Nokia and Amazon Web Services (AWS) claim a first with AI-enabled 5G-Advanced network slicing solution in a live 5G network
The technology combines Nokia’s network slicing with Amazon Web Services’ (AWS’) AI tools to help telecom operators deliver premium, differentiated connectivity services. du and Orange are the first telcos to sign up for the tech, which comprises Nokia’s 5G AirScale base stations, MantaRay Service Management and Orchestration (SMO) and Agentic AI modules harnessed to Amazon’s Bedrock Artificial Intelligence platform.
Agentic AI coordinates data analytics, inferencing, and RAN policies. The agents leverage open internet data – including events, timetables, incidents, traffic, locations, maps and weather – for different network slicing use cases.
Nokia’s agentic AI modules operate in multiple modes: chatbot, on-demand, scheduled and autonomous. All modules interact with Amazon Bedrock via APIs. In addition, Nokia says its Edge Slicing solution brings cloud applications and workloads directly to mobile users and devices over high-capacity, secure, and low-latency networks.
Amazon Bedrock brings intelligent network optimisation through access to foundation models and infrastructure to build specialised AI agents which analyse historical RAN parameters alongside contextual data to boost RAN, core and transport layers in mobile networks.
Amazon’s EKS Hybrid Nodes enable telcos to deploy the agents and network workloads on their existing infrastructure while unifying Kubernetes management across cloud and edge environments to gain flexibility and scalability for network operations.
The press release highlights three uses cases:
• Intent-based enterprise and industrial slicing measures live network KPIs such as bitrate and latency and autonomously adjusts RAN policies to meet enterprise SLAs across campuses, business parks and city areas. The innovation enhances premium slicing services for critical applications in manufacturing, IoT, drones, smart cities, hospitals, energy, transportation and ports.
• On-demand slicing with agentic AI boosts network performance for selected 5G base stations. Activated by external data, this service is for first responders and public safety authorities during emergencies. It also preserves quality of service for premium 5G+ and FWA customers using gaming, streaming, XR, and AI applications in response to major traffic surges, weather conditions and environmental changes.
• Agentic AI for mass events like concerts and sporting fixtures uses AI to analyse network data, infer patterns and set slicing policies for scheduled events. It then optimises premium 5G slicing for VIP spectators, payment applications, fan engagement, video broadcasting and operational crews in arenas, parks and conference centers.
“Network slicing has long promised to unlock new revenue streams for operators, but manual configuration and static policies have prevented end customers from accessing on-demand provisioning. By integrating agentic AI capabilities through Amazon Bedrock with Nokia’s application, operators can now deliver intelligent, context-aware network slicing that responds dynamically to real-world conditions from traffic surges to emergency situations,” according to Amir Rao, Global Director, GTM & Telco Solutions, AWS.
“This transforms network slicing from a technical capability into a true business enabler, allowing operators to monetize their 5G investments through differentiated, premium services that adapt automatically to customer needs. Agentic Network Slicing is the beginning of an era that will enable telecommunications providers to enable real-time intent-based service provisioning for end customers.”
Visit Nokia’s booth in Hall 3 at Mobile World Congress to see live demos of Nokia’s slicing solution and the agentic AI-powered advanced network slicing innovation
