Nokia has announced a strategic partnership with Nvidia to develop an AI-RAN base station product based on the new Nvidia Aerial RAN Computer Pro (ARC-Pro) platform.
The new base station will run all processing on the Nvidia GPU, with no additional accelerator. This move marks Nokia's biggest step yet towards building an AI-RAN base station based on Nvidia compute.
Nokia-powered, commercial-grade AI-RAN products to Nokia’s industry-leading RAN portfolio.
The partnership will integrate Nokia's anyRAN cloud RAN software and the Nvidia ARC-Pro into Dell PowerEdge servers. T-Mobile U.S. has confirmed that it will conduct trials of the design in 2026.
Author's summary: Nokia partners with Nvidia for AI-RAN base station.