Nscale partners with Nokia to build sovereign AI infrastructure

Nscale, headquartered in London, proposed that telecom networks host “Sovereign AI” infrastructure so data would remain within regional borders while supporting efficiency and automation.

The company worked with Nokia to accelerate global Artificial Intelligence (AI) infrastructure deployment and displayed the solutions at MWC 2026. It partnered with telecom operators to convert national fiber and edge sites into high-performance AI data centers and planned to use those assets to deliver GPU-powered AI-as-a-Service, optimize 5G networks, and support AI-driven analytics.

Nscale described its AI Compute offering as providing on-demand access to high-performance GPUs for AI model training and data analysis without upfront hardware investment. The company was building high-density data centers with Direct Liquid Cooling (DLC). Nokia provided IP, optical networking, and data center switching technology intended to support low-latency, high-performance AI clusters.

As part of the collaboration, Nokia supplied its 7220 IXR and 7750 SR platforms to support Nscale’s AI-ready data centers, including a project in Stavanger and a 50 Megawatt (MW) AI Campus in Loughton, U.K. Nokia also invested in Nscale’s Series B round to support expansion and the planned deployment of up to 300,000 GPUs. The partnership emphasized energy-efficient cooling and the use of 100% renewable energy for Data Center Operations (DCO).

Nscale said, “empowering telecommunications providers to deliver a range of AI services and solutions which help support network optimization and network performance monitoring, alongside improving customer experience with AI-powered automation tools. With our scalable GPU infrastructure and AI expertise, our telco customers can provide industry-leading AI-as-a-service (AIaaS), scale for 5G and benefit from artificial intelligence.”

David Power CTO at Nscale said, “Our mission is to redefine the boundaries of AI and High-Performance Computing through innovative, sustainable solutions. Nokia’s data center fabric enables us to scale our GPU clusters while maintaining the reliability and performance needed to serve our customers with cutting-edge AI services. The flexibility of Nokia’s solution ensures we can bring advanced AI capabilities to market faster.” The companies described plans to deploy up to 300,000 GPUs.