Supermicro Brings NVIDIA Aerial RAN Computer Solutions to the Network Edge with Nokia to Enable Low-latency AI Services
Key Highlights
- ➤Supermicro, Nokia, and NVIDIA combine AI-RAN infrastructure, accelerated computing, and RAN software
- ➤AI-RAN supports shared radio and AI workloads, targeting low-latency edge services
- ➤Supermicro servers for NVIDIA ARC are generally available now
- ➤ARC 2U with dual Vera processor available later this year
- ➤2U ARC-Pro customer testing planned later this year; general availability first half of 2027
Expert Statements
Charles Liang, President and CEO of Super Micro Computer
“AI-RAN is redefining networks for AI, turning mobile infrastructure into a shared foundation for connectivity, AI for RAN, AI on RAN, and broader distributed AI services”
Charles Liang, President and CEO of Super Micro Computer
“Together with Nokia and NVIDIA, we are bringing accelerated computing to every layer of the network, enabling operators to maximize infrastructure efficiency, deploy new AI services, and prepare for AI-native 6G. Our DCBBS approach delivers the flexibility and performance to accelerate deployment and turn network infrastructure into a platform for innovation.”
Emma Falck, President of Mobile Infrastructure at Nokia
“AI-RAN represents an important step towards more intelligent and adaptable mobile networks”
Emma Falck, President of Mobile Infrastructure at Nokia
“By combining Nokia's leadership in radio networks with NVIDIA accelerated computing and Supermicro's flexible infrastructure, we are giving operators a practical way to bring RAN and AI workloads together across their networks. This will help operators improve network performance and automation today while creating a foundation for new edge AI services and AI-native 6G.”
Soma Velayutham, VP of Telecoms at NVIDIA
“AI-RAN brings together networking, accelerated computing, and intelligence to help operators make better use of their infrastructure while opening new opportunities for edge AI services”
Soma Velayutham, VP of Telecoms at NVIDIA
“Nokia and Supermicro are helping operators deploy NVIDIA Aerial RAN Computer solutions across diverse network environments, from distributed cell sites to centralized RAN locations, with the flexibility to scale intelligence capabilities as demand grows.”
Supermicro Brings NVIDIA Aerial RAN Computer Solutions to the Network Edge with Nokia to Enable Low-latency AI Services PR Newswire
SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 21, 2026 * Improve network economics with higher spectral efficiency using AI-RAN platform for 5G today, with software upgradeable path that protects infrastructure investment * Unlock AI monetization by enabling low-latency, critical AI services, enterprise edge inferencing, and practical physical AI applications * Deploy an integrated AI-RAN stack combining Supermicro infrastructure, NVIDIA accelerated computing, and Nokia RAN software SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMCI), an AI, Enterprise, Storage, and 5G/Edge Total IT Solution Provider featuring Data Center Building Block Solutions® (DCBBS) (https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4802454-1&h=3528945404&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.supermicro.com%2Fen%2Fsolutions%2Fdcbbs&a=Data+Center+Building+Block+Solutions%C2%AE+(DCBBS)), is now working with Nokia to deploy Artificial Intelligence-Radio Access Networks (AI-RAN) from distributed cell sites to centralized network hubs. The solution combines Nokia's RAN technology and network expertise with the NVIDIA Aerial RAN Computer platform, supported by Supermicro's AI-optimized infrastructure. By bringing accelerated compute closer to the access network, it enables radio and AI workloads to run on shared infrastructure, supporting applications which require proximity and predictable service levels-including voice AI, vision AI, physical AI, and internal uses such as autonomous network operations.
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