Finnish telecom equipment maker Nokia has signed a major new partnership with chip giant Nvidia, according to reports from Yahoo Finance and MSN.
The deal centers on building what the industry calls "AI RAN" for 6G networks. RAN stands for Radio Access Network — the towers, antennas and base stations that connect your phone to the wider network. The "AI" part means weaving Nvidia's artificial intelligence hardware and software directly into that infrastructure, and "6G" refers to the next generation of mobile connectivity expected to follow today's 5G.
According to Yahoo Finance, the agreement positions Nokia (listed on the Helsinki exchange as HLSE:NOKIA) to develop these AI-driven networks alongside Nvidia, whose chips have become the dominant engine behind the current AI boom.
An MSN report frames Nokia as an "Nvidia-backed AI infrastructure stock," signaling that investors are watching the tie-up closely as a way to gain exposure to AI infrastructure beyond Nvidia itself.
The sources provided do not specify the financial terms of the partnership, a timeline for deployment, or technical details beyond the AI RAN and 6G focus.
Why it matters: pairing one of the world's largest telecom suppliers with the company that builds the AI industry's core chips suggests the next wave of mobile networks may be designed around artificial intelligence from the ground up — a shift that could shape how billions of devices connect in the years ahead.