Capacity Global at NVIDIA GTC 2026: Nokia and NVIDIA on AI-RAN’s Next Phase – Capacity

Capacity Global at NVIDIA GTC 2026: Nokia and NVIDIA on AI-RAN’s Next Phase – Capacity

By Ella Pearson
Publication Date: 2026-10-27 16:13:00

At NVIDIA GTC 2026 in Berlin, Capacity’s Saf Malik sits down with Ronnie Vasishta, senior vice president of telecom at NVIDIA, and Pallavi Mahajan, chief technology and AI officer at Nokia, to discuss the rapid evolution of AI-RAN and what it means for the future of telecommunications.

The conversation explores live customer trials, commercial deployment timelines, spectral efficiency gains, AI-powered network innovation, and how operators are preparing for an AI-native 6G future. The panel also examines the business case for accelerated computing, new monetisation opportunities for operators, and the role of AI infrastructure in transforming mobile networks into platforms for voice AI, physical AI, and other emerging applications.