Kyndryl, Nokia expand AI, quantum-safe connectivity options

“We are really bullish on offering Nokia’s optical and quantum-safe technologies to our customers, particularly with the quantum-safe support because of the ongoing concerns about security,” said Paul Savill, global practice leader for network and edge computing with Kyndryl.

Data centers are under pressure to handle the demands of AI and other large application workloads. “We expect Nokia’s offering will help customers better handle the rapidly expanding compute requirements and offer switching fabrics to help get their data center infrastructure ready,” Savill said.

Kyndryl and Nokia currently partner to offer private 5G and LTE implementations as well as edge, network and device-management services. Kyndryl also offers a variety of other data center connectivity services from partners including Cisco, Red Hat, Microsoft, Dell, HPE and NetApp.