Unified ecosystem enables sovereign AI by securing the physical and digital AI Factory foundation
Palo Alto Networks recently announced an expanded security ecosystem designed to protect this new industrial backbone, according to a press statement.
At the recently concluded Mobile World Congress 2026 (2 to 5 March) in Barcelona, Spain, the company unveiled four collaborations with Nokia, U Mobile, Aeris, and Celerway that allow enterprises to enable sovereign AI and secure the autonomous edge without compromising performance.
“These partnerships enable us to create a secure digital infrastructure capable of managing the multi-terabit throughput required for training AI models,” commented Anand Oswal, Executive Vice President, Palo Alto Networks.
Gigafactories
Palo Alto Networks and Nokia are positioning their proven data center security to support the rise of European ‘Gigafactories’. By combining Nokia’s AI Data Center infrastructure with Palo Alto Networks industry leading AI platforms, customers can scale high-performance AI workloads while achieving their data sovereignty needs.
“We aren’t just providing connectivity, we are protecting the physical and digital integrity of industrial digitization at scale,” noted Greg Dorai, Senior Vice President and General Manager, IP Networks, Nokia.
Partnerships
In addition, Palo Alto Networks is showcasing three additional partnerships at MWC Barcelona that extend security from the core infrastructure of telcos to deliver foundational resilience through a unified partner ecosystem:
U Mobile: Real-Time Protection for Consumers and Businesses: Palo Alto Networks has signed an MoU with U Mobile, Malaysia’s newest 5G network provider, to collaborate on a network-embedded Security-as-a-Service (SECaaS) solution to protect its customers from rising cybersecurity threats.
Aeris: Unified Visibility for Global IoT Fleets: Mission-critical industries such as healthcare, manufacturing, retail, and utilities will now benefit from the ability to scale AI and 5G initiatives globally while reducing the attack surface of the billions of devices feeding data into the AI Factory.
Celerway Communications: Enterprise Security Perimeter Extended to the Distributed Edge: First responders and remote teams will now benefit from data-center-class protection in the field.
