Nokia opens AI network lab in California; Ericsson adopts SAP AI

TL;DR

• Nokia opened an AI Network Innovation Lab in California to test emerging technologies for AI-driven data center networking.
• Ericsson said this week in Madrid it will use SAP's data cloud product and Joule AI copilot to build a centralized data architecture for global operations.
• Both moves focus on moving AI from pilot work into operational deployment.

Nokia opened an AI Network Innovation Lab in California to validate emerging technologies for data center networking as AI changes infrastructure requirements. Nokia said the facility is designed to test procedures, chips, hardware, and architectural concepts needed to evaluate new technologies.

Nokia said the lab will also support collaboration with semiconductor, GPU, and cloud computing companies. Rudy Hoebeke, Nokia vice president of software product management, said the lab is intended to speed development of AI networking technology and provide early access to new technologies. Nscale global telecoms vice president Arno van Huyssteen said the center's hardware, software, and failure testing depth could help operators deploy complex AI environments.

Ericsson said at the European edition of SAP Sapphire, held this week in Madrid, Spain, that it will use an SAP data cloud product and the Joule AI copilot to create a centralized data architecture across its global operations. SAP said the setup is intended to reduce duplicated tasks and simplify process integration, and added that Ericsson is already moving forward with AI implementation after pilot tests.

Related questions

• What is Nokia's AI Network Innovation Lab in California designed to test?
• How will Ericsson use SAP's data cloud product and Joule AI copilot?
• What role does Nscale see for Nokia's AI network testing facility?