The AI-RAN Alliance has appointed Dr Alex Jinsung Choi, Principal Fellow of SoftBank’s Research Institute of Advanced Technology, as Chair.
Choi will work alongside prominent technology, industry and academic institution members to help accelerate the adoption and growth of AI-RAN (artificial intelligence-radio access networks) technology, supported by 5G and 6G technologies.
“As Chair, I’m excited to lead this AI-RAN initiative, working with industry leaders to enhance mobile networks, reduce power consumption, and modernise infrastructure with 5G and 6G with AI/ML. Our goal is to drive societal progress through AI-RAN, transitioning from traditional to next-generation communications infrastructure,” said Choi.
He has more than 30 years of experience in the telecom industry, having served many past corporate leadership roles in research and development of various technological domains such as mobile networks and AI/ML (AI/machine learning). He has also been a distinguished figure in industry associations, formerly as the Chairman of the O-RAN ALLIANCE where he had played an integral part in driving the successful delivery of O-RAN specifications and transforming RAN towards open and intelligent solutions.
Launched at GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in February 2024, the AI-RAN Alliance brings together technology, industry and academic institutions to integrate AI into cellular technology to further advance RAN technology and mobile networks.
Founding members include Amazon Web Services, Arm, DeepSig, Ericsson, Microsoft, Nokia, Northeastern University, NVIDIA, Samsung Electronics, SoftBank, and T-Mobile.
Under Choi’s leadership, the AI-RAN Alliance will leverage the collective expertise of its members to advance research and innovation in AI-for-RAN (which focuses on enhancing radio access network capabilities with AI to improve spectral efficiency), AI-and-RAN (which integrates AI with RAN processes to optimise infrastructure use and create new revenue opportunities), and AI-on-RAN (which deploys AI services at the network edge to increase operational efficiency and provide new services to mobile users).
Network operators in the alliance will spearhead the testing and implementation of these technologies, developed through the collaborative efforts of member companies and universities.
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