New Cutting-Edge AI-RAN Innovation Center to Tap into Combination of 5G Advanced and AI to Revolutionize Customer Experiences and Unlock New Economic Opportunities To further advance its 5G leadership position that is already years ahead of its closest competitor, T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) today announced a collaboration with NVIDIA, Ericsson and Nokia to design and drive the future of mobile networks with AI at the center, revolutionizing the capabilities of radio access networks (RAN) to serve customers in unprecedented ways. Leveraging T-Mobile’s 5G leadership, the NVIDIA AI Aerial platform and Ericsson’s and Nokia’s global leadership in telecommunications solutions, the consortium of companies, all founding members of the AI-RAN Alliance, are investing in an industry-first AI-RAN Innovation Center based in Bellevue, Washington, focused on bringing RAN and AI innovation closer together to deliver transformational network experiences for customers through the development of AI-RAN.
The AI-RAN architecture is designed to be flexible and adaptable, allowing it to seamlessly integrate with existing infrastructure and support a wide range of network deployments. This flexibility is crucial for operators to quickly adapt to changing customer demands and evolving network technologies. AI-RAN’s ability to predict real-time capacity is a game-changer for network operators. By anticipating network congestion, operators can proactively adjust network resources and prevent service disruptions.
* T-Mobile is investing heavily in AI-RAN technology. * AI-RAN will unlock massive capacity and performance for customers. * T-Mobile aims to deliver a truly transformative experience for its customers.
“AI will reinvent the wireless communication network and industry going beyond voice, data, and video to support a wide range of new applications like generative AI and robotics,” said Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA. “NVIDIA AI Aerial is a platform that unifies communications, computing and AI. Working closely with the industry’s leaders, we will extend AI traffic to wireless networks and use AI to reinvent wireless communications.” “Ericsson is excited to contribute to the ‘Joint AI-RAN Innovation Center’, which is set to drive standardization, industry alignment, and accelerate the adoption of AI-RAN technologies. This paves the way for potentially limitless innovations in network performance, reliability, and efficiency,” said Börje Ekholm, President and CEO of Ericsson. “As a founding member of the AI-RAN Alliance, we are not only committed to positioning the United States as a leader in the commercialization of AI-RAN solutions but also to exploring and harnessing future opportunities in multi-purpose cellular and AI-optimized networks.”
This partnership will focus on developing and deploying AI-powered solutions for 5G and beyond.”
This partnership between Nokia and T-Mobile is a significant development in the telecom industry, as it signifies a commitment to the future of mobile networks. The collaboration will leverage the combined expertise of both companies to accelerate the development and deployment of AI-powered solutions for 5G and beyond. Nokia’s U.S.
The new AI-RAN Innovation Center will further accelerate the mission of the AI-RAN Alliance, which was announced in February 2024 at GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona with a mission to enhance mobile network efficiency, reduce power consumption and retrofit existing infrastructure to unlock new economic opportunities for telecommunications companies with AI, facilitated by 5G and setting the stage for global leadership on 6G. T-Mobile, NVIDIA, Ericsson and Nokia were all founding members, together with other technology and industry leaders. More on NVIDIA’s AI Aerial platform here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDbq0OiaTdE About T-Mobile T-Mobile US, Inc. (NASDAQ: TMUS) is America’s supercharged Un-carrier, delivering a transformative nationwide 5G network that offers reliable connectivity for all. T-Mobile’s customers benefit from its unmatched combination of value and quality, unwavering obsession with offering them the best possible service experience and undisputable drive for disruption that creates competition and innovation in wireless and beyond. Based in Bellevue, Washington, T-Mobile provides services through its subsidiaries and operates its flagship brands, T-Mobile, Metro by T-Mobile and Mint Mobile. For more information please visit: https://www.t-mobile.com
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