How AI Data Centres Cut Energy Use with Nokia & ResetData
Australia’s AI and data centre market enters a new phase as ResetData launches its sovereign AI Factory data centres, underpinned by Nokia’s high-performance networking technology.
This partnership marks a turning point in national AI infrastructure, blending energy efficiency, network innovation and telco-grade reliability to power Australia's AI growth.
A national push for sovereign AI infrastructure
Australia's cloud and data centre landscape is undergoing rapid change, with AI and machine learning workloads driving fresh demand for scalable, secure systems.
ResetData’s decision to build sovereign AI Factory data centres across the country speaks to that demand, delivering infrastructure that keeps both processing and data in Australia.
These facilities are cooled using liquid immersion technology and offer a tenfold improvement in efficiency over traditional data centres.
They also promise a 45% reduction in emissions and 40% lower operating costs.
The deployment starts in Melbourne’s Central Business District, forming the first node in what is set to become a nationwide rollout.
The need for sovereignty and sustainability is no longer theoretical.
According to Karl Kloppenborg, Chief Technology Officer at ResetData, “We are moving quickly because sovereign AI is critical to Australia's international competitiveness.”
“With the ResetData AI Marketplace, our rollout delivers 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.”
Nokia’s FP5 platform brings energy gains
At the heart of the ResetData data centres is Nokia’s 7750 Service Router, featuring the FP5 silicon network processor.
This technology acts as the routing backbone of each data centre, enabling extremely high-speed connections – up to 800Gb/s – between internal GPU clusters and external networks.
Nokia’s FP5 chip supports the precision timing required for AI and telco-grade workloads, including large-scale language models.
Its design delivers lossless, ultra-low-latency performance while cutting energy use by 75% compared to older routing technologies. That power reduction is critical, given the scale and intensity of AI processing.
The Nokia 7750 SR-1x platform doesn’t just support bandwidth and performance—it enables the kind of dynamic scaling required for modern AI workloads.
Whether it’s a single GPU or a full AI Factory, the platform is designed to adapt, making it central to ResetData’s national ambitions.
Building a scalable AI and data network
ResetData’s expansion is backed by Centuria Capital Group, an Australasian property investment firm with a portfolio prepared to host data centre sites across multiple cities.
These facilities will support enterprise and government clients looking for secure AI operations within Australian jurisdiction.
The inclusion of telco-grade infrastructure and immersion-cooled data centre design demonstrates a combined focus on data centre performance and energy-conscious construction.
It positions ResetData’s AI Factory concept as a repeatable model for future rollouts.
For Nokia, this project reflects a broader strategic vision.
Vach Kompella, Senior Vice President and General Manager of IP Networks at Nokia, explains: “As dynamic new-generation cloud builders like ResetData seize the opportunities that artificial intelligence generates, Nokia is ready with an IP portfolio primed for AI infrastructure's stringent and exacting data demands.
“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 centres. We are pleased to partner with ResetData as they deliver Australia's first sovereign AI at scale.”
A model for sustainable telco and AI growth
This partnership sets a standard not only in Australia but across the Asia-Pacific region.
By linking local resourcing with globally developed routing platforms, ResetData and Nokia are building a network that can evolve with AI and data demands.
The collaboration reveals how AI infrastructure must now answer to multiple priorities—performance, power consumption, data sovereignty and scalability.
With increasing scrutiny on energy use in cloud services, solutions like FP5 routing and immersion cooling show that the telco and data centre sectors are responding.
ResetData’s AI Factory installations provide a real-world example of sovereign AI infrastructure tailored for scale, flexibility and efficiency.
With each facility acting as a self-contained AI operation, the model is built to replicate quickly across cities, aligning with broader sustainability targets and national data sovereignty needs.
As ResetData pushes ahead, the partnership with Nokia illustrates how AI infrastructure is no longer about just building capacity—it’s about who owns it, how it runs and how much energy it uses to stay online.
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