ResetData, an emerging Australian cloud service provider, has selected Nokia to supply the critical networking infrastructure for its upcoming rollout of AI-focused data centers – dubbed AI Factories – across Australia. The move aims to support Australia’s accelerating demand for sovereign AI capabilities while enabling high-performance, sustainable cloud operations.
As part of its expansion, ResetData will deploy Nokia’s FP5-based 7750 Service Routers across commercial buildings nationwide, starting in Melbourne’s central business district. The routers will act as high-capacity gateways to ResetData’s GPU clusters, offering lossless, low-latency performance and data center-to-data center routing at speeds up to 800Gb/s. These routers form a key part of a scalable and secure IP backbone that meets the precision timing and throughput demands of AI workloads.
The partnership comes amid robust growth in Australia’s cloud services sector, which expanded by 19% in 2024. By deploying a fully sovereign AI infrastructure, ResetData aligns itself with national priorities around data residency and digital independence, while also preparing to serve advanced machine learning, large language model (LLM), and AI application workloads onshore.
“Sovereign AI is critical to Australia’s competitiveness,” said ResetData CTO Karl Kloppenborg. “This rollout marks the first time Australians will have on-demand, onshore access to core AI, ML, and LLM capabilities via our AI Marketplace. We needed a partner that could deliver on speed, scale, and sustainability – and Nokia has been with us every step of the way.”
Rising Network Needs for AI
A standout element of ResetData’s approach is its focus on environmentally efficient operations. The company’s data centers utilize liquid immersion cooling technology, which is up to ten times more energy-efficient than conventional air-cooled setups. According to ResetData, this design enables a 45% reduction in carbon emissions and up to 40% lower cloud costs compared to traditional architectures.
The Nokia platform complements these green objectives. Its FP5 silicon delivers a 75% energy savings over previous generations, aligning with ResetData’s mission to create high-performance yet eco-conscious infrastructure. This next-generation technology is purpose-built to handle the growing network demands of AI-centric applications while maintaining a strong focus on cost-effectiveness and carbon efficiency.
“ResetData represents a new generation of AI-native cloud providers,” said Vach Kompella, Senior Vice President and General Manager of IP Networks at Nokia. “As they pioneer sovereign AI at scale in Australia, we’re proud to deliver the high-speed, secure, and sustainable IP backbone they need to meet the moment.”
Backed by Centuria Capital Group (ASX: CNI), ResetData’s expansion would reflect a broader trend toward regionalized, sovereign AI infrastructure that meets the operational, legal, and environmental requirements of a new digital era.
