AIを活用した抜本的かつ展開可能な無線プラットフォーム

AIネイティブで抜本的に再設計されたエアインターフェースは、5Gの商業的欠点に対処すると期待されています。

当レポートは、5Gアドバンストと6G無線プラットフォームの現在と将来の発展、特にAIネイティブなエアインターフェースの可能性について分析しています。また、新たなクラウドネイティブRAN環境に最適化されておらず、根本的な新しいユースケースや経済性をサポートしていない5G無線を使用する際のMNOが現在直面している課題を検証しています。

目次

• 通信事業者の収益成長を支える現在の5G無線の主な欠点と対処法
• 新たな波形に向けた業界の進捗と新たなユーザー体験と収益化
• vRANと先進無線のトレードオフを減らすためのクラウドとRANのエコシステムの効果的協業
• AIネイティブなエアインターフェースによる将来のRANの性能と商業的成功と主な課題

"An AI-native, radically redesigned air interface would address the commercial shortcomings of 5G."

This report analyses the current and future development of the 5G Advanced and putative 6G radio platform, especially in relation to the potential AI-native air interface.

It examines the challenges that MNOs currently face when using 5G radio that is not optimised for the emerging cloud-native RAN environment and does not support radical new use cases and economics.

The report also assesses how new collaborations between various stakeholders could help to address these challenges and produce an AI-native radio platform that would support new business models without imposing a capex-heavy 'big bang' upgrade on MNOs.

Key questions answered in this report:

• What are the primary shortcomings of the current 5G radio in supporting operator revenue growth and how can they be addressed?
• What is the industry progress towards new waveforms and how could these enable new user experiences and revenue?
• How can the cloud and RAN ecosystems collaborate more effectively to reduce the trade-offs between vRAN and advanced radios?
• What impact could an AI-native air interface have on the performance and commercial success of a future RAN, and what are the main challenges?

Author Profile:

Caroline Gabriel, Research Director, expert in network and cloud strategies and architecture.

Caroline leads Analysys Mason's Networks and Cloud research practices, as well as leading many 5G-related research activities across multiple programmes including Next-Generation Wireless Networks and Transport Network Strategies. She is responsible for building and running Analysys Mason's unique research base of mobile and converged operators worldwide.

She works directly with Analysys Mason's research clients to advise them on wireless network trends and market developments. She has been engaged in technology analysis, research and consulting for 30 years, and has focused entirely on mobile and wireless since 2002. Her focus is on critical issues and trends related to mobile and wireless infrastructure, particularly operator deployment intentions for 4G, 5G, virtualised RAN, end-to-end open networks and other technologies. She has led research and consulting projects with a wide range of clients, including mobile infrastructure vendors, large and start-up operators, regulators, trade bodies, government agencies and financial institutions.

Caroline co-founded Rethink Technology Research in 2002. Prior to that, she held various executive positions at VNU Business Publishing (then Europe's largest producer of technology-related B2B reports and publications). She holds an MA from the University of Oxford.