Nokia, SAP, and Microsoft have entered a strategic multi-year agreement to advance cloud- and AI-driven business transformation. The partnership aims to leverage the combined strengths of the three technology giants to drive digital innovation and enhance operational efficiency for enterprises globally.

Strategic Collaboration

The agreement brings together Nokia's expertise in networking and communications, SAP's enterprise software solutions, and Microsoft's cloud and AI capabilities. This collaboration is expected to create integrated solutions that address the evolving needs of businesses in the digital era.

Key Objectives

• Enhance cloud and AI-driven business transformation.
• Leverage combined technological strengths.
• Drive digital innovation and operational efficiency.

The partnership underscores the growing importance of cloud and AI technologies in shaping the future of business operations. By combining their respective strengths, Nokia, SAP, and Microsoft aim to deliver comprehensive solutions that empower enterprises to achieve their digital transformation goals.

Nokia today announced its participation in a new industrial consortium led by the Finnish Border Guard to develop next-generation counter-drone capabilities for patrol vehicles and boats. Nokia’s Defense unit will provide an intelligent network solution that enables secure, high-performance connectivity, real-time data exchange and interoperability across systems. This initiative aims to support border security duties, surveillance, protection of territorial integrity and the safeguarding of critical infrastructure nationwide.

The Finnish Border Guard initiative focuses on building a sovereign, integrated counter-unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and threat detection capability. By connecting platforms, sensors and command-and-control systems, the solution is designed to deliver enhanced real-time situational awareness and enable faster, more coordinated responses to evolving multi-domain threats across land and sea.

Nokia’s role highlights the growing importance of trusted and intelligent connectivity as a foundation for modern defense and border security. As drones become more accessible and widely used, threat detection, sensing and connectivity must work seamlessly to protect personnel, infrastructure and mission effectiveness. Through the consortium, Nokia Defense will work with key partners to support a scalable, future-ready system aligned with national and allied requirements.

"Reliable, secure connectivity is becoming essential to how defense organizations detect, understand and respond to fast-moving threats. By contributing Nokia’s intelligent connectivity and sensing technology to this consortium, we are helping build an operational and interoperable solution that gives border authorities the real-time awareness and resilience they need in complex land and maritime environments," said Mikko Hautala, Chief Geopolitical & Government Relations Officer, and Chairman, Nokia Defense.

The project includes the procurement and deployment of evaluation platforms, connectivity and sensing capabilities, and system integration. The solutions will be evaluated during 2027 and early 2028.