Nokia has been selected to provide the networking backbone for CoreWeave's artificial intelligence (AI) cloud.

This week has also seen Nokia launch an event-driven data center automation platform.

Nokia is deploying its IP routing and optical transport globally as part of an extensive networking backbone build-out for CoreWeave across its data centers in the US and Europe.

The IP backbone will be built using the FP5-based Nokia 7750 Service Router (SR), which offers speeds of 800Gbps and Ethernet VPN (EVPN) support, and Nokia’s high-performance Service Router Operating System (SROS).

Optical transport and data center interconnection across the WAN will use the Nokia 1830 Photonic Service Interconnect (PSI) solution, while the Nokia Network Services Platform (NSP) will automate network functions and support resource allocation.

Nokia's networking solutions are hoped to improve the amount of traffic supported by more than 30 percent without consuming more energy.

“CoreWeave has chosen Nokia hardware to power its backbone and Edge platforms to meet the performance, stability, and scalability demands that today's and tomorrow’s AI and ML hyperscale clouds require," said Jim Julson, director of networking at CoreWeave.

"With the explosion of demand centered around the infrastructure required to meet these demands, Nokia has proven to be a critical partner and we have no doubt that as CoreWeave continues to scale, Nokia will be there to help facilitate a world-class cloud experience for all our customers.”

Founded in 2017 and originally focused on crypto and blockchain applications, CoreWeave has invested heavily in its cloud offering, providing access to GPUs for AI applications. The company has raised $12 billion in investment and debt in the last two years and has been on a major data center leasing spree.

The company recently said it has completed nine new data center builds since the beginning of 2024, with 11 more in progress. The company expects to end the year with 28 data centers globally, with an additional 10 new data centers planned in 2025.

In the US, CoreWeave has signed leasing deals with the likes of Lincoln Rackhouse, Chirisa, Flexential, TierPoint, Digital Realty, and Core Scientific for data centers across the US, including in Texas, Virginia, Georgia, and Oregon.

A joint venture between Blue Owl, Chirisa, and PowerHouse was announced in August 2024 that would see $5bn of data centers developed for CoreWeave

The company is expanding in Europe, with EdgeConneX in Spain and EcoDataCenter in Sweden, and is also establishing facilities in Norway and the UK.

Nokia launches data center automation platform

Also this week, Nokia launched a data center automation platform.

Described as an "event-driven automation" (EDA) platform, Nokia's offering helps data center operators reduce errors in network operations.

According to Nokia, by automating network operations and removing the risk of human error, it can reduce network disruptions and application downtime.

The Nokia EDA builds on Kubernetes, and features digital twin capabilities, generative AI assistance, and can integrate with a wide range of IT service management systems and cloud management platforms.

The offering can work in multi-vendor and multi-domain environments and is available in both an on-prem offering and a cloud-based as-a-service subscription model.

Vach Kompella, SVP and GM of IP Networks business at Nokia, said: “Our next-generation EDA platform is a game-changer for data center networks. By leveraging the power of Kubernetes, we are enabling our customers to access a modern approach to network automation that significantly reduces operational effort and helps eliminate human error. This is a major step forward in our mission to deliver the world’s most trusted networks.”