Can AI-RAN succeed without open RAN? ‘Yes and no’, says Alliance Chair Choi
Interview: AI-RAN Alliance Chair (and ex-DT CTO) Dr. Alex Jinsung Choi assures that operators have a route to scaled adoption of the tech — no matter their level of legacy. T-Mobile US is seen as having ‘unique’ springboard for AI-RAN rollout given its ‘greenfield-like’ position in 5G era, post-Sprint, and is expected to use the 2028 Olympics to showcase early wins.
This article includes:
- Themes: AI-RAN deployment; 5G and 6G evolution; Brownfield vs greenfield networks; GPU cost concerns; Network efficiency; Open RAN vs traditional RAN; Spectrum utilisation; Telco innovation partnerships; Total cost of ownership (TCO).
- People: Alex Jinsung Choi; Alice Awdry; Ankur Kapoor; Jensen Huang; Jon Freier; Laurent Leboucher; Neville Ray; Srini Gopalan; Thomas Lips; Yago Tenorio.
- Geographic: Germany; Los Angeles; USA.
- Organisations: AI-RAN Alliance; AT&T; Booz Allen; Cisco; Deutsche Telekom; Ericsson; FCC; Google Cloud; Heavy Reading; MITRE; NEC; Nokia; NVIDIA; ODC (Open RAN Development Company); Orange; SoftBank; Sprint; STL Partners; T-Mobile US; TelecomTV; Verizon.
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