CIGRE Symposium 2025 Trondheim

Clarion Hotel Trondheim - Trondheim, Norway

We are excited to invite you to the CIGRE Symposium 2025 Trondheim, taking place from 12- 15 May 2025. As a Silver Sponsor, Nokia will have a booth at the conference, where we will showcase our latest innovations in grid modernization, quantum-safe security, and resilient utility communications.

Featured Research & Presentations

Nokia is proud to present several important contributions to this year’s symposium, demonstrating our thought leadership across protection and control systems, cybersecurity, and next-generation substation architectures:

• Quantum-Safe Grid Communications with MACsec
  Speaker: Hansen Chan
  Session: Study Committee D2 – Information Systems, Telecommunications and Cybersecurity
  As quantum computing threatens traditional encryption, this paper introduces MACsec as an immediate, practical solution for quantum-safe Ethernet-layer encryption. The presentation highlights a novel, fully automated key management system, enabling utilities to secure their networks today while preparing for tomorrow’s post-quantum world.
• Evolution to Centralized Protection and Control
  Speaker: Dominique Verhulst (with Peter Hemmer from Grid to Great)
  Session: Study Committee B5 – Protection and Automation
  This work outlines the transition from legacy PAC systems to virtualized, multi-vendor architectures based on IEC 61850. Using field-validated designs with virtual relays and merging units, the paper demonstrates how centralized protection improves system flexibility, lowers lifecycle costs, and accelerates innovation in digital substations.
   

Visit Us at the Nokia Booth

Join us to:

• Explore mission-critical communication solutions tailored for power utilities
• Learn how hitless IP/MPLS redundancy supports robust protection schemes
• Discover how quantum-safe encryption can be deployed today with MACsec
• Engage with our global experts and learn how Nokia is powering the energy transition

We would love to connect with you in Trondheim. Let us know if you plan to attend—we look forward to seeing you there!