In October 2025, NVIDIA announced a partnership with Nokia to lead the push for AI focussed 6G telecommunications infrastructure, investing $1 billion into the company. To prepare for this, NVIDIA is introducing a new 6G-ready computing platform called Aerial RAN Computer Pro (ARC-Pro), combining connectivity, computing and sensing into one system that can be upgraded through software updates.
AI usage on mobile devices is growing exponentially. ChatGPT’s app usage illustrates this, over doubling its monthly active users in the space of a year, from 205 million in August 2024 to 557 million in August 2025 (Statista). It seems AI will be a cornerstone of 6G wireless communication, enhancing user experience, network efficiency and preparing for widespread AI native devices such as cars, drones and smart glasses that are expected to become increasingly common in the near future.
With NVIDIA and Nokia being industry leaders in AI and RAN (Radio Access Network) respectively, this strategic partnership is foundational to new AI native wireless telecommunication that is said to significantly improve customer experience and enterprise services. The AI-RAN market is quickly growing and expected to be valued upwards of $200 billion by 2030.
T-Mobile U.S. - a market leader in 6G development - and Dell are to play key roles in this venture, as Dell Technologies will provide their high performance PowerEdge servers for operators to utilise in their AI-RAN deployments. These servers are built for scalability, largely upgraded through either software updates or simple inobtrusive silicon upgrades.
In early 2026, NVIDIA and Nokia’s AI-RAN technologies are expected to play a central role in 6G rollout, and in 2026, T-Mobile will begin extensive performance and efficiency testing to evaluate how this advanced tech fits into the 6G era.
This partnership will drive the development and deployment of 6G infrastructure across the U.S. and beyond with networks themselves becoming intelligent. It is set to revolutionise telecommunications to a more distributed, edge focussed architecture centred around AI and cement America as the global leader in telecommunications.
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As 6G moves from concept to reality, partnerships between AI and telecom leaders will shape how networks are designed, deployed and scaled. The convergence of AI-native RAN, edge computing and high-capacity optical connectivity signals a shift towards more intelligent, distributed and performance-driven infrastructure. With testing underway and deployments accelerating, the focus will increasingly be on building flexible, interoperable infrastructure, where network connectivity specialists such as ATGBICS play a supporting role in enabling the next generation of AI-native communications.
