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Ai-driven RAN

Publisher Teral Research
Published Jan 31, 2026
Length 31 Pages
SKU # TERA21042282

Description

This report leverages our RAN Automation research to provide a thorough analysis of the AI RAN State of the Industry, including a close look at the AI-RAN Alliance and its three categories: “AI for RAN,” “AI on RAN” and “AI and RAN.” It contains units and sales market size and 5-year forecasts broken down by region and by software vs. hardware vs. services and integration.

Major companies covered are 1Finity, arm, AT&T, DeepSig, Ericsson, Huawei, KT, LGU+, Microsoft, Nokia, NTT docomo, NVIDIA, OREX SAI, Samsung, SK telecom, Softbank, T-Mobile US, Vodafone, and ZTE. In addition, our AI for RAN tracking features a description of 40+ rApps developers and suppliers.

Table of Contents

31 Pages
Key takeaways: AI for RAN in the West versus AI Plug & Play in the East
The AI-RAN Alliance
From 11 founding members in February 2024 to more than 100 now
But the absence of Tier 1 CSPs is concerning, at best, but not surprising
The founding members have intricate relationships
In December 2024, Softbank showed off with its AITRAS proof of concept
Microsoft brought its distributed AI-RAN platform to the party
Now the bomb: NVIDIA takes a $1B equity investment in Nokia
While amused, Ericsson and Samsung remain unfazed and focused on AI for RAN
There is no AI RAN without open RAN and NVIDIA won’t lead forever
The Global AI RAN market
We estimate the global AI RAN market at $1.7B in 2025, all AI for RAN
AI for RAN 2025 vendor leadership board: Nokia leads SON, Ericsson NR-Time RIC
Even without China, Asia Pacific is the world’s largest AI for RAN market
NTT docomo’s SON and SMO strategy should not be underestimated
The AI for RAN ecosystem keeps swelling...
...with 68% of rApps for network optimization
The AI on RAN market remains incipient
AT&T’s open RAN elasticity is the precursor of both AI on RAN and AI and RAN
Consequently, AI for RAN will continue to rule throughout 2030
Again, without China Asia Pacific remains predominant
The Chinese AI for RAN Plug & Play Approach
Huawei’s IntelligentRAN is three years ahead of the West’s RIC and SMO
ZTE proposes AI Reshaped RAN (AIR RAN)

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