Following Huawei’s unveiling of the IntelligentRAN wireless network architecture in March 2022, STC, Zain, Etisalat, du, and many more have come together to join Huawei in the release of IntelligentRAN.
IntelligentRAN
IntelligentRAN is designed to help carriers build autonomous networks using service operation intelligence, experience optimization and simplified O&M. It will enable networks to realize zero service waiting, consistent experience, zero network faults, and optimal experience and energy efficiency. Using Mobile Intelligent Engine (MIE), it will better coordinate data, models, and decisions between base stations and networks, paving the way to wireless intelligence.
The launch of IntelligentRAN makes it possible to implement intelligent identification, and intelligent fault detection to prevent predicting faults, and enrich the autonomy and intelligence model database and capabilities that can help the industry to work in the next direction of ICT transformation.
Prospects of IntelligentRAN
IntelligentRAN allows intelligent air interfaces to use key technologies such as smart grids, scheduling dictionaries, and channel graphs. With these tools, they can intelligently configure air interface resources and achieve optimal user experience and capacity.
Service prediction with IntelligentRAN also guides non-real-time spectrum and channel selection on the network side and real-time symbol scheduling and transmit power configuration on the base station side. This significantly reduces energy consumption across the entire network.
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In addition, IntelligentRAN enables intelligent SLA site planning, where parameters are dynamically configured and models can be adjusted flexibly in response to service changes.
Networks with IntelligentRAN also benefit from intelligent O&M.
They can self-learn the features of faults to improve fault detection accurately and root cause analysis. This replaces passive responses with proactive maintenance, bringing us a step closer to zero-fault wireless networks. Intelligent minimum drive tests (MDTs) can also work with Massive MIMO to build an all-round high-precision map for network performance. This provides more accurate guidance for network planning, optimization, and VIP user assurance.
IntelligentRAN uses collaborative power control to considerably reduce electromagnetic radiation intensity while ensuring optimal multi-band performance. This feature will help meet the power restriction requirements now found in some countries.
IntelligentRAN will inject Artificial Intelligence while inheriting SingleRAN. The MIE (Mobile Intelligence Engine) is introduced in IntelligentRAN, which is divided into two functional nodes. In the site layer, MIE is introduced to meet the real-time requirements, and in the network layer, MIE is introduced to provide functions like post data analysis, training on the data gathered, and training of more precise models. Network and base station, MIE coordinate data, models, and decisions, jointly deliver intelligence to wireless networks, hence achieve fast provisioning for services.
Statements From The Parties Involved In The Partnership
The Vice President, Huawei Middle East Marketing and Solutions, Vanness You, said:
“Partnering with the leading telecommunications providers in the region to release IntelligentRAN comes in line with our commitment to continuously offer the best services to our customers. With the capabilities of 5G, we are able to bring in “iService” for agile provisioning, “iOperation” for zero network faults, and “iNetwork” for optimal experience and energy efficiency.
We’re more than delighted to provide telecommunications operators with an innovative, and more importantly, intelligent wireless network architecture. We will continue to explore on the innovation of IntelligentRAN, and we expect to cooperate more with operators and industry partners to jointly promote the development of a new world of smart connectivity built with intelligent wireless networks.”
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The Vice president of the infrastructure sector of STC, Bader Abdullah Allhieb, said:
“At stc, we are committed to providing advanced technologies and contributing to building a strong sustainable future for Saudi and the region and support realizing the Digital Transformation Strategy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. We strongly believe that such advanced technology from a leading provider of ICT such as Huawei will help us achieve our commitments.”
He added that “As one of the leading pioneers of mobile telecommunications in the Middle East, Zain Group is keen to explore the benefits that IntelligentRAN can bring to our region. We are consistently seeking technologies that bring competitive benefits, robust network performance, and world-class experiences to our valued customers across the Middle East.”
The Senior Vice President of Access Network Development, Etisalat UAE, Marwan Bin Shaker, stated that: “As we continue to build scalable technological competencies with our robust telecoms expertise to design powerful, seamless digital experiences for our customers this is an integral step with Huawei for the release of IntelligentRAN.
At the moment, we are expecting to bring intelligence in the wireless domain to achieve the realization of intelligent prediction based on data correlation analysis, make intelligent decisions based on future prediction, and to achieve network intelligence and optimum evolution to the future.”
Acting Head of Technology Planning, du, Ahmed Al Shal, said: “Accelerating intelligence products and services is an essential effort to achieve an end-to-end digitalization. Considering the capability requirements of the growing Metaverse and Internet of Vehicles, our partnership with Huawei will generate a higher level of network automation and optimal performance to ensure heightened customer excellence, provision, and experience. Moreover, IntelligentRAN capabilities will allow us to further grow our 5G network and implement quick service provisioning and service assurance across a diverse segment of beneficiaries.”