At the Global MBB Forum 2024 (MBBF 2024), GTI kicked off the global recruitment for the Intelligent RAN, Ubiquitous AI Project, which aims to accelerate the two-way empowerment between 5G-A and AI in its 5G-A×AI Development Program.
The convergence of 5G-A and AI was discussed with world-leading operators and industry partners, including the GSMA, China Mobile, Telefónica, AIS, HKT, Zain, LEJU Robotics, and Huawei. By exploring innovative technologies, applications, and cooperation opportunities, they aim to unlock new opportunities for business growth.
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Two Major Purposes
In association with its 5G-A×AI Development Program, GTI's Intelligent RAN, Ubiquitous AI Project serves two major purposes. Firstly, it will combine 5G-A networks and AI to enable intelligent O&M, network optimization, energy saving, and experience monetization, thereby helping global operators improve their network productivity. Secondly, the project will expedite the development of the Mobile AI industry by integrating AI into various industries, upgrading network capacity to better support AI services, and promoting the innovation of industry pilot benchmarks and high-value use cases.
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5G-A×AI Development Program
Since the commercial adoption of 5G, approximately 5.94 million 5G base stations have been deployed worldwide, serving 1.87 billion 5G users. As an evolution and enhancement of 5G, 5G-A is also being utilized for commercial use and is creating new value for individuals, families, and industries.
Generative AI technologies are maturing and increasingly merging with 5G-A to further drive the development of intelligent applications and multi-modal interactions. To make the most of this fusion, GTI launched the 5G-A×AI Development Program in May this year, with a vision to explore innovative applications, create new business value, and accelerate the development of the Mobile AI industry.
Since its inception, the program has gained extensive support, with its initial membership consisting of over 20 operators and partners from across Asia, the Americas, and Europe. Together, these members have actively participated in core tasks and made significant progress in setting up open labs, consequently building an open collaborative innovation community, and exploring innovative use cases related to 5G-A×AI integration.
The program has been established and is running four open labs to provide basic environments, equipment facilities, industry application scenarios, and other resources for 5G-A×AI integration innovation centered on AI for RAN and RAN for AI.
Obstacles and Opportunities
To foster an open, collaborative, innovation community, GTI and GSMA Foundry launched the first batch of "challenges" in September this year, targeting key obstacles in the integration of 5G-A and AI and sparking new cooperation opportunities.
The program has since explored high-value digital and intelligent use cases in scenarios within the daily life, heavy industry, energy, transportation, and municipal management niches. Drawing on success stories in integrating 5G-A and AI, it has developed replicable business model templates, which serve as references for value creation and monetization.
Established in 2011, GTI has grown into an influential international cooperation platform in the global mobile communications field and has expanded to include 146 operator members and 262 industry partner members. Looking ahead, it will continue to promote the integrated innovation of 5G-A and AI in technology, business, and across the ecosystem. This will support the digital and intelligent transformation of economies and societies, uncover new revenue opportunities, and propel industry growth.
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