AI will expand rather than disrupt the RAN ecosystem
As the uncertainty and hype about AI’s exciting possibilities gradually resolve into solid real-world telecoms applications, a number of facts are emerging. First, AI offers an opportunity to fix historical mis-steps, such as creating success from faltering investments in self-organising networks (SONs). Second, AI will expand rather than disrupt the RAN ecosystem. Third, telecoms operators expect vendors to do the heavy lifting on AI. Finding the most appropriate applications for AI will be the product of careful planning and co-operation, rather than a headlong rush for change.