Dell Technologies and Nokia have announced the advancement of their strategic partnership, leveraging their combined expertise and solutions. This collaboration aims to integrate Dell’s infrastructure solutions with Nokia’s private wireless connectivity, facilitating the development of open network architectures in the telecom ecosystem and supporting private 5G use cases for businesses.
As part of the integrated approach, Nokia has chosen Dell as its preferred infrastructure partner for existing Nokia AirFrame customers, with a focus on transitioning these customers to Dell’s extensive infrastructure portfolio over time. This portfolio includes purpose-built Dell PowerEdge servers for modern telecom network workloads, making Dell’s technology the infrastructure of choice for telecom cloud deployments.
Dell and Nokia plan to closely collaborate on introducing Nokia Digital Automation Cloud (NDAC) private wireless solutions as Dell’s preferred platform for enterprise customers’ edge use cases. The integration of Nokia’s NDAC solution with Dell NativeEdge, the edge operations software platform, will result in a comprehensive and scalable solution for corporate entities.
Dennis Hoffman, SVP and GM of Telecom Systems Business at Dell Technologies, highlighted the collaboration’s aim to scale modern telecom networks and private 5G use cases quickly and efficiently. He emphasized leveraging both companies’ expertise and distribution to support customers in their network cloud transformation journey.
Nishant Batra, Chief Strategy and Technology Officer at Nokia, emphasized the flexibility gained through the strategic partnership, enabling better responses to future customer needs. The collaboration leverages Dell’s digital transformation expertise and global scale, along with Nokia’s experience in designing, deploying, and operating high-performance mobile networks.
The partnership also involves joint research, development, and lifecycle management efforts in the Dell Open Telecom Ecosystem Lab. Both companies plan to continue platform and application testing, with future certification of workloads on Dell Telecom Infrastructure Blocks supporting Nokia Cloud offerings. Ongoing OEM engagements are part of their collaborative efforts.
