotlights the core research for which Nokia Bell Labs is most well-known, and that’s the foundational communication technologies that govern our world. Nokia Bell Labs’ Radio Systems Research Lab Head Harish Viswanathan joins Aron Heller to review…
Our fourth episode explores the wide world of quantum technologies that could literally transform our world. Nokia Bell Labs’ Data and Devices Research Department Head Michael Eggleston joins Aron Heller to discuss this new age of quantum computers that are…
Our third episode delves into the technologies enabling what was once regarded as science fiction: space exploration and communication. Nokia Bell Labs Solutions President Thierry Klein joins Aron Heller to discuss a new golden age in space exploration. Together they…
Our second episode dives into the technology dominating today’s conversation: artificial intelligence. Bell Labs AI Research Lab leader Sean Kennedy joins Aron Heller to discuss the onset of this new revolutionary era that offers both unprecedented opportunities and complex challenges….
Our first episode unpacks the past 100 years of Nokia Bell Labs – and explores the next. Nokia Bell Labs presidents Peter Vetter and Thierry Klein join Aron Heller to discuss the legacy of the research institute that invented the…
In this video, our roving reporter Aron Heller explores the second and final day of the 2024 Brooklyn 6G Summit. This year’s summit concluded with keynotes from top operators, regulators and policymakers on AI, energy efficiency, mid-band spectrum and 6G…
After an action-packed first day at the 2024 Brooklyn 6G Summit, our roving reporter, Aron Heller, shares the highlights. Nokia’s Chief Strategy and Technology Officer Nishant Batra laid his bold tech vision for 2030, spotlighting Nokia’s pivotal role in shaping…
The 2024 Brooklyn 6G Summit is officially underway! This year’s theme is “6G – From vision to action,” and it focuses on the pivotal transition from research to standardization as 6G takes shape. Industry leaders, academics and innovators from across…
The second and final day of the 2022 Brooklyn 6G Summit featured panels on system architecture, operator keynotes, sustainability, new spectrum and sensing technologies and more. Our roving reporter, Aron Heller, explores the highlights. Watch the Video
…After an action-packed first day at the Brooklyn 6G Summit, our roving reporter, Aron Heller, explores the highlights. Nokia President and CEO Pekka Lundmark’s opening keynote set the tone for a collaborative effort to build the metaverse and more. Nokia…
Welcome to the 2022 Brooklyn 6G Summit, one of the most distinguished events in the communications industry calendar. This event includes an opening keynote from our President and CEO Pekka Lundmark calling for a collaborative approach to the metaverse and…