Nokia has been selected by American Tower-owned CoreSite to provide IP routing-based Edge and core network solutions for CoreSite's US data centers.
In total, Nokia will provide routing services across 30 CoreSite data centers in 11 US states.
It represents another data center contract win for Nokia, which continues its push to pursue data center opportunities.
CoreSite operates 30 facilities across 11 US markets. As well as Northern Virginia and Washington, DC, CoreSite operates data centers in Boston, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, and the Silicon Valley region.
Nokia noted that its routing and networking solutions will provide the cloud connectivity and interconnection needed to cope with AI and general compute workloads for CoreSite’s nearly 40,000 customer interconnections.
“By deploying Nokia’s advanced IP routing portfolio across our data center campuses, we ensure that our network Edge infrastructure stays ahead of market demands, providing customers with a seamless experience and faster access to mission-critical applications,” said Chris Malayter, vice president for network and interconnection at CoreSite.
CoreSite will use Nokia's 7250 Interconnect Router (IXR-s) and 7750 Service Router (SR) within the data center campuses.
”Collaborating with CoreSite has enabled us to drive the performance and scale of its multi-cloud connectivity and routing core," added Vach Kompella, senior vice president and general manager, IP networks at Nokia.
"The integration of the Nokia 7250 IXR-s and 7750 service router allows CoreSite to adeptly manage increased traffic demands while ensuring low latency and reliable interconnection services that are essential to the modern digital economy."
Nokia's data center push has gained momentum in the past year. In March, the vendor paired with European hosting provider Hetzner to upgrade the company's data center and core network infrastructure.
Prior to this, the vendor appointed Intel data center executive Justin Hotard as its CEO to replace Pekka Lundmark.
Even before this, Lundmark said in October that Nokia sees a "significant opportunity" to expand its presence in the data center market.
Following his comments, Nokia extended its existing agreement to supply Microsoft Azure with data center routers and switches. Then, in December, Nokia, along with Kyndryl, announced plans to offer advanced data center networking solutions and services to global enterprises.
In September, Nokia also announced the launch of a data center automation platform, which it describes as an "event-driven automation" (EDA) platform.
