Nokia accelerates network automation through agentic, unified data foundation with Microsoft

    

Nokia accelerates network automation through agentic, unified data foundation with Microsoft

 

• Multi-vendor, cross-domain solution integrates Nokia Data Suite with Microsoft Fabric.
• Faster access to trusted, unified data allows telecom providers to scale autonomous, AI-driven operations.
• Initial use cases focus on RAN optimization through autonomous VoNR assurance and geo-experience, which correlates subscriber, network and RF data.
• Collaboration enables intelligent, agent-based solutions across the network stack. 

 

17 September 2026 

 

Espoo, Finland — Nokia is extending its longstanding partnership with Microsoft to accelerate network automation, announcing the development of an agentic, unified data foundation that supports faster, more reliable AI-driven operations for telecommunication providers.

The collaboration combines Nokia Data Suite’s ready-to-use telco data products with Microsoft Fabric’s unified analytics, governance and AI capabilities, enabling intelligent, agent-based solutions across the network stack. Operators will be able to access high-quality, trusted data in minutes instead of weeks, simplifying complex data integration and significantly reducing time to insight.

“Nokia and Microsoft are bringing the right data, at the right time, for the right reason to telecom operators worldwide,” said Vivek Jaiswal, Senior Vice President, Autonomous Networks at Nokia. “Together, we are helping networks evolve from static infrastructures into programmable, AI-native platforms.”

From fragmented data to scalable autonomy

Nokia Data Suite provides prebuilt, reusable telco data products with glass-box data quality controls and telco-specific semantic modeling, ensuring transparency, explainability and trust in AI-driven decisions. Microsoft Fabric delivers a unified data platform with OneLake storage, analytics tools and AI-native apps such as Microsoft 365 Copilot, Foundry and Power BI.

By integrating these capabilities, operators can move from fragmented data environments to a more autonomous, scalable model. Nokia’s data products can be provisioned on demand and seamlessly combined with Microsoft Fabric’s enterprise, IT and third-party data sources, enabling broader AI use cases such as automated root-cause analysis and closed-loop operations to improve service quality and efficiency.

The solution is designed for multi-vendor, cross-domain telecom environments and supports hybrid and cloud infrastructures, including on-premises deployments. This flexibility allows operators to meet regulatory requirements while advancing AI and automation strategies globally. It also addresses a key barrier to AI adoption in telecom networks by reducing the time required to prepare and operationalize data — a process that can take several weeks when performed by traditional methods.

“Telecom providers are ready to move AI from experimentation into everyday network operations, but that requires trusted data, strong governance and platforms that can scale,” said Silvia Candiani, Corporate Vice President, Worldwide Telco & Media at Microsoft. “By bringing together Nokia Data Suite and Microsoft Fabric, we are creating a faster path to turn complex network data into actionable intelligence.”

Strengthening a partnership in cloud, data, AI and cybersecurity

This collaboration builds on Nokia and Microsoft’s existing partnership in cloud, data, AI and cybersecurity, supporting development and go-to-market activities for telecom customers. The solution is available now, with ongoing expansion of autonomous network use cases and customer deployments. Initial go-to-market examples include:

• Autonomous VoNR (voice over new radio) assurance to detect and remedy service issues, where agents identify anomalies, run root cause analyses, and recommend actions with 360-degree observability (network, service and subscriber).
• Geo-experience, which uses AI and machine learning to map RAN (radio access network) subscriber sessions to precise geographic locations, identify users experiencing degraded radio performance and pinpoint coverage or capacity hotspots. By correlating subscriber, network and RF data, this capability uses agents to analyze the root causes of RAN issues and provides actionable recommendations to improve the experience of both network-sliced and standard 4G/5G users.
• Predictive maintenance and fault management, where agents analyze historical and real-time data to anticipate network issues before they impact customers.

Throughout the process, AI-driven operational assistants act as copilots for network engineers, providing contextual insights, recommended actions and automated workflow execution across complex, cross-domain environments. As a result, operators can achieve higher levels of network autonomy while maintaining human oversight, enabling AI to take on increasingly complex operational responsibilities within clearly defined governance boundaries.

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Nokia accelerates AI-RAN adoption as global operators embrace AI-native network evolution on NVIDIA platforms

    

Nokia accelerates AI-RAN adoption as global operators embrace AI-native network evolution on NVIDIA platforms

• A1 Group, Chunghwa Telecom, du, e&, Mobily, stc, TPG Telecom and Zain Saudi are among a growing number of operators advancing AI-RAN proofs of concept and live trials with Nokia, using NVIDIA Aerial RAN Computer.
• Operator engagement now spans North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East, highlighting growing industry momentum toward AI-native networks for 5G and 6G.
• Nokia’s AI-RAN platform has already delivered more than 20% improvements in spectral efficiency, with a roadmap to deliver further software-driven efficiency gains in both 2027 and 2028.

Espoo, Finland – Nokia today announced growing global momentum for AI-RAN, with operators across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East advancing AI-RAN from early evaluation to lab and live field trials, accelerating the evolution toward AI-native 6G networks. Expanding engagement with A1 Group, Chunghwa Telecom, du, e&, Mobily, stc, TPG Telecom, and Zain Saudi demonstrates how AI-RAN is rapidly moving from industry vision to commercial reality. In addition, trials with operators previously announced, including NTT DOCOMO, INC., continue to progress steadily.

 

The announcement builds on Nokia’s recent AI-RAN milestones, including the launch of the industry’s first commercial AI-native RAN platform; evaluations with T-Mobile, SoftBank and Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison; a growing number of OEM partners; and expanded collaboration with NVIDIA on AI-RAN platform and software development tools. Together, these developments are transforming radio networks into programmable platforms supporting both connectivity and AI workloads; they are also accelerating the development of an open AI-RAN ecosystem and demonstrating the readiness of AI-RAN technologies for commercial deployment.

 

Nokia’s AI-RAN platform has already delivered more than 20% improvements in spectral efficiency through AI-powered radio innovations and is advancing toward further spectral efficiency gains through a continuous software innovation roadmap extending through 2027 and 2028. This enables operators to increase capacity, improve network economics and create new service opportunities by extracting greater value from existing spectrum and infrastructure investments, reducing reliance on traditional hardware refresh cycles.

 

Remy Pascal, Practice Leader, Mobile infrastructure at Omdia, said: “The breadth of operator engagement announced by Nokia shows that AI-RAN is evolving from a research topic into a strategic priority for a growing number of service providers. What’s notable is the diversity of operators across regions, reflecting an emerging industry consensus that AI will be essential to continue improving network performance and operational efficiency, and to the evolution toward 6G. As deployments mature, collaboration between operators, vendors and the broader ecosystem will be critical to realizing AI-RAN’s full potential.”  

 

As AI applications drive new traffic patterns, increased uplink demand and growing requirements for distributed computing, operators are seeking new ways to improve network capacity, spectral efficiency and monetization opportunities. Nokia’s AI-RAN platform combines its AI-native anyRAN software with NVIDIA Aerial RAN Computer to help operators unlock greater performance from existing spectrum assets, enabling software-defined architecture for 5G with a software upgrade path to 6G and laying the foundation for future AI-native networks.

 

Emma Falck, President of Mobile Infrastructure at Nokia, said: “The growing ecosystem of partners across regions demonstrates that AI-RAN is becoming a shared industry priority, enabling more intelligent, efficient and software-driven networks. Operators need a new approach that helps them increase capacity, improve network economics and deliver the services for AI-native workloads. Today’s expansion of the AI-RAN ecosystem helps accelerate that transition, giving operators a clearer path to delivering new services and greater value from their existing network investments.”

 

Ronnie Vasishta, Senior Vice President of Telecom at NVIDIA, said: “AI-RAN will transform the mobile network into one of the world’s largest distributed AI infrastructures. With NVIDIA Aerial RAN Computer and Nokia’s AI-RAN software, operators can build software-defined networks that continuously improve in performance and efficiency, while supporting entirely new AI services at the edge. Global operator momentum demonstrates that AI-RAN is becoming the foundation for 5G Advanced today and then software upgradable to AI-native 6G tomorrow.”

 

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ESpanix deploys Nokia Deepfield Defender to protect Spain's internet traffic from DDoS attacks

    

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ESpanix deploys Nokia Deepfield Defender to protect Spain's internet traffic from DDoS attacks 

 

• Spain's largest internet exchange point deploys Nokia's AI-driven DDoS security to detect and mitigate attacks that cross its Barcelona- and Madrid-based exchange platform within seconds.
• A new optional DDoS protection service is available to more than 200 national and international networks connected to ESpanix, which together serve the majority of internet end users in Spain.
• In-network protection keeps Spanish internet traffic — and its security — inside Spain, supporting data sovereignty and European regulatory expectations.

 

14 September, 2026

 

Espoo, Finland – Nokia today announced that ESpanix, Spain's largest internet exchange point (IXP), has selected and deployed Nokia Deepfield Defender to protect its exchange platform and connected networks against distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. The deployment enables ESpanix to offer DDoS protection as a new, optional value-added service to the more than 200 national and international networks that exchange traffic at the ESpanix Node and together serve the vast majority of internet end users in Spain.

DDoS attacks continue to grow in size, frequency, and sophistication, with massive botnets of compromised IoT devices and weaponized residential proxies driving hyper-volumetric and application-layer attacks against networks, services, and end users. As the central crossroads of the Spanish internet, the ESpanix Node occupies a strategic position: stopping attack traffic at the exchange prevents it from ever reaching the networks — and the businesses, public services, and consumers — behind its ports.

 

“DDoS attacks remain a primary threat to our connected networks daily. Integrating a proactive detection and mitigation solution into our infrastructure represents a significant step forward in ESpanix's ongoing commitment to maximizing security across our service portfolio. Leveraging the exceptional detection granularity of Nokia Deepfield, we can substantially reduce the impact of DDoS events by isolating and removing only unwanted traffic. Crucially, this protection is delivered entirely within our network and within Spain, across the six datacentres in Madrid and Barcelona where we connect with our members. This ensures that local traffic remains local, eliminating any need for detours through third-party scrubbing infrastructure and thereby guaranteeing strict data sovereignty. By unifying these capabilities, we have made DDoS protection far simpler to implement and operate, ensuring that our end users need no specific technical expertise to enjoy robust, seamless defense. This new service enhances the value of connecting to the ESpanix Node and introduces a new dimension to the services we offer our members,” said Javier Achirica, CTO, ESpanix.

 

“Internet exchanges are critical infrastructure — and for Spain, ESpanix is where the national internet comes together, which also makes it the smartest place to stop DDoS attacks. With Deepfield Defender, ESpanix detects and removes attack traffic in seconds, directly in the network and inside the country. This deployment shows how internet exchanges across Europe can turn security into stronger resilience for their members and a new source of value at the same time,” said Jeff Smith, Vice President and General Manager, Nokia Deepfield.

 

Nokia Deepfield Defender combines AI-driven, big data analytics of network telemetry with Deepfield Secure Genome®, Nokia's proprietary, cloud-based data feed that tracks the security context of the internet. Defender detects all types of DDoS attacks in seconds and drives automated, network-based mitigation with a very high degree of granularity — surgically removing only unwanted traffic while legitimate packets keep flowing. By unifying detection and mitigation in the network itself, ESpanix avoids rerouting member traffic to external scrubbing centers: attacks are identified and removed where the traffic flows, keeping Spanish internet traffic and the responsibility for securing it within Spain.

The deployment extends a partnership that, in 2025, made ESpanix the first IXP in Spain to offer 400G connectivity to its customers, built on Nokia interconnect and service routers running over Nokia optical transport. With Deepfield Defender, ESpanix joins a growing group of leading European internet exchanges that use Nokia Deepfield to protect their members and to build new security services on top of their interconnection platforms. For exchanges, the deployment model has a multiplier effect: a single deployment at an exchange extends protection to every network that connects through it.

The new DDoS protection service is being introduced to the ESpanix community and the wider industry at upcoming events.

 

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Nokia launches AI and edge platform to help mining and construction industries, public safety, and defense organizations run safer, more resilient field operations

    

 

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Nokia launches AI and edge platform to help mining and construction industries, public safety, and defense organizations run safer, more resilient field operations

 

• Nokia introduces Cognitive Operations (CO), a new commercially available platform that unifies mission-critical communications, edge computing and operational AI in a single field-deployable system, initially for the mining, public safety and defense markets.
• Nokia’s CO gives operational teams real-time site and asset intelligence, combining AI assistance, 3D digital twins, video analytics, predictive maintenance and resilient hybrid connectivity to improve visibility, reduce downtime and keep mission-critical operations running in tough environments.
• New platform supports deployments on-premises with local IT infrastructure or hosted on Microsoft Azure Marketplace.

 

10 September 2026

 

Espoo, Finland – Nokia today launched Cognitive Operations (CO), a new platform that unifies mission-critical communications, accelerated edge computing, and operational AI for industries where failure in field operations is not an option.

 

Nokia’s CO enhances site and asset intelligence for operational teams, whether they are managing and keeping a mine site connected, enabling emergency vehicles to share live incident awareness, or operating on the battlefield. These teams will benefit from AI-agentic assistance, a live 3D digital twin of operations, real-time video analytics, predictive maintenance and autonomous safety monitoring. The result is greater operational resilience, reduced downtime and continuous visibility. Nokia’s CO also creates a dynamic hybrid wireless network fabric with no single point of access failure, helping keep mission-critical operations running in the toughest environments.

 

“The convergence of AI, edge computing, and mission-critical communications is becoming a key requirement for organizations seeking to improve operational performance and worker safety. Nokia’s Cognitive Operations platform demonstrates how these capabilities can be integrated to provide actionable intelligence and more reliable, resilient operations across industrial environments,” said Ildefonso de la Cruz Morales, Senior Principal Analyst, Omdia.

 

At the edge of the new platform is Nokia’s Cognitive Edge Node (CEN), a rugged network and edge compute platform that combines advanced connectivity, AI-driven multi-access networking and accelerated edge computing. With embedded on-device GPU-accelerated computing, the Cognitive Edge Node increases intelligence in field-deployed vehicles and remote locations.

 

“This launch is a defining step in Nokia’s promise to deliver connected intelligence. Our Cognitive Operations solution extends AI directly into the field, enabling real-time intelligence where physical operations happen. Together with our partners Microsoft Azure and Rajant, we are building a future-ready system for autonomous mission-critical infrastructure, with public safety agencies, defense forces, and mining/construction companies leading the way,” said Lelio Di Martino, General Manager of Cognitive Operations for Nokia.

 

The CEN is designed with an ecosystem of partners in mind. Among other access technologies, Nokia has collaborated with Rajant, the pioneer of Kinetic Mesh® wireless networking, to integrate Rajant’s InstaMesh® technology directly into the Cognitive Edge Node.

 

“This collaboration offers the best of both companies’ core strengths to customers, whether it’s a more resilient wireless network or an integrated AI platform,” said Sagar Chandra, Executive Vice President of Global Sales, Rajant Corporation.

 

CO is launching with three vertical applications:

 

Cognitive Operations for mining is Nokia’s flagship product for the mining industry, bringing CO’s full AI platform to the mine operations through resilient communications delivered by the Cognitive Edge Node. CO for mining is available for both on-premises deployment and for on-cloud deployment through the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, enabling mining operators to deploy the solution in days.

For public safety and emergency services, Cognitive Operations for emergency services introduces the Vehicle as a Node (VaaN) concept, where every response vehicle equipped with the Cognitive Edge becomes an autonomous intelligence and communications node. Police cars, fire trucks, and ambulances self-organize into a distributed field intelligence network at the incident scene, sharing a live 3D situational picture, processing video analytics locally, and maintaining communications across 5G, Wi-Fi and satellite.

For defense and tactical military operations, Cognitive Operations for defense extends the platform to the battlefield edge, where resilience and real-time intelligence are critical. Every vehicle, unit, and forward asset becomes a secure, self-organizing node in a distributed tactical network. Forces share a live, unified situational picture, leveraging on-device AI for sensor fusion, video analytics, and threat detection, while maintaining assured communications across 5G, tactical radio, and satellite in contested environments.

 

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Changes in Nokia Corporation's own shares

    

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8 September 2026 at 17:00 EEST

Changes in Nokia Corporation's own shares

 

Espoo, Finland – A total of 687 145 Nokia shares (NOKIA) held by the company were transferred today without consideration to participants of Nokia's equity-based incentive plans in accordance with the rules of the plans. The transfer is based on the resolution of the Board of Directors to issue shares held by the company to settle its commitments to participants of the incentive plans as announced on 2 October 2025.

 

The number of own shares held by Nokia Corporation following the transfer is 83 304 077.

 

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Nokia launches industry-first initiative to help operators accelerate network innovation in the AI era

    

 

• Mobile Core Early Access offers a practical, hands-on way to explore the latest mobile core capabilities and use cases.
• Live hosted environment gives telecommunication providers and enterprises a platform to evaluate, plan, and adopt cutting-edge technologies.

 

Espoo, Finland – Nokia today announced Mobile Core Early Access, a live hosted environment that provides an up-close look at the software driving advanced network connectivity in the AI era. Available globally to telecommunication providers and enterprises, the initiative is designed to shorten the path from technology awareness to informed planning, validation, and adoption.

As mobile networks evolve to support AI-driven services, automation, and increasingly demanding enterprise applications, operators need faster, more practical ways to evaluate opportunities for innovation. Mobile Core Early Access was created to address these challenges, allowing participants to see how new capabilities operate in practice. In turn, they can assess business relevance, operational requirements, and deployment considerations earlier in the decision-making process.

“Mobile innovation cycles continue to accelerate, and operators need more than presentations and demonstrations to make confident technology choices,” said Kal De, Senior Vice President, Core Networks at Nokia. “Mobile Core Early Access provides a practical way to experience the latest mobile core innovations in a live environment. By bringing capabilities closer to customers earlier, we help them reduce uncertainty and move more quickly from exploration to deployment.”

Mobile Core Early Access is the first program of its kind to offer a live, hosted, end-to-end environment for exploring the latest mobile core capabilities and use cases alongside radios and devices. After launching in June with a select group of 30 companies, registration is now open to the entire industry.

“Nokia’s Mobile Core Early Access program addresses a longstanding challenge for operators and enterprises: gaining practical exposure to emerging core network capabilities before making deployment decisions,” said Roberto Kompany, Principal Analyst, Mobile Infrastructure at Omdia. “By providing access to a live, regularly updated environment that showcases real-world 5G Core, automation, analytics and network exposure use cases, Nokia is reducing evaluation friction and helping customers shorten innovation cycles. As the industry moves toward AI-native core networks, initiatives such as Nokia’s Mobile Core Early Access can play an important role in accelerating technology adoption and improving customer confidence in future network investments.”

Through Mobile Core Early Access, participants can:

• Explore the latest mobile core capabilities and use cases as they become available.
• Evaluate innovations in a live, end-to-end environment that includes network functions, radios and devices.
• Gain visibility into how new capabilities operate across cloud-native network functions, user interfaces and operational workflows.
• Support technology planning and readiness by understanding deployment considerations earlier in the process.
• Reduce the effort required to establish initial testing environments and align stakeholders on use cases and business value.

For participants requiring extended access, broader flexibility, or deeper integration with their own environments, Nokia offers a paid option to support more advanced evaluation, experimentation, and validation activities.

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Nokia opens new research and development center in Saudi Arabia to accelerate AI-powered network automation

    

Nokia opens new research and development center in Saudi Arabia to accelerate AI-powered network automation 

• Nokia's first research and development center in Saudi Arabia will develop AI-powered network automation and orchestration software for customers in Saudi Arabia and around the world.
• The center will advance AI-powered service management and orchestration (SMO), Self-Organizing Networks (SON), Autopilot and rApps to help communications networks operate more autonomously, efficiently and sustainably.
• The investment supports Saudi Vision 2030 by developing local AI and software talent while creating exportable “Made in Saudi” technology. 

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – Nokia today announced the opening of its new research and development center in Riyadh, focused on developing AI-powered network automation software. The center will create software that enables communications networks to self-configure, self-heal, optimize performance, reduce energy consumption and operate with greater autonomy.

 

The center will specialize in Service Management and Orchestration (SMO), Self-Organizing Networks (SON), Autopilot and rApps for automation and energy efficiency. Its teams will develop AI-driven capabilities for communications service providers and enterprises in Saudi Arabia, while exploring the development of AI-native 6G technologies, and contributing “Made in Saudi” software innovations for Nokia customers worldwide.

 

The launch follows an agreement announced earlier this year between His Excellency the Minister of Communications and Information Technology of Saudi Arabia and Nokia President and CEO Justin Hotard. The collaboration reflects the Kingdom's ambitions under Saudi Vision 2030 to build a leading economy powered by innovation, local talent and advanced research capabilities.

 

Aligned with the Kingdom's digital transformation agenda, the center will create high-value engineering and research roles while offering advanced training programs, boot camps, and AI and automation certifications for Saudi talent. The initiative supports national objectives to build local expertise, strengthen innovation capacity and increase the country's contribution to the global technology ecosystem.

 

“The opening of Nokia’s new research and development center represents a strategic step toward strengthening the Kingdom’s position as a global hub for intelligent network technology innovation and reflects the ambitions of Saudi Vision 2030 to build a knowledge and innovation-driven digital economy. The center will contribute to localizing advanced research and development capabilities, developing national talent in AI and software, and creating technologies made in Saudi Arabia that can serve global markets,” said Eng. Abdulrahman AlMufadda, Deputy Minister for Telecom and Digital Infrastructure at the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) in Saudi Arabia.

 

“AI is reshaping every industry, and networks are the critical infrastructure that will make that transformation possible. Our new R&D center in Riyadh will bring Nokia’s global expertise together with Saudi talent to develop AI-powered automation that makes networks more autonomous, efficient and responsive. It also strengthens the Kingdom’s role in creating connectivity innovation for customers in Saudi Arabia and around the world,” commented Mikko Lavanti, President of Nokia’s Middle East and Africa (MEA) at Nokia.

  

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Changes in Nokia Corporation's own shares

    

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27 August 2026 at 19:00 EEST

Changes in Nokia Corporation's own shares

 

Espoo, Finland – A total of 3 635 260 Nokia shares (NOKIA) held by the company were transferred today without consideration to participants of Nokia's equity-based incentive plans in accordance with the rules of the plans. The transfer is based on the resolution of the Board of Directors to issue shares held by the company to settle its commitments to participants of the incentive plans as announced on 2 October 2025.

 

The number of own shares held by Nokia Corporation following the transfer is 83 991 222.

 

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Nokia ranked No. 1 for mobile core portfolio competitiveness in Omdia’s 2026 market landscape report

    

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Nokia ranked No. 1 for mobile core portfolio competitiveness in Omdia’s 2026 market landscape report  

• Recognition highlights Nokia’s leadership across all aspects of 5G core, with products that help operators modernize their networks for the AI era.

Espoo, Finland – For the second consecutive year, Nokia has been ranked No. 1 for mobile core portfolio competitiveness in Omdia’s “Market Landscape: Core Vendors” report. The 2026 edition named Nokia a leader across all seven competitiveness categories: core portfolio breadth, cloud-native maturity, signaling, automation, core as a service, AI/ML and analytics, and implementations of other network functions.

 

The recognition reflects Nokia’s continued investment in mobile core technologies that help operators modernize their networks for the AI era. Recent deployments include the world’s first commercial mobile telco service based on 5G Core SaaS; Core SaaS Edge enabling local breakout for roaming subscribers; core network resilience solutions; telecom core modernization programs, and mission-critical network upgrades supporting the IoT, rail and utilities sectors.

 

“Core networks are becoming the intelligence layer of modern communications, connecting cloud-native operations, AI-driven automation and application innovation," said Kal De, SVP, Core Networks at Nokia. “This recognition from Omdia highlights the breadth and maturity of our portfolio across every major category operators are using to evaluate connectivity partners who can help them move toward more autonomous, resilient and programmable networks.”

 

“Nokia continues to distinguish itself as a technology leader in core networks, with advanced capabilities in categories spanning cloud native maturity, automation, AI/ML and analytics, and Core as a Service,” said Roberto Kompany, Principal Analyst, Mobile Infrastructure at Omdia. “These are no longer optional innovations but strategic requirements for telecommunication providers pursuing greater operational efficiency, service agility and monetization opportunities. Nokia’s comprehensive approach demonstrates a deep understanding of both current operator challenges and the future direction of the telecom market.”

 

Omdia’s 2026 report expanded its assessment to 12 vendors while also updating category weightings to reflect evolving operator priorities, including increased emphasis on AI/ML and analytics capabilities.

 

Nokia’s core portfolio supports deployment models spanning private, public and hybrid cloud environments and helps operators simplify core operations through automation, AI-driven analytics, resilient architectures and network exposure capabilities. The company’s approach enables telecom providers and mission-critical enterprises to accelerate service innovation while reducing operational complexity and improving network agility.

 

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