[GLOBAL] The AI-RAN & Network Automation Wave Enters Production Networks: Verizon×Ericsson (rApps Across the US) and VodafoneThree (AIR 3266, First Commercial)
(1) **Verizon** announced the rollout of the Ericsson Intelligent Controller (EIC) on its US network this year to run rApps — AI applications for traffic management, Massive MIMO cell shaping, and automatic migration of FWA devices from LTE to 5G SA without manual intervention; it will add the Cell Anomaly D…
(1) **Verizon** announced the rollout of the Ericsson Intelligent Controller (EIC) on its US network this year to run rApps — AI applications for traffic management, Massive MIMO cell shaping, and automatic migration of FWA devices from LTE to 5G SA without manual intervention; it will add the Cell Anomaly Detector, Root Cause Explainer, and Anomaly General Optimiser rApps; the direction is toward **Level 4 network autonomy**. (2) **VodafoneThree** became the first operator to deploy the Ericsson AIR 3266 (mid-band TDD Massive MIMO up to 400 MHz, a 16 kg radio with an on-chip neural accelerator said to increase capabilit…