Ericsson launches Intelligent Automation Platform for mobile networks

STOCKHOLM — Ericsson announced today the launch of its Intelligent Automation Platform, “a service management and orchestration product which enables any mobile network to be intelligently automated,” according to a press release. The new platform automates the radio access network (RAN) using artificial intelligence (AI) and radio network applications (rApps) with different functionalities, explains the release. It includes a non-real-time RAN intelligent controller that operates rApps. By facilitating AI and automation, the solution “improves network performance, operational efficiency and customer experience to help create smarter networks,” the release says. This cloud-native solution works across new and existing 4G and 5G...