NOK News & Events

Palo Alto Networks (PANW) announced an expanded security ecosystem designed to protect this new industrial backbone. At Mobile World Congress, the company unveiled four collaborations with Nokia (NOK), U Mobile, Aeris, and Celerway that allow enterprises to scale for sovereign AI. Palo Alto Networks has signed an MoU with U Mobile to collaborate on a network-embedded Security-as-a-Service solution to protect its customers from rising cybersecurity threats. By integrating next-generation firewalls and AI-powered security directly into its 4G and 5G infrastructure, U Mobile looks to provide customers with defense against digital risks. By integrating Aeris IoT Watchtower with Prisma SASE 5G, enterprises can apply data loss prevention and zero-trust policies to millions of wireless devices from a single point of control. This integration with Celerway and Palo Alto Networks VM-Series next-generation firewalls enables 5G edge devices to maintain a security posture and encrypted data integrity, even when operating in high-mobility or harsh environments far from the central hub.

Qualcomm (QCOM) announced a new strategic coalition with industry partners to accelerate the development and global deployment of 6G. Revealed at MWC Barcelona 2026, the collaboration establishes a milestone-driven roadmap focused on delivering 6G commercial systems starting from 2029 onwards. Global partners supporting this coalition include Airtel, Amazon (AMZN), Asus, BT Group, Cisco (CSCO), Dell (DELL), e&, Ericsson (ERIC), FPT Corporation, Fujitsu/1finity, Google (GOOGL), HP (HP), HPE (HPE), Humain, KDDI, KT, Lenovo, LG Electronics, LG Uplus, Meta (META), Microsoft (MSFT), Motorola, NEC Corporation, Nokia (NOK), NTT Docomo, Reliance Jio, Samsung Electronics, Sharp, SK Telecom, Snap (SNAP), Stellantis (STLA), Swisscom, Tejas Networks, Telstra, TIM Group, T-Mobile (TMUS), Viettel Group, VNG, and YTL.

NVIDIA (NVDA) announced a commitment, together with Booz Allen (BAH), BT Group, Cisco (CSCO), Deutsche Telekom (DTEGY), Ericsson (ERIC), MITRE, Nokia (NOK), OCUDU Ecosystem Foundation, ODC, SK Telecom (SKM), SoftBank (SFTBY) and T-Mobile (TMUS), to build the world's next generation of wireless networks on AI-native, open, secure platforms. "AI is redefining computing and driving the largest infrastructure buildout in human history - and telecommunications is next," said Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA. "Together with a global coalition of industry leaders, NVIDIA is building AI-RAN to transform the world's telecom networks into AI infrastructure everywhere."