Nokia Cognitive Operations AI and edge platform

Nokia has launched Cognitive Operations (CO), a platform that unifies mission-critical communications, accelerated edge computing and operational AI for industries where failure in field operations is not an option.

The platform enhances site and asset intelligence for operational teams, whether they are managing and keeping a mine site connected, enabling emergency vehicles to share live incident awareness, or operating on the battlefield. These teams will benefit from AI-agentic assistance, a live 3D digital twin of operations, real-time video analytics, predictive maintenance and autonomous safety monitoring. The product also creates a dynamic hybrid wireless network fabric with no single point of access failure, helping keep mission-critical operations running in tough environments.

At the edge of the product is Nokia’s Cognitive Edge Node (CEN), a rugged network and edge compute platform that combines advanced connectivity, AI-driven multi-access networking and accelerated edge computing. With embedded, on-device, GPU-accelerated computing, the CEN increases intelligence in field-deployed vehicles and remote locations.

Cognitive Operations for mining is Nokia’s flagship product for the mining industry, bringing CO’s full AI platform to the mine operations through resilient communications delivered by the CEN. It is available for both on-premises deployment and for on-cloud deployment through the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, enabling mining operators to deploy the solution in days.

For public safety and emergency services, Cognitive Operations for emergency services introduces the Vehicle-as-a-Node (VaaN) concept, where every response vehicle equipped with the CEN becomes an autonomous intelligence and communications node. Police cars, fire trucks and ambulances self-organise into a distributed field intelligence network at the incident scene, sharing a live 3D situational picture, processing video analytics locally, and maintaining communications across 5G, Wi-Fi and satellite.

For defence and tactical military operations, Cognitive Operations for defense extends the platform to the battlefield edge, where resilience and real-time intelligence are critical. Every vehicle, unit and forward asset becomes a secure, self-organising node in a distributed tactical network. Forces share a live, unified situational picture, leveraging on-device AI for sensor fusion, video analytics and threat detection, while maintaining communications across 5G, tactical radio and satellite in contested environments.