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Freedom Holding, Nokia launch Innovation Center to develop fintech and consumer services. Freedom Telecom International has opened a Silicon Valley Innovation Center with Nokia near Nokia's Sunnyvale campus, creating a collaborative space focused on next-gen digital infrastructure, AI, cloud technologies for telecom-fintech convergence, and state-of-the-art consumer applications. Complementary to Nokia's recently launched AI Networking Innovation Lab, the center will serve as a testing ground for joint initiatives across Freedom Holding Corp. (FRHC), Freedom Telecom International, Freedom Lifestyle Group, and Nokia, where teams can experiment, build, test, evaluate, and demonstrate digital solutions designed for direct application across FRHC's operational footprint. The collaboration combines Nokia's expertise in networks, cloud, edge computing, and AI-ready infrastructure with Freedom Holding Corp.'s expanding ecosystem in finance, banking, insurance, telecom, payments, e-commerce, and lifestyle services. The parties are determined to discover and develop the most promising next-generation digital infrastructure solutions. Early focus will be on AI data center blueprints, cloud infrastructure and advanced networking, 5G and edge use cases, and enabling AI-powered consumer services. By being located in the heart of Silicon Valley, the center will bring together: * Nokia's infrastructure, engineering expertise, global innovation network, and technology testbeds; * Freedom's ecosystem, market access, investment capabilities, and experience scaling digital financial and lifestyle services; * Silicon Valley's unique energy: the closeness of all technology partners, world-class entrepreneurs and world-class tech talent. During the opening ceremony, Timur Turlov, CEO of Freedom Holding Corp., said, "Financial services represent a tremendous global opportunity due to their inefficiencies. Too much time, effort, and human capital are spent on processes that can already be automated. We have proven that it is possible to approve a mortgage within hours, and this encourages us to completely rethink the role of traditional structures. AI opens our horizon and allows us to tackle complex processes which can be redesigned and assisted through its capabilities. I trust our partner, Nokia, that together we can move our ideas to real, scalable solutions for the benefit of our ecosystem." Mikko Lavanti from Nokia commented, "This partnership is about delivering tangible value together. At Nokia, we bring deep expertise in designing and deploying high-performance AI infrastructure at scale, backed by a strong track record of innovation. We are proud to support Freedom in launching state-of-the-art consumer applications across its markets, helping to accelerate its AI ambitions with resilient and future-ready infrastructure." Have your say!

Accelerating AI-RAN from concept to commercialization. 29 Jun 2026 As the AI supercycle unfolds, it is creating a major transformation in how the telecommunication industry can capture value from networks. We are moving from providing broadband data plans for predictable, largely human-driven use cases toward supporting AI workloads that depend on reliable token delivery and increasingly deterministic connectivity. This is why we at Nokia, together with our industry partners, are accelerating the development of AI-RAN from vision to commercialization. It's clear to us that AI-RAN represents something bigger than a typical generational shift in networks. At a recent industry discussion we hosted, I was joined by leaders from Elisa and NVIDIA to explore what AI-RAN really means in practice and why collaboration across the ecosystem is essential to make AI-RAN a commercial reality. If you didn't have a chance to catch our live session, you can access the event recording here. These are the three key points that came up in our discussion: * AI-accelerated computing capacity at the base station sites redefines the role of RAN * AI-RAN is both an efficiency engine and a new revenue platform * AI-RAN cannot be delivered by one player alone Let me now go into some more detail on each of these. AI is redefining the role of RAN. The beauty of AI-RAN is that it truly redefines what a RAN site can be. When we introduce AI-accelerated computing into the base stations, they can become a distributed platform for AI infrastructure while also enabling a significant leap in RAN efficiency. Telecommunication providers are uniquely positioned to capture this shift into AI-driven value chains because they already own a highly distributed footprint of RAN sites. Imagine the emerging distributed AI grid at the network edge: * It allows telecommunication providers to leverage a programmable, software-defined RAN architecture to scale innovation at software speed. * It introduces AI processing at scale closer to where data is generated and consumed. * It supports real-time enterprise applications and physical AI, which require ultra-low deterministic latency and tightly controlled jitter. AI-RAN unlocks new efficiencies and revenue streams. Already today, telecommunication vendors have introduced AI-driven enhancements that bring concrete business outcomes in customer networks. The challenge is how to scale the efficiencies across the entire RAN footprint so that the network can dynamically adapt to the new types of traffic profiles that AI brings and, eventually, deliver deterministic connectivity for physical AI. With AI-RAN, we can make all that happen while also enabling telecommunication providers to generate more revenue with the new AI infrastructure. * The immediate value is a more efficient use of RAN assets, both during peak traffic and when the network has spare capacity. With AI-accelerated computing in the base station and AI-driven algorithms for many functions such as channel estimation, carrier aggregation, multi-user MIMO and other deep receiver / transmitter blocks, we can deliver a significantly higher gain on spectral efficiency. The future value is in the new monetization streams. While AI model training remains largely centralized in data centers, inference must become increasingly distributed. According to McKinsey (February 2026), demand for AI inference workloads is growing significantly faster than demand for model training, at a growth rate of around 35% CAGR. But the reality is that centralized AI inference alone cannot meet this demand. It's the network edge, anchored in AI-RAN, where this capacity demand will increasingly land. AI-RAN requires ecosystem collaboration. AI-RAN marks the moment when networks shift from being carriers of traffic to dynamic platforms for distributed intelligence. At Nokia, we know that one player cannot deliver the needed AI infrastructure alone. That is why we are actively engaging with an ecosystem of leading technology companies. A great example is our collaboration with Elisa and NVIDIA: * Nokia brings RAN expertise and software-defined network capabilities. * NVIDIA contributes AI-accelerated computing platforms with innovation driven by a large customer base beyond telecommunication networks. * Elisa provides real-world experience and insights from live commercial networks. Together, we are moving fast to validate AI-RAN in Elisa's live network. We have already seen concrete results in a joint proof-of-concept, which confirms that we are on the right path to accelerate the journey to distributed AI intelligence and new AI-driven ecosystems at the network edge. To learn more about how we are taking AI-RAN from concept to commercialization, watch the recording of our event here.

Comin Asia and Nokia partner to deliver Sovereign AI data centre infrastructure across Southeast Asia. Partnership Addresses Regional Demand for Secure and Scalable AI Infrastructure This partnership is about building that infrastructure in the markets where it is most viable, not just most visible." - Ivan Keogh, CEO, Comin Asia PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA, June 29, 2026 / EINPresswire.com / - Comin Asia today announced a strategic partnership with Nokia to design and deploy AI-ready data centre infrastructure across Southeast Asia, combining Comin Asia's on-the-ground engineering and project execution capabilities with Nokia's advanced data centre networking and automation technologies. The partnership addresses accelerating demand for secure, sovereign, and scalable AI infrastructure in the region - particularly in emerging and underserved markets such as Cambodia and Laos - where power availability, regulatory conditions, and deployment realities are reshaping where and how AI infrastructure is built. This initiative will focus on modular, in-building, and edge-ready data centre deployments, enabling enterprises and governments to process data closer to where it is generated, while maintaining control over data sovereignty, data privacy, and operational resilience. Building AI Infrastructure Where It Can Scale Unlike hyperscaler-led projects concentrated in saturated markets, the Comin Asia-Nokia approach is grounded in power-aligned and policy-compatible deployment strategies. Across Southeast Asia: | Cambodia represents an early-stage but highly deployable market for localized infrastructure | Laos offers surplus power capacity and increasing capacity in cross border network connectivity, positioning it as a potential regional AI infrastructure hub | Thailand faces increasing grid pressure and regulatory complexity for large-scale data centres This partnership is designed to translate these conditions into operational infrastructure. Execution-Led Model: Integrator + Technology Backbone The collaboration is structured on clear capabilities: | Comin Asia acts as the regional systems integrator and delivery partner, leveraging decades of providing Mechanical and Electrical Systems Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) solutions and infrastructure deployment experience across Southeast Asia, including complex environments where large-scale infrastructure execution is often constrained | Nokia provides the technology backbone, including high-performance data centre fabric, automation platforms, and secure connectivity solutions required to support AI workloads at scale Together, the companies will deliver end-to-end infrastructure systems spanning: | Data centre networking (IP, optical, and switching architectures) | Edge computing frameworks | Secure and resilient connectivity | Automation and orchestration for AI workloads | Energy-aware infrastructure optimization Enabling Sovereign AI for Emerging Economies Governments and enterprises across Southeast Asia are increasingly prioritizing: | Data sovereignty, privacy, and compliance | Reduced dependency on global hyperscaler ecosystems | Resilient, localized infrastructure The Comin Asia-Nokia partnership directly supports these priorities by enabling sovereign AI infrastructure ecosystems that can be deployed within national or regional boundaries, aligned with local regulatory and operational frameworks. "This partnership is about building that infrastructure in the markets where it is most viable, not just most visible," said Ivan Keogh, CEO, Comin Asia. "By combining Nokia's validated Data Center Network Solutions with Comin Asia's regional execution capabilities, we are enabling a new class of AI infrastructure that is distributed, secure, and aligned with real-world deployment conditions," said Ajay Sharma, Country Manager of Nokia Thailand and Cambodia. Differentiation: Infrastructure Enablement The partnership is positioned around execution and delivery, not land banking or speculative hyperscale announcements. Key differentiators include: | Proven ability to deploy in frontier and underdeveloped markets | Focus on modular and scalable infrastructure, not single-site hyperscale builds | Integration of power availability, policy conditions, and infrastructure design | A model that prioritizes operational systems over conceptual frameworks This reflects a broader shift in the AI infrastructure landscape - where power, proximity, and policy are becoming more decisive than capital alone. Regional Rollout and Next Steps Initial deployments and feasibility assessments are underway in Cambodia and Laos, with expansion planned across additional Southeast Asian markets as infrastructure and regulatory conditions align. The partnership will also support: | Enterprise AI deployments | Government digital infrastructure initiatives | Industry-specific applications across energy, telecommunications, finance, and public sector About Comin Asia Comin Asia is a leading engineering and infrastructure company specializing in electrical systems, mechanical engineering, and complex project execution across Southeast Asia. With deep regional expertise and a track record of delivering infrastructure in challenging environments, Comin Asia plays a critical role in enabling large-scale industrial and digital projects across the region. About Nokia Nokia is a global leader in connectivity for the AI era. With expertise across fixed, mobile, and transport networks, Asia Pacific Herald is advancing connectivity to secure a brighter world. Aaron Henry Foundeast Asia Co. Ltd. +66 92 264 6695 email Asia Pacific Herald here Legal Disclaimer: EIN Presswire provides this news content "as is" without warranty of any kind. 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