Telit Cinterion, an end-to-end IoT solutions enabler, has announced a technology collaboration with Nokia to provide mission-critical and heavy industries with a new generation of mission-critical communication and in-network compute capabilities. By integrating Telit Cinterion’s latest cellular, satellite and Wi-Fi communication modules with Nokia’s Cognitive Digital Mine (CDM) platform, oil/gas, logistics, mining and other industries now have powerful new options for minimising downtime and emissions while maximising worker safety and productivity.

Nokia’s award-winning CDM platform uses AI and digital twins to enable use cases such as edge computing that makes real-time decisions about vehicles and other equipment in the field. The heart of the CDM platform is the Black Box, a ruggedised compute and connectivity engine designed for extreme industrial environments. The Black Box uses AI for tasks such as dynamically bonding dual 5G links, switching across triple Wi-Fi radios, or falling back to satellite, all based on SLA requirements. This optimisation ensures that edge computing and other applications have the kind of ultra-resilient, high-performance connectivity for autonomous vehicles and other mission-critical applications.

Under the collaboration, Nokia integrates Telit Cinterion’s latest modules for 5G NR, Wi-Fi 6/7 and Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN). This enables a new class of intelligent, self-optimising machines and systems capable of sensing, deciding and acting locally, even when disconnected from the cloud.

“This collaboration marks a pivotal moment for mission-critical industries,” said Lelio di Martino, the cognitive digital mine general manager at Nokia. “By integrating Telit Cinterion’s most advanced communication modules with Nokia’s Physical Agentic AI, Digital Twin capabilities, and in-network computing platform of the CDM Black box, we are setting the foundation for the next decade of industrial autonomy. Together, we are delivering a resilient, future-proof roadmap for industries that must operate safely, sustainably and without interruption.”

“Our collaboration with Nokia brings two innovation roadmaps together to transform how mission-critical operations run in the real world,” said Paolo Dal Pino, the CEO of Telit Cinterion. “Telit Cinterion’s advanced 5G, Wi-Fi and NTN modules, purpose-built for harsh and remote environments, combined with Nokia’s CDM architecture, create a unique platform that enables customers to deploy AI-driven connectivity and edge intelligence at scale. We are proud to enable the technologies that power the industries shaping global infrastructure.”

The collaboration and CDM Black Box will be showcased jointly at CES 2026 from January 6-9 in Las Vegas. Visit the Telit Cinterion booth #10662 to learn more.

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