- Nvidia and Nokia announce a major new partnership
- RAN and 6G network services among new technologies being worked on
- The agreement will also mean that Nvidia invests 1 billion USD in Nokia
Nvidia has revealed a $1 billion investment in Nokia as it looks to play a key role in advancing the development of AI-ready networks.
The investment will aim to cover a wide range of projects, including 5G advanced and 6G networks built to handle the massive demands of AI workloads.
The agreement will also see Nvidia add its AI-RAN products to Nokia’s own RAN portfolio, helping to accelerate the development and deployment of these next-generation networks.
From 5G to 6G
In a blog post announcing the news, the two companies said the partnership “marks the beginning of the AI-native wireless era” and should lay the foundation for supporting AI-powered consumer experiences and enterprise services at the edge.
“Telecommunications is a critical national infrastructure—the digital nervous system of our economy and security,” said Jensen Huang, Founder and CEO of Nvidia.
“Building on Nvidia CUDA and AI, AI-RAN will revolutionize telecommunications – a generational platform shift that will allow the US to regain global leadership in this vital infrastructure technology. Together with Nokia and the US telecom ecosystem, we are igniting this revolution and equipping operators to build intelligent, adaptive networks that will define the next generation of connectivity.”
To drive this technological step forward, Nvidia unveiled the Aerial RAN Computer Pro (ARC-Pro), an “accelerated computing platform” for network equipment manufacturers and providers that combines connectivity, computing and sensing capabilities.
This will allow them to build commercial off-the-shelf or proprietary AI-RAN products, accelerating the transition from 5G-Advanced to 6G for telecom networks.
Nokia and Nvidia also plan to work together on AI networking tools such as data center switching, and they will also explore the use of Nokia’s optical technologies and opportunities to help build the future Nvidia AI infrastructure architecture.
“The next leap in telecommunications is not just from 5G to 6G – it’s a fundamental redesign of the network to deliver AI-powered connectivity capable of processing intelligence from the data center all the way to the edge. Our partnership with Nvidia and their investment in Nokia will accelerate AI-RAN innovation to bring an AI data center to your pockets,” said Justin Hotard for Nokia.
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