Nokia and Google Cloud announced at Mobile World Congress Barcelona this week the integration of Nokia’s Network as Code (NaC) platform with Google Cloud’s agentic AI capabilities. The collaboration exposes 5G and 4G network functions through standardized APIs, allowing developers to build network-aware applications without requiring deep telecommunications infrastructure expertise.
How the Platform Works
Nokia’s Network as Code platform abstracts complex 5G core and RAN functions into standardized APIs based on CAMARA and GSMA Open Gateway standards. Developers access these Nokia APIs through Google Cloud Marketplace, gaining programmatic access to network capabilities like Quality of Service on Demand, device location verification, and network slicing without navigating underlying telecom protocols.
The integration adds a layer of intelligence through Google’s Gemini models and Agent Developer Kit (ADK). Network as Code agents connect to network APIs via Model Context Protocol (MCP), translating natural language prompts into intent-based network configurations. This allows AI agents to autonomously identify and utilize network tools to achieve specific business goals with no manual coding required.
Technical Architecture
| Layer | Technology | Function |
|---|---|---|
| Exposure | Nokia Network as Code | Abstracts 5G/4G functions into standardized APIs (CAMARA/GSMA) |
| Intelligence | Gemini + ADK + MCP | Translates natural language into network configurations |
| Distribution | Google Cloud Marketplace | Makes APIs discoverable and accessible globally |
Operator Partnerships
More than 75 partners have joined Nokia’s Network as Code ecosystem, including telecommunications providers, CPaaS platforms, systems integrators, and vertical independent software vendors. Announced partners include Deutsche Telekom, Globe, Orange, Rakuten, Tata Communications, Telefónica, TELUS, and Vodafone.
Globe, a leading digital platform in the Philippines, will gain access to the full portfolio of APIs through Nokia’s Network Exposure Platform (NEP). Over the past year, Globe used NEP to create security-focused applications combating mobile banking fraud. Several Philippine banks are now adopting Silent Network Authentication (number verification API) as part of Globe’s G Verify security solutions portfolio.
Orange has signed a framework contract making its network APIs commercially available through Nokia’s platform, currently offering identity, antifraud APIs, and network insights in France and Spain.
Early Use Cases
Initial deployments focus on three primary areas, according to Nokia’s announcement:
- Enterprise device management: Connectivity, location, roaming, SIM swap verification
- Fleet management: Coverage optimization, quality monitoring, priority routing
- Security monitoring: High-precision multi-modal inference utilizing network slicing and edge routing
Nokia and Google Cloud are targeting healthcare as an initial vertical, aiming to help telehealth providers deliver more reliable and secure customer experiences through guaranteed network performance.
Developer Tools and Platform Features
The platform provides developers with software development kits (SDKs), API documentation, a sandbox environment for code simulation and testing, and code snippets for integration into new applications. It runs on a revenue share model between developers, operators, and Nokia.
Three of Nokia’s network APIs launched on Google Cloud Marketplace in July 2025. The platform has been commercially available since September 2023, when Nokia signed initial collaboration agreements with 13 network operators and ecosystem partners in Europe, North America, and South America.
The partnership directly competes with other industry efforts to open telecom networks to developers, particularly Ericsson’s Vonage platform. However, the deep integration with Google Cloud’s Vertex AI and the addition of agentic AI capabilities via Gemini represent a differentiated approach focused on intent-based automation rather than just API exposure.
According to Ankur Jain, Vice President of Google Cloud Global Telco Industry, the partnership enables Google’s developer community to tap into the greenfield opportunity that 5G networks provide
through standardized network capabilities accessible worldwide.
What This Enables
The platform moves specialized network capabilities from the exclusive domain of telecom engineers into the hands of the broader developer community building enterprise applications. By translating complex telecom protocols into standard cloud APIs, it lowers the barrier to building applications that require guaranteed network performance, precise device location, or dynamic bandwidth allocation.
The addition of agentic AI through Gemini shifts the developer experience from writing explicit API calls to expressing intent in natural language, which Network as Code agents then translate into the appropriate network configurations automatically.
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