Nokia NYSE:NOK unveiled what it calls the industry's first commercial AI-native radio access network platform, developed with Nvidia NASDAQ:NVDA, as telecom companies look to use artificial intelligence to boost network capacity without adding more spectrum.
The platform combines Nokia's AI-native anyRAN software with Nvidia's Aerial AI-RAN technology. Nokia said it has already demonstrated more than 20% spectral efficiency gains through AI-driven radio innovations and expects the platform to deliver over 100% efficiency gains by 2028, effectively doubling the capacity of existing spectrum assets.
Nokia supplies telecommunications equipment, network software and infrastructure to mobile operators worldwide. Nvidia provides the AI processors and software that increasingly power data centers, networking and next-generation communications.
Pilot deployments are scheduled to begin by the end of 2026, with commercial availability expected in 2027. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang called AI-RAN "a generational shift" that could transform radio networks into AI infrastructure while laying the foundation for future 6G services.