Nokia says machine AI traffic will surpass human network use

TL;DR:

• Nokia CEO Justin Hotard said on the company’s Q1 earnings call that machine-to-machine AI traffic will overtake human network traffic.
• Nokia said the shift will reshape network demand over the coming years.
• The comments point to rising operator focus on network capacity and architecture for AI-driven traffic.

Nokia CEO Justin Hotard said on the company’s Q1 earnings call that machine-to-machine artificial intelligence traffic will overtake human network use. He said this traffic shift will reshape networks for years.

Nokia did not provide a date, traffic share, or forecast figure in the cited comments. The statement focused on machine-to-machine AI traffic as a coming driver of network demand rather than consumer-generated usage.

The comments add to a broader industry shift toward planning networks for AI-related traffic growth alongside traditional mobile and fixed broadband demand. For the eSIM sector, that matters because more connected devices, including enterprise and Internet of Things deployments, can increase demand for remote provisioning technologies such as eUICC, the embedded SIM hardware, and RSP, remote SIM provisioning.

Related Questions

What did Nokia say about AI network traffic?

Nokia said machine-to-machine AI traffic will overtake human network use, according to CEO Justin Hotard on the company’s Q1 earnings call.

Did Nokia give a forecast for when AI traffic will surpass human traffic?

No. Nokia did not provide a date or numerical forecast in the cited comments.