Nokia Partners with Google Cloud and Unites 75 Partners Around AI Network
Nokia has expanded its Network as Code ecosystem with over 75 partners, including Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Vodafone, Rakuten, and Tata Communications. The company has also formed a partnership with Google Cloud to integrate AI agent capabilities into its platform.
Expanding the Network as Code Ecosystem
Nokia has announced that over 75 partners - including telecommunications providers, CPaaS platforms, system integrators, and independent vertical software publishers - are collaborating with Nokia in the field of network APIs through new or expanded partnerships. Launched in September 2023, Nokia's Network as Code platform provides developers with standardized and secure access to APIs that simplify complex network functions. Industries such as banking, healthcare, automotive, and entertainment have developed initial use cases.
Strategic Partnership with Google Cloud
Nokia and Google Cloud have signed a partnership to integrate Google Cloud's AI agent capabilities into Nokia's Network as Code platform. This collaboration makes networks consumable and programmable by enterprise agents, without the need for coding or integration. The Network as Code agents connect to network APIs through the Model Context Protocol (MCP) using Google Cloud's Agent Development Kit (ADK) and Google's Gemini models to create intent-based, on-demand workflows. Initial use cases focus on enterprise device management, fleet management, and security monitoring.
Commercial Agreements and Collaborations
Orange and Nokia have signed a master agreement making Orange's network APIs commercially available via Nokia's Network as Code platform, including identity, antifraud, and network insights APIs in France and Spain. Vodafone has established commercial agreements for Nokia to offer Vodafone's APIs via the Network as Code platform to its subsidiaries in the UK, Netherlands, Germany, Spain, and Greece, starting with antifraud and identity APIs. Tata Communications has signed a collaboration agreement with Nokia to integrate its global Network Fabric and advanced MOVE™ eSIM capabilities into the Network as Code platform. TELUS has agreed to collaborate on network APIs via Nokia's Network as Code platform and the deployment of Nokia's Network Exposure Platform, with an initial rollout of three network APIs: number verification, SIM swap, and quality on demand.
