NVIDIA and Nokia Bring AI Computing to Telecom Networks

NVIDIA said in a press release that telecom operators are adding its computing systems to data centers, regional facilities and cell sites. The infrastructure will run AI services alongside radio access network workloads using software from Nokia.

T-Mobile completed an AI RAN call on its commercial network in Bellevue, Washington, using NVIDIA servers, Nokia software, an existing 5G core and a commercial smartphone. BT plans live trials in Birmingham in 2027, while Deutsche Telekom plans field trials after laboratory tests. Elisa ran voice, mobile data and video analytics together on NVIDIA Aerial RAN Computer hardware in a 5G field trial.

NVIDIA also introduced MGX 2U and MGX 4U configurations for dense radio and AI workloads. Nokia is integrating NVIDIA Nemotron models into its Autonomous Networks Suite, while Cisco, TCS and NTT DATA are using the models and NVIDIA Agent Toolkit for network monitoring, fault diagnosis and automated operations.