On October 21, 2026, Nokia announced the launch of a sovereign agentic AI platform with NVIDIA. The platform is designed to enhance telecom network autonomy by integrating AI into radio processing and network operations.
The platform combines Nokia’s AI-RAN software with NVIDIA’s accelerated computing to support distributed intelligence and real-time action at the network edge. Nokia says the approach aims to improve radio performance and enable new edge-AI applications.
BT, Deutsche Telekom and Orange are among the European operators making progress with AI-RAN deployments, pointing to the technology’s commercial potential.