Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison, Nokia and Nvidia opened a research centre in Surabaya, Indonesia, designed to develop AI-powered RANs, with the facility to serve as an AI grid development hub.

The centre is the first joint Nokia–Nvidia AI-RAN collaboration site in Asia and aims to create a local AI grid that will lay the foundation for making the technology accessible to millions of Indonesians, the companies outlined in a joint statement.

Ronnie Vasishta, SVP of telecoms at Nvidia, stated the AI grid is “the biggest opportunity” for telecoms providers to make AI as “ubiquitous as connectivity and distribute intelligence at scale by tapping into their nationwide wireless networks”.

Indosat president director and CEO Vikram Sinha noted when connectivity meets compute, it creates intelligence — delivered at the edge. “This is how AI unlocks real impact, from personalised tutors for children in rural areas to precision farming powered by drones.”

He added with Nokia and Nvidia it is building “the foundation for AI-driven growth that strengthens Indonesia’s digital future”.

Nokia chief technology and AI officer Pallavi Mahajan said the initiative is demonstrating how AI can fundamentally transform the performance and intelligence of telecoms networks as well as building solid foundations for Indonesia’s digital future.