Supermicro expanded support for AI-RAN and sovereign AI infrastructure solutions.
Supermicro, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMCI), a Total IT Solution Provider for AI/ML, HPC, Cloud, Storage, and 5G/Edge, announced on March 2, 2026, expanded support for infrastructure solutions powering sovereign AI platforms and Artificial Intelligence - Radio Access Networks (AI-RAN) at Mobile World Congress Barcelona. The company is showcasing real-world use cases alongside ecosystem partners including Nokia, SK Telecom and Telenor that demonstrate how cutting-edge infrastructure solutions featuring the latest CPUs and GPUs power AI-native telecom networks and secure, scalable AI factories. Charles Liang, president and CEO of Supermicro, stated: "Delivering AI to the RAN at scale requires infrastructure optimized for telecom networks. As operators embed intelligence across their networks and advance sovereign AI strategies, Supermicro's flexible Data Center Building Block Solutions® (DCBBS) and deep ecosystem collaborations enable rapid deployment of high-performance, energy-efficient solutions that help ensure data sovereignty and long-term scalability."
The adoption of AI in telecom networks is accelerating as operators pursue greater efficiency and automation. AI-RAN embeds intelligence into the Radio Access Network to optimize spectrum, energy, and performance while creating a distributed network that powers AI solutions for operators and end users. Supermicro is expanding its range of AI-RAN systems in line with NVIDIA Aerial RAN Computer (ARC) design to support the latest technologies including NVIDIA Blackwell architecture, with upcoming products using the latest NVIDIA ARC-Pro. The company's offerings include the ARS-111L-FR, a short-depth 1U system designed for distributed RAN workloads featuring NVIDIA Grace™ CPU C1 and compatible with NVIDIA ConnectX Ethernet® adapters, with space for up to 2 low-profile GPU cards such as the NVIDIA L4; the ARS-221GL-NR, a high-performance 2U Grace Superchip system with up to 2 double-width NVIDIA GPUs now supporting NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition GPUs; and the ARS-111GL-NHR, a 1U GH200 Grace Hopper™ Superchip system with integrated GPU and 900GB/s NVLink® interconnect between CPU and GPU.
Sovereign AI refers to an enterprise's ability to develop, deploy, and govern artificial intelligence within its own controlled infrastructure, data environments, and compliance frameworks. Increased demand for sovereign AI platforms represents a strategic opportunity for telecom operators by offering secure, in-country AI infrastructure as a service and unlocking new revenue streams in the digital economy. Supermicro's innovative DCBBS are designed to enable organizations to rapidly deploy and expand AI data centers, with modular architectures that simplify scaling while advanced thermal and power designs improve operational efficiency.
At MWC, Supermicro is collaborating with leading industry players to demonstrate real-world deployments. Telenor, a leading Nordic telecom provider, has launched Telenor AI Factory, Norway's first sovereign AI cloud platform, designed for enterprises, startups, and public sector organizations, providing NVIDIA GPU-accelerated infrastructure entirely within Norway to ensure data never leaves national borders. SK Telecom, South Korea's leading telecom provider, has built the Haein Cluster, a sovereign AI infrastructure platform designed for large-scale AI workloads and national competitiveness, featuring over 1,000 Supermicro AI servers equipped with NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs to form one of the country's highest-performance AI GPU clusters, hosted at SK Telecom's Gasan AI Data Center and delivering GPU-as-a-Service for training, inference, and model development.