Japanese telephone companies SoftBank Corp. As part of AI-RAN R&D's efforts, it states that it has developed a “new AI architecture that utilizes high-performance transformer AI models for wireless signal processing.”
SoftBank is one of the leading supporters and supporters of AI-RAN; Formation of the AI-RAN Alliance in early 2024. SoftBank Corp. is one of the founders of the Alliance, and Alex Choi, The operator of the Advanced Technology Research Institute, Chair of industry group.
Alliances have three main areas of focus: AI for RAN – Using AI tools to improve the performance and efficiency of radio access networks. ai and RAN – AI integration and RAN processes run processes on the same underlying infrastructure, so resources are constantly being used even if the network does not have mobile customer activity, but RAN processes are prioritized when there is network activity. and ai Above RAN – Development and deployment of AI-enabled applications at the edge of a network that can be delivered over 5G connections.
The new AI architecture developed by SoftBank is particularly relevant to AI for Telco ran for new developments.It offers approximately 30% improvement in 5G throughput. ”
“SoftBank has demonstrated both real-time operation and significant improvements in communication quality in a live wireless environment that complies with the 3GPP 5G standard. This achievement marks a major advance in AI-RAN, moving from the conceptual stage to actual implementation.”
It added: “In the latest demo, a new transformer-based architecture was run on the GPU and tested in a live over-the-air (OTA) environment. In addition to checking real-time operations, the results showed an additional increase in throughput, achieving ultra-low latency.”
Learn more about what SoftBank has achieved and how you can find it In this press release. The concept of AI-RAN has attracted a lot of attention and debate, and while it was a big topic at the MWC25 event in Barcelona this year, executives of many mobile operators are skeptical that AI-RAN is a viable architecture for the near future. However, as you can imagine, its supporters, including Ericsson, Nokia, nvidia, Arms and T-Mobil, are eager to argue that they are not. Telecomtv reported earlier this year. And the AI-RAN Alliance continues to attract new members. Airhopey (This week), and Vodafone Group, I participated in July.
-Telecomtv, Editor-in-Chief, Ray Le Maistre
