Perspectives

Orange's Trust the Future Plan & the Nokia-Orange-NVIDIA AI-RAN Partnership

What Happens When Europe's Boldest Operator Bets on AI-RAN?

Orange's Trust the Future strategic plan signals one of the most significant shifts in European mobile network strategy in years. At its core is a commitment to AI-native network operations — and a landmark three-way partnership with Nokia and NVIDIA to make it real. This research note gives telecom operators and network strategists the exclusive analytical context they need to understand what this partnership means, where it fits in the long arc of RAN automation, and why Nokia's role in particular deserves closer examination.