The challenges and opportunities of the telecommunications industry bundled into one event: the Telecom Infra Project (TIP) organized its community meeting FŸUZ or the third time. In workshops, keynote speeches and discussion panels, the event in Dublin dealt with the most important topics currently affecting the industry. Among other things, Open RAN and artificial intelligence technologies took center stage.
For three days, experts and top executives from the telecommunications industry came together to discuss current and future requirements in mobile communications, among other things. The FŸUZ was organized by the Telecom Infra Project, which brings together companies, organizations and individuals with the aim of promoting innovation in the telecommunications infrastructure.
Automation in network optimization with the help of Artificial Intelligence
The range of topics covered at the event was broad, but many points in the program revolved around the topics of Open RAN and the associated disaggregation as well as the use of artificial intelligence in the operation of wireless networks. With regard to AI, the presentations and discussions focused primarily on specific use cases, such as automated network optimization. brown-iposs offers CARAT, a corresponding system that operates on the basis of intelligent analysis methods and thus provides the solution to one of the most important challenges in the operation of wireless networks.
CARAT analyzes data directly on the radio access network while it is being generated. Supported by artificial intelligence, anomalies in protocol sequences are identified and classified in real time so that otimization changes can be initiated immediately. In this way, faults, interference or overload situations can be detected and resolved before possible connection interruptions occur. The fact that the industry meeting focused so much on this topic shows how close brown-iposs’ developments are to the pulse of the times.
Open RAN on the rise
In addition to AI-supported network optimization, the question of how the disaggregation of the Open RAN can be driven forward was also discussed. There were several positive signals in this area during the FŸUZ: Ericsson officially declared its accession to the TIP. Given TIP’s strong commitment to Open RAN, this will further increase acceptance of the concept. Another example of global progress is the digital strategy that Indonesia presented at the event. The government of the Southeast Asian country is promoting an Open RAN ecosystem in which it supports cooperation between network operators, science and industry. The news of the successful replacement of the Huawei RAN with an Open RAN-compatible tech stack in a lighthouse project in Canada was also cause for optimism.
brown-iposs is also involved in research and development projects such as CampusOS, which aims to build an ecosystem for open 5G campus networks using Open RAN and interoperable components. This promotes manufacturer independence and competition. Network disaggregation is crucial in order to give smaller manufacturers in Germany in particular the opportunity to participate in the market. The result is greater flexibility and independence from manufacturers outside the EU and thus Germany’s digital sovereignty.
Successful meeting of the telecommunications industry
The FŸUZ brought many new insights and exciting insights into the work of the telecommunications industry. We are delighted with the interest shown in CARAT and the new contacts we made with some of the most excellent minds in the industry.
