Nokia Oyj and Stelia AI announced a partnership on March 26, 2026 that will embed Nokia’s high‑performance optical networking into Stelia’s enterprise AI platform. The collaboration is designed to provide secure, low‑latency connectivity for distributed AI workloads across data centers and operational sites, enabling production‑grade AI applications to run with the performance and reliability required by large enterprises.
The alliance fits into Nokia’s broader AI‑cloud strategy, which has been underpinned by a $1 billion investment from NVIDIA and the acquisition of Infinera to strengthen its optical networking portfolio. By combining Nokia’s open‑standards networking with Stelia’s AI governance framework, the two companies aim to deliver a trusted, scalable solution that supports the growing demand for AI at scale in enterprise environments.
Stelia AI’s platform, known as Stelia OS, serves as an operational backbone for production‑grade AI, emphasizing governance, accountability, and trust. Integrating Nokia’s networking technology will give enterprises a single, secure fabric that can move large volumes of data with minimal latency, a critical requirement for real‑time inference and agentic systems that operate across distributed sites.
"Nokia changed the world once by connecting people — and will again by connecting intelligence," said Justin Hotard, President and CEO of Nokia. "As enterprises deploy AI across increasingly distributed environments, the network becomes a critical foundation for performance, security and reliability," added Paul Alexander, Vice President and Country Manager at Nokia. These statements underscore the strategic importance of the partnership for both companies.
The collaboration is expected to open new revenue opportunities for Nokia by positioning it as a key networking provider for AI workloads. It also strengthens Nokia’s competitive stance in the AI‑cloud market, where secure, high‑performance connectivity is a differentiator for enterprises seeking to scale AI operations.
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