Ericsson and Saudi Arabian telco Mobily said on Tuesday they have successfully completed a trial of Ericsson’s 5G uplink interference optimizer, an Open RAN rApp that uses AI to make 5G uplinks run faster and more efficiently.
Using Ericsson’s Uplink Interference Optimizer module – which is part of the vendor’s Cognitive Software portfolio – Mobily was able to increase the proportion of transmissions conducted under high-quality conditions by 80%.
Ericsson said the trial demonstrated that the technology can lead to a significant increase in higher-order modulation, faster data throughput and better spectral efficiency.
That also translates to a better overall user experience for customers in terms of faster upload speeds and improved performance on their 5G devices, said Mobily CTO Alaa Malki.
“By embracing AI-driven solutions, we are setting new benchmarks in network performance, ensuring our customers will benefit from faster, more reliable 5G connectivity,” Malki said in a statement.
rApps are software applications that are part of the O-RAN Alliance’s Open RAN Architecture. The apps – designed to run on a Non-Real Time RAN Intelligent Controller (Non-RT RIC) – can leverage AI to automate and optimise management of Open RAN base stations.
Ericsson and Mobily signed an MoU in March 2024 to explore various options to deploy Ericsson’s cloud-native 5G Open RAN solution, Cloud RAN, in parts of its network.
