MantaRay RIC

Introduce AI/ML-based innovation
to the radio access network

RAN programmability at the edge

MantaRay RIC supports innovative RAN use cases and provides unique value by implementing O-RAN standardized near-real-time RIC capabilities MantaRay RIC enables the RAN control of the RIC to be connected and used efficiently and flexibly to provide valuable use cases.

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O-RAN compliant RAN programmability with near-real-time RIC

The near-real time RIC allows external control applications, xApps, to control aspects of the 5G radio network through installed control applications. xApps can come from multiple sources and provide many benefits. There are several use case scenarios for the xApps, such as:

Automated AI/ML based network optimization xApps
Use-case specific RAN customization e.g. Enterprise specific RAN adaptation
Innovation in the RAN e.g. introduction of Service Awareness

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RAN Intelligent Controller xApps

We are developing several xApps to implement near-real-time RIC use cases and we are actively engaging with customers and research groups on application development.

Nokia Advanced Traffic Steering xApp is an AI/ML-based optimization algorithm to dynamically improve the efficiency of traffic distribution in the RAN. It brings benefits such as higher cell resource utilization, better spectrum usage, higher device throughput and improved user experience.

Nokia Anomaly Detection xApp uses machine learning to quickly detect and classify irregular behavior patterns in the RAN, identifying cell and, in the future, device problems. It reduces the need for human intervention, enables faster issue identification and can trigger automated network healing to increase RAN availability.

Nokia is committed to lead the open mobile future

An open and programmable Radio Access Network (RAN) enables many new capabilities to be introduced for 5G networks. Furthermore, it fosters innovation by supporting the introduction of advanced capabilities such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) algorithms that can automatically optimize the network. Nokia is investing in Open RAN (O-RAN) and Cloud RAN capabilities to enable a robust telecom ecosystem with strong network performance and security.

World´s first RAN Intelligent Controller trials in commercial networks

Nokia and AT&T are leading the O-RAN Software Community’s effort to create an open source base code for the RIC. Successful limited live trials with multiple RIC applications (xApps) at the edge of AT&T’s commercial 5G network have proven the concept of deploying external AI/ML logic to augment base station functions, without interrupting the live commercial network.

Nokia is actively engaging with major operator and research groups globally with Proofs of Concept, trials and development of the open and programmable RAN, which will enable many new capabilities for 5G network.