Nokia has continued doubling down on its networking pivot with the launch of its Autonomous Networks Fabric, a suite of AI models, tools, and apps designed to power network automation.

The new offering acts as what Nokia described as an “unifying intelligence layer,” with users able to tap telco-trained AI models and integrated security features to automate networks at scale.

Nokia is touting the offering as a way for operators to more easily augment their networks and roll out new services, regardless of vendor, architecture, or deployment model.

“In an era of increasingly complex and vulnerable networks, customers are eager for fully autonomous networks, which depend on good data,” Kal De, SVP for product and engineering, cloud, and network services at Nokia, wrote in a statement. “There is no good AI without good data.”

Nokia isn’t working alone on this, bringing in hyperscale giant Google Cloud to support the new network solution.

The team-up will see operators run Nokia's 5G core network on Google's cloud infrastructure, with customers able to tap into Google products like its Vertex AI development platform that lets users create new AI applications.

The pair said they’re working with an unnamed “major” European operator to build a next-gen automated network.

“Nokia’s Autonomous Network Fabric lays the foundation and applies our deep network expertise and agentic AI-optimized workflows together with Google Cloud to accelerate customer outcomes,” De added.

Muninder Singh Sambi, VP and GM for networking and security at Google Cloud, said: “Nokia’s Autonomous Network Fabric taps Nokia’s deep telecom domain knowledge combined with Google Cloud’s AI tools to provide operators with a comprehensive approach for accelerating network automation.”

Nokia’s newest network offering provides users with the ability to view and curate relevant network data, which can then be virtually federated for use in designing new products.

It also features industry-specific AI language models designed to support automation use cases, with the systems boasting a “rich knowledge engine that gives a clear reasoning for how data is interpreted, how issues are analyzed, and why certain actions are recommended.”

The move comes as Nokia is making strides in the networking space amid a strategic pivot to take advantage of the AI boom and cater to data centers as well as its traditional telco base.

Earlier this week, the firm replaced Federico Guillén as head of its Network Infrastructure (NI) business unit with David Heard, formerly CEO of Infinera, taking over. Heard had joined Nokia following the completion of its $2.3 billion acquisition of the optical networking provider.

That change came after Nokia replaced long-serving CEO Pekka Lundmark with ex-Intel data center and AI lead Justin Hotard as the Finnish firm continues to reposition outside of its traditional telecom focus.