As mobile networks evolve to support increasingly demanding AI-driven services, automation, and enterprise applications, operators need faster, more practical ways to assess innovation opportunities. Mobile Core Early Access was created to address these challenges, allowing participants to see how new capabilities work in practice. This, in turn, enables them to evaluate business relevance, operational requirements, and implementation considerations earlier in the decision-making process.
“Mobile innovation cycles continue to accelerate, and operators need more than presentations and demonstrations to make confident technology decisions,” said Kal De, senior vice president of Core Networks at Nokia. “Mobile Core Early Access offers a hands-on way to experience the latest mobile core network innovations in a real-world environment. By bringing capabilities to customers earlier, we help them reduce uncertainty and move more quickly from exploration to deployment.”.
Mobile Core Early Access is the first program of its kind to offer a live, hosted, end-to-end environment for exploring the latest capabilities and use cases of the mobile core, along with radio equipment and devices. Following its launch in June with a select group of 30 companies, registration is now open to the entire industry.
“Nokia’s Mobile Core Early Access program addresses a long-standing challenge for operators and enterprises: gaining hands-on experience with emerging core network capabilities before making deployment decisions,” said Roberto Kompany, principal mobile infrastructure analyst at Omdia. “By providing access to a regularly updated, live environment showcasing real-world 5G Core use cases, automation, analytics, and network exposure, Nokia is reducing assessment difficulties and helping customers shorten innovation cycles. As the industry moves toward AI-native core networks, initiatives like Nokia’s Mobile Core Early Access program can play a significant role in accelerating technology adoption and improving customer confidence in future network investments.”.
Through the Mobile Core Early Access program, participants can:
For participants requiring extended access, greater flexibility, or deeper integration with their existing environments, Nokia offers a paid option to support more advanced evaluation, experimentation, and validation activities.
Explore the latest mobile core capabilities and use cases as they become available.
Evaluate innovations in a real-world, end-to-end environment encompassing network functions, radios, and devices.
Gain visibility into how new capabilities perform across cloud-native network functions, user interfaces, and operational workflows.
Facilitate technology planning and readiness by understanding deployment considerations earlier in the process.
Reduce the effort required to establish initial test environments and align stakeholders on use cases and business value.
