stc, Zain, Etisalat UAE, the telecoms pillar of e& in the UAE, du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), and Huawei have announced a collaboration to launch IntelligentRAN in the Middle East.
The IntelligentRAN launch aims to inject intelligence into wireless networks and eventually achieve autonomous driving networks in the wireless domain.
Huawei intends to collaborate with stc, Zain, Etisalat UAE, and du to implement intelligent identification, intelligent fault detection to prevent predicting faults, and to enrich the autonomy and intelligence model database and capabilities that can assist the industry in moving forward with ICT transformation.
“At stc, we are committed to providing advanced technologies and contribute to building a strong sustainable future for Saudi and the region, and support realizing the Digital Transformation Strategy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,” said Bader Abdullah Allhieb, Infrastructure Sector VP. “We strongly believe that such an advanced technology from a leading provider of ICT such as Huawei will help us achieve our commitments.”
By 2030, network traffic and the number of services will have increased 100-fold due to the Internet of Everything. Operators are currently confronted with the challenges of providing multiple services, as well as the complexities of operation and maintenance with the potential for higher energy consumption. Huawei’s IntelligentRAN will incorporate Artificial Intelligence while inheriting SingleRAN.
“Zain Group is keen to explore the benefits that IntelligentRAN can bring to our region,” said Zain Group in a statement. “We are consistently seeking technologies that bring competitive benefits, robust network performance and world-class experiences to our valued customers across the Middle East.”
Marwan Bin Shaker, Senior Vice President of Access Network Development, Etisalat UAE, said: “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.”
IntelligentRAN introduces the MIE (Mobile Intelligence Engine), which is divided into two functional nodes. MIE is introduced in the site layer to meet real-time requirements, and MIE is introduced in the network layer to provide functions such as post data analysis, training on gathered data, and training of more precise models. MIE coordinates data, models, and decisions between network and base station to jointly deliver intelligence to wireless networks and achieve fast service provisioning.
From his side, Ahmed Al Shal, Acting Head of Technology Planning, du, 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.”
Vanness You, Vice President of Huawei Middle East Marketing and Solutions, delivered a keynote speech titled “IntelligentRAN — Building a Fully Connected, Intelligent World”, and 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.”
Aaron Jiang, President of Huawei’s SingleRAN Product Line, added: “We’re more than delighted to provide telecommunications operators with an innovative, and more importantly, an intelligent wireless network architecture. We will continue to explore on 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.”
