Nokia joins with Lenovo to develop AI data centre solutions

Nokia Corp on Tuesday revealed a partnership with Lenovo Group Ltd to develop high performance artificial intelligence data centre solutions amid growing compute-intensive workloads.

Nokia joins with Lenovo to develop AI data centre solutions

The Espoo, Finland-based telecommunications company will work with Beijing-based Lenovo to design combined solutions addressing the "demanding processing and network performance requirements of modern workloads.". The two businesses aim to facilitate the vast and specific "compute, storage and transit" requirements for a mix of compute-intensive workloads, including both AI and machine learning, through combining Lenovo's existing ThinkSystem AI-ready portfolio with Nokia's data centre network solution and newly announced Event-Driven Automation platform. The resulting offerings are to be marketed to a mix of "enterprises, telcos, and digital infrastructure and cloud providers." The partnership will create a cutting-edge and robust platform capable of meeting the "needs of telecommunications and enterprise sectors", according to Lenovo Vice President Edge and Communications Service Provider, Charles Ferland, who added that he expects the collaboration to both "generate cost savings" and "open new revenue streams for providers".

Executives comments

Nokia Senior Senior Vice President and General Manager of IP Networks Vach Kompella said: "By combining Nokia's data centre fabric and Event Driven Automation with Lenovo's ThinkSystem AI portfolio, we deliver a high performance, scalable data centre networking solution designed to efficiently manage and automate AI/ML workloads, with a strong emphasis on security and energy efficiency. "This collaboration not only enhances the performance and reliability of data centre operations, but also underscores our dedication to providing innovative solutions that meet the evolving needs of our customers.