Nokia and Taiwan Mobile extend 5G agreement for AI-native networks

Nokia signed a 5G expansion agreement with Taiwan Mobile focused on moving its network toward AI-native capabilities across Taiwan, with an emphasis on performance, automation, and sustainability. The agreement covered plans to extend an existing partnership through network deployments and software capabilities.

The collaboration centered on upgrading Taiwan Mobile’s existing network infrastructure and adding capabilities intended for advanced 5G services. Nokia and Taiwan Mobile described goals that included improved operational automation, resilience, and energy efficiency, along with support for new service delivery.

As part of the rollout, Nokia planned to deploy its AirScale portfolio, including next-generation baseband and radio solutions, together with software capabilities. Nokia also described AI-driven network functions spanning network intelligence with predictive analytics and network assurance, infrastructure capacity and uplink performance, energy management for traffic-aware optimization, and resilience features for self-healing and traffic steering.

In this arrangement, Nokia cited Predictive Hardware Analytics (PHWA) services and its MantaRay SON self-organizing networks solution for AI-based automation. It also referenced AI capabilities for maintaining service continuity, integrating AI-driven network management and automation, and enabling predictive maintenance, while supporting new 5G capabilities such as slicing and RedCap. “We are extending our long-standing partnership with Taiwan Mobile, helping accelerate its journey toward AI-native networks. Our advanced radio and baseband solutions and AI-driven software deliver intelligent automation, enhanced performance and improved energy efficiency, setting the foundation for 5G-Advanced and beyond. The future-ready network enables Taiwan Mobile to deliver increasing volumes of AI traffic, provide new types of services and progress toward its sustainability targets,” said Mark Atkinson, Head of RAN at Nokia.

Jamie Lin, President of Taiwan Mobile, said: “Our collaboration with Nokia is a key pillar in our strategy to build a high-performance, resilient and sustainable network that powers our fast-growing and ever-expanding Telco+Tech businesses. By integrating AI across our network for better energy optimization, resilience and service innovation, we are creating a platform that supports next-generation applications delivered with industry-leading experiences for our customers. This long-term partnership that focuses on win-win enables us to accelerate our leadership position as the go to partner in AI era and unlock new exponential growth opportunities.” Forward-looking statements were not included.

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