2024 MWC Shanghai | Rohde & Schwarz joins the AI-RAN Alliance to leverage its test and measurement expertise to unlock the potential of artificial intelligence in wireless communications

Latest update time：2024-06-27

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Rohde & Schwarz (hereinafter referred to as "R&S") has become a new member of the recently established AI-RAN Alliance. As a global leader in wireless testing, R&S will contribute its expertise in test and measurement to this new collaborative initiative, which aims to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into wireless communications to improve radio access network (RAN) performance and mobile network performance. R&S's joining marks an important milestone on the road to 6G and pushes its cooperation with industry leaders in native AI air interfaces to a new level.

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Figure: Rohde & Schwarz and NVIDIA collaborated to build a test platform for AI/ML-based neural receivers at MWC Barcelona

By joining the AI-RAN Alliance, Rohde & Schwarz further forms an alliance with major industry players such as NVIDIA, Ericsson, Nokia and Samsung, strengthening its role in developing native AI over-the-air testing. Rohde & Schwarz will bring its leading test and measurement solutions and many years of expertise to the alliance to optimize next-generation wireless networks.

Launched in February 2024 during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the AI-RAN Alliance will build on its members’ respective technical expertise and collaborative leadership to focus on three key areas of research and innovation as the industry moves toward 6G:

AI for RAN: Improve spectrum efficiency and RAN performance through artificial intelligence.
AI and RAN: Integrate AI and RAN processes to more efficiently utilize infrastructure and create new AI-driven revenue opportunities.
AI on RAN: Deploy artificial intelligence services at the network edge via RAN to improve operational efficiency and provide new services to mobile users.

Previously, Rohde & Schwarz worked with NVIDIA's R&D team on 6G research and pioneered a test platform for exploring neural receiver implementation, which is expected to transform air interface technology by improving performance and network efficiency. The strategic move to join the alliance demonstrates Rohde & Schwarz's commitment to promoting the development of future wireless communications through innovation and cooperation.

Andreas Pauly

Chief Technology Officer, Rohde & Schwarz

"Collaboration is critical to unlocking the full potential of 6G-related technologies, such as native AI over the air. By collaborating with industry leaders and joining the AI-RAN Alliance, we ensure we stay at the forefront of wireless communications innovation. The entire ecosystem will benefit from the holistic test solutions we create for the wireless industry."

Learn more about the role of artificial intelligence in future wireless communications and how R&S test equipment supports related research projects.

About AI-RAN Alliance

The AI-RAN Alliance brings together a number of technology, industry and academic institutions, with founding members including AWS, Arm, DeepSig, Ericsson, Microsoft, Nokia, Northeastern University, Nvidia, Samsung Electronics, SoftBank and T-Mobile US Inc. The alliance's mission is to improve mobile network efficiency, reduce power consumption and transform existing infrastructure, creating conditions for telecom companies to unlock new economic opportunities using artificial intelligence driven by 5G and 6G.

Rohde & Schwarz's business covers test and measurement, technical systems, networks and cybersecurity, and is committed to creating a safer and more connected world. For 90 years since its establishment, Rohde & Schwarz, as a global technology group, has continuously broken through technological boundaries by developing cutting-edge technologies. The company's leading products and solutions empower customers in many industries to help them gain digital technology leadership. Headquartered in Munich, Germany, Rohde & Schwarz is a privately owned company that conducts business independently, long-term and sustainably around the world.

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