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Telecom Heavyweights Align on AI-Native 6G at MWC With New Pacts and Live Trials

Vendors are coalescing around software-defined, GPU-accelerated radio architectures to push intelligent networking from labs into real-world tests.

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A screen displays the company logo for Nokia Corporation on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., May 24, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo

Overview

  • Ericsson and Intel announced a collaboration at Mobile World Congress to speed ecosystem readiness for AI-driven networks across RAN, core and edge with an emphasis on openness, efficiency and security.
  • Nokia and Deutsche Telekom expanded their Innovation Cooperation Program to advance Cloud RAN, Open Fronthaul integrations and a vendor-agnostic SMO, with co-creation to validate AI-native RAN in lab and field trials.
  • NVIDIA detailed a coalition with operators and vendors including BT Group, Cisco, Deutsche Telekom, Ericsson, Nokia, SK Telecom, SoftBank and T-Mobile to develop software-defined platforms for future 6G.
  • T-Mobile and Ericsson tested Ericsson Cloud RAN software on NVIDIA AI infrastructure to demonstrate portability across compute platforms, and T-Mobile separately showed concurrent AI and RAN processing using Nokia software in an over-the-air setup.
  • Reported milestones include SoftBank’s live 16-layer massive MIMO trial on a software-defined platform, IOH’s move to pre-commercial validation with an AI-powered 5G call controlling a robotic dog, and SynaXG’s FR2 demo claiming 36 Gbps throughput with sub‑10 ms latency.