Nokia has announced a new collaboration with Nvidia to bring artificial intelligence to the radio access network (RAN) landscape.
The strategic partnership, which is an extension of Nokia's existing anyRAN approach, aims to position AI as an important element in transforming the future of the telecommunications industry.
The collaboration between the two companies will primarily focus on Cloud RAN solutions, using Nvidia's Grace CPU and GPU Superchips along with Nokia's In-Line accelerator technology and Cloud RAN software.
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When Nokia launched anyRAN almost a year ago, it described it as a “revolutionary approach to help mobile operators and enterprises choose cloud, hybrid or purpose-built RAN solutions, regardless of business model.”
The company reaffirmed in its latest announcement that anyRAN should help eliminate the complexity surrounding Cloud RAN service deployment, while ensuring openness and flexibility.
Furthermore, the collaboration emphasizes the importance of artificial intelligence in the telecommunications sector. The companies say Nvidia CPUs will deliver performance, efficiency and high-bandwidth connectivity benefits across Nokia's data centers.
Tommi Uitto, President of Mobile Networks at Nokia, highlighted the importance of the new collaboration, saying: “This is an important collaboration with NVIDIA that will explore how artificial intelligence can play a transformative role in the future of our industry.
Uitto added: “The strength of our industrial collaborations means we can drive efficiency, innovation, openness and scale by offering competitive advantages to operators and companies.”
Nvidia Senior Vice President of Telecommunications Ronnie Vasishta commented: “…as AI creates unprecedented transformation opportunities across industries, our collaboration with Nokia deepens AI-enabled innovation in wireless access networks.” radio to improve operational efficiency in telecommunications”.
