Pakistan – March 7, 2025 – Thunder Energy Ltd, a leading AI-powered, energy intelligence platform provider
and a Brillanz Group company, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Nokia at MWC
Barcelona 2025. This collaboration marks a major step towards optimizing energy management solutions for
passive telecom infrastructure through cutting-edge AI and data analytics, with a focus on the Middle East and
Africa (MEA) markets.
With a shared commitment to sustainability and technological innovation, the partnership will harness Thunder
Energy’s AI-driven platform to provide real-time monitoring, control, predictive analytics, and autonomous
energy optimization for telecom operators. Nokia, leveraging its extensive industry footprint and deep
expertise, will support the deployment and promotion of Thunder Energy solutions across key markets,
helping operators improve energy efficiency, reduce carbon footprints, and enhance network reliability.
The MOU establishes a collaborative framework between the two companies to explore business
opportunities in energy monitoring, control, and management. Nokia will utilize its market presence to promote
and expand the reach of Thunder Energy’s platform, identifying opportunities and facilitating engagement with
key stakeholders, including telecom operators, tower companies, industry partners, and regulatory bodies.
Thunder Energy will provide its technical expertise, training, and resources to support the adoption and
seamless integration of its AI-powered energy management solutions within telecom operations. Both
companies will work closely to evaluate market needs and continuously innovate to enhance the platform’s
capabilities, ensuring a robust and future-ready energy intelligence ecosystem for telecom networks.
Speaking at the signing ceremony held on the sidelines of Mobile World Congress 2025 in Barcelona, Bilal
Qureshi, CEO of Brillanz Group, highlighted the transformative nature of the partnership, stating “The
collaboration with Nokia reinforces our mission to drive AI-powered efficiency in telecom infrastructure. With
energy consumption being a critical challenge for telecom operators globally, Thunder Energy’s intelligent
platform is designed to deliver actionable insights and automation that significantly reduce operational costs
and carbon emissions. By joining forces with Nokia, we are paving the way for a smarter and greener future
for telecom industry.”
Danial Mausoof, Mobile Networks Vice President of Technology, Solutions and Services at Nokia in
MEA, underscored the strategic importance of the partnership, stating “Energy efficiency is at the core of
Nokia’s strategy to enable sustainable networks. By partnering with Thunder Energy, we are bringing AI-
driven energy intelligence to telecom operators in high-growth markets, ensuring they can achieve greater
network efficiency while meeting their sustainability targets.”
This partnership represents a significant milestone in advancing the energy transformation of telecom
networks. As the industry navigates increasing energy demands and sustainability challenges, AI-powered
platforms such as Thunder Energy offer a scalable and intelligent approach to optimizing power consumption
and reducing environmental impact. By leveraging their combined expertise, Thunder Energy and Nokia are
poised to redefine the future of energy management in the telecom sector, setting a new standard for
efficiency, resilience, and sustainability.
About Nokia: At Nokia, we create technology that helps the world act together. As a B2B technology
innovation leader, we are pioneering networks that sense, think and act by leveraging our work across mobile,
fixed and cloud networks. In addition, we create value with intellectual property and long-term research, led by
the award-winning Nokia Bell Labs, which is celebrating 100 years of innovation. With truly open architectures
that seamlessly integrate into any ecosystem, our high-performance networks create new opportunities for
monetization and scale. Service providers, enterprises and partners worldwide trust Nokia to deliver secure,
reliable and sustainable networks today – and work with us to create the digital services and applications of
the future.
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About Thunder Energy: Thunder Energy is an AI-powered Energy Intelligence Platform transforming how
telecom networks manage power consumption. As of Q1 2025, the ThunderEnergy.ai SaaS platform is
processing over 300 million data points daily across more than 8,000 tower sites. Thunder delivers real-time
monitoring, predictive analytics, and autonomous decision-making to optimize the energy mix at tower sites,
reduce operational costs, and improve sustainability. Launched globally last year at MWC Barcelona 2024,
Thunder continues to set new standards in AI-driven passive infrastructure intelligence for the telecom
industry.
About Brillanz Group: Brillanz Group, founded in 2012, is a globally recognized venture builder pioneering
sustainable business model innovation across energy, telecom, IT services, and asset security. Through its
technology and energy-focused companies including Infralectric, Softoo, SCT, Thunder Energy, and Cratus;
the Group delivers cutting-edge solutions that drive operational efficiency and environmental sustainability
across multiple continents. Brillanz has set new industry benchmarks with investing & developing Pakistan’s
first 25MWh low-carbon Energy Storage as a Service (ESaaS) project, a groundbreaking initiative expected to
eliminate over 21 million litters of diesel, reducing the telecom sector’s carbon footprint by 58.3 kilotons
equivalent to planting nearly 2 million trees. With a steadfast commitment to innovation, integrity, and global
partnerships, Brillanz continues to redefine the future of sustainable technology, accelerating the transition
towards a greener, AI-powered world.
