Key Takeaways
• Nokia partners with ResetData to provide the networking backbone for Australia’s first sovereign AI Factory data centers.
• The project uses energy-efficient liquid immersion cooling to achieve up to 10 times the efficiency of legacy data center designs.
• Nokia’s FP5-based 7750 Service Router supports 800Gb/s throughput and reduces energy consumption by 75%.
• ResetData’s rollout is backed by Centuria Capital Group, with the first deployment launching in Melbourne.
Telecommunications giant Nokia has announced a strategic partnership with ResetData, a cloud infrastructure company based in Australia, to power the country’s first network of sovereign, sustainable “AI Factory” data centers.
This initiative marks a significant step forward in enabling localized AI workloads while prioritizing environmental efficiency and national data sovereignty.
About the Companies
Nokia is a global leader in B2B networking technologies, offering scalable solutions for mobile, fixed, and cloud networks. With a century of innovation through Nokia Bell Labs, the company is committed to creating secure and sustainable infrastructure for a connected world.
ResetData is an Australian technology company focused on sustainable, sovereign AI cloud infrastructure. Its offerings include immersion-cooled data centers and an on-demand AI Marketplace that provides access to machine learning and large language model workloads within Australia.
Building Australia’s Sovereign AI Infrastructure
ResetData’s AI Factory concept is designed to address the increasing demand for domestic AI compute capabilities.
By keeping data and systems within Australian jurisdiction, these facilities help ensure compliance with national regulations and safeguard sensitive AI operations.
The partnership includes the deployment of Nokia’s IP routing solution, which will provide the essential connectivity layer to support ResetData’s distributed AI facilities across the continent.
• Ensures sovereign data handling, critical for national AI security and regulatory compliance
• Meets growing demand for domestic AI infrastructure, fueled by 19% YoY cloud market growth in 2024
• Provides a scalable, high-performance backbone for next-gen AI workloads
Technology Core: Nokia’s 7750 SR-1x and FP5 Silicon
ResetData will deploy the Nokia 7750 Service Router (SR-1x), featuring FP5 routing silicon that provides high-speed and energy-efficient networking across AI Factory locations. This infrastructure supports:
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Up to 800Gb/s throughput between data centers and public networks
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Low-latency, lossless performance—essential for AI and machine learning workloads
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75% reduction in energy usage compared to previous generations
“As dynamic new-generation cloud builders like ResetData seize the opportunities that artificial intelligence generates, Nokia is ready with an IP portfolio primed for the stringent and exacting data demands of AI infrastructure. Combining speed, capacity and reliability with cost-efficiency and sustainability, Nokia IP is a top choice for the world’s most modern and secure data centers.”— Vach Kompella, Senior Vice President and General Manager, IP Networks at Nokia
A Sustainability-Driven Model: Liquid Immersion Cooling
One of the standout features of ResetData’s infrastructure is its use of liquid immersion cooling, which submerges hardware in thermally conductive fluid to reduce energy loss and heat generation. Compared to traditional air-cooled models, ResetData’s approach offers:
• Up to 10x greater efficiency
• 40% cost savings on cloud infrastructure
• 45% reduction in carbon emissions
“We are moving quickly because sovereign AI is critical to Australia’s international competitiveness. Together with the ResetData AI Marketplace, our rollout is delivering critical AI, machine learning and large language model capabilities on-shore and on-demand for the first time. To make it happen, we needed a partner as committed to sustainability as we are, with local resourcing and global reach, who could meet a demanding timeline, scale from single GPUs to entire AI Factories, and replicate Melbourne’s launch nationally. Nokia has been a core partner at every step.”— Karl Kloppenborg, Chief Technology Officer, ResetData
Backed by Capital, Driven by Local Growth
The project is funded in part by Centuria Capital Group (ASX:CNI), a major Australasian real estate investment manager.
The first AI Factory is being deployed in Melbourne’s Central Business District, with plans to expand nationwide by leveraging commercial real estate footprints.
• First launch in Melbourne CBD
• Partnership enables rapid national scaling
• Real estate-backed model optimizes deployment across urban locations
This expansion is strategically aligned with a surging Australian cloud market, which experienced a 19% growth rate in 2024, indicating a ripe environment for infrastructure investment.
Why It Matters: A Strategic and Technological Milestone
The ResetData-Nokia collaboration offers a blueprint for countries aiming to establish AI sovereignty and reduce dependence on global hyperscalers.
By combining cutting-edge network hardware, sustainable infrastructure, and localized control, this rollout positions Australia at the forefront of AI-era digital transformation.
This development is especially relevant in the context of rising global concerns about data governance, cross-border cloud dependencies, and energy efficiency in AI computing.
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