Autonomous networks
Intelligent platforms built for the AI era
Delivering deterministic performance
As the AI supercycle unfolds, the increasing scale and diversity of workloads from generative and agentic AI to physical AI accelerate the operational complexity of networks. The big disruption is qualitative. AI workloads are bursty, latency- and jitter-sensitive and throughput-hungry, both in uplink and downlink. They are distributed across data centers, metro networks, the network edge and enterprise sites.
To stay ahead, you must evolve your networks from static infrastructures to programmable, AI‑native platforms. Your network needs to anticipate changing traffic mixes and operate at machine speed to connect intelligence. It must be optimized by AI so that every part operates in perfect harmony to deliver deterministic performance, enabling you to capture new value streams in the AI era.
AI traffic is growing rapidly
Nokia’s global wide-area network (WAN) forecast projects AI traffic reaching 921 exabytes per month by 2034, growing at an annual rate of 23% and accounting for around 30% of total global WAN traffic.
Progress toward autonomy
A TM Forum survey of 80 telecommunication providers shows progress towards fully autonomous networks, with 21% of respondents already operating at level 3 autonomy or above.
Unlocking new revenue
Autonomous networks offer telecommunication providers around $800 million in combined cost savings and annual revenue uplift, or roughly 5% of overall revenues.
Sovereign agentic AI platform for telco autonomy, co-created by Nokia and NVIDIA
We are accelerating trusted agentic autonomy at scale through close collaboration with NVIDIA. Our approach delivers telecommunication providers a jointly validated stack built on Nokia’s network expertise and NVIDIA’s accelerated on-prem AI engine.
We provide governed AI agents that can interpret intent and reason across radio, core, transport and cloud, keeping every decision validated and transparent. Our AI models are fine-tuned for the telecom environment, delivering more relevant and accurate outcomes than generic models. Smaller specialized models use fewer tokens, improving inference efficiency and your AI economics.
Our initial tests show:
Agentic AI for Telecom Operations
More accurate operational intelligence
Decision accuracy improved by more than 40%
Enhanced Search efficiency
First result relevance improved by more than 30%
With our flexible on-premises, hybrid and cloud deployment options, you maintain control over where the AI models, agents and data reside. This approach allows you to keep sensitive data within your chosen, secure environment and helps you meet evolving compliance, governance and sovereignty requirements.
Your journey to autonomous networks
We support your transition to autonomous networks across every layer, from the underlying infrastructure to the apps and services your customers rely on. AI and advanced automation are built in at every step to simplify operations and enhance your network’s autonomy. In fact, level 4 autonomy is already delivering real business outcomes to our customers today.
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Insights on autonomous networks
A regional guide to autonomous networks
TM Forum report on the progress telecom operators around the world are making toward autonomous networks
Nokia autonomous network operations eBook
Curated collection of thought leadership articles discussing agentic AI, digital twins, knowledge graphs and real-world case studies
MantaRay SMO Solution Brief
Describes MantaRay SMO, Nokia’s service management and orchestration solution with field-proven AI capabilities
Skate to where the puck is going: Lessons on creating autonomous networks
Research paper from Appledore on how industry leaders are deploying Nokia Altiplano Access Controller to implement autonomous operations that simplify processes, enable multi-vendor support and reduce costs
Why Nokia
We are an innovation leader in connectivity with field-proven expertise in networks and software. We build today the autonomous network solutions of tomorrow across fixed, mobile, IP and optical domains, data centers and service management. Our approach is fully aligned with TM Forum’s Autonomous Networks Framework.
Complete
We provide a complete foundation for future-ready networks across all domains and technologies.
Trusted
The world’s most advanced telecommunication providers trust us to apply AI to their networks.
Ready
Our solutions are ready for the journey to the highest levels of network autonomy, reaching level 4 today.
Customer success stories
Building autonomous RAN together: NTT Docomo and Nokia's SMO journey
From Automation to Autonomy: Customer insights on operations with AI and Nokia NSP
Frequently asked questions
Autonomous networks are trusted by leading telecommunication providers to optimize and orchestrate their networks. Autonomous networks act as one and deliver AI inference without delay. They operate at machine speed, adapting to dynamic network conditions and evolving at software speed. For example, Nokia’s autonomous software solutions perform 15,000 autonomous actions per hour in a customer’s live network.
Autonomous networks are trusted by leading telecommunication providers to optimize and orchestrate their networks. Autonomous networks act as one and deliver AI inference without delay. They operate at machine speed, adapting to dynamic network conditions and evolving at software speed. For example, Nokia’s autonomous software solutions perform 15,000 autonomous actions per hour in a customer’s live network.
Autonomous networks are trusted by leading telecommunication providers to optimize and orchestrate their networks. Autonomous networks act as one and deliver AI inference without delay. They operate at machine speed, adapting to dynamic network conditions and evolving at software speed. For example, Nokia’s autonomous software solutions perform 15,000 autonomous actions per hour in a customer’s live network.
Autonomous networks are trusted by leading telecommunication providers to optimize and orchestrate their networks. Autonomous networks act as one and deliver AI inference without delay. They operate at machine speed, adapting to dynamic network conditions and evolving at software speed. For example, Nokia’s autonomous software solutions perform 15,000 autonomous actions per hour in a customer’s live network.
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