Optus and Ericsson report 10–25% spectral efficiency gains with AI-RAN

At the Intelligent RAN Forum, Optus detailed live-network AI-RAN results with Ericsson: dynamic link adaptation delivers up to 20% higher throughput and 10–15% spectral efficiency gains, reaching 25% in some locations. SK Telecom warns that scaling such AI-for-RAN features across multi-vendor networks remains difficult.

• Ericsson dynamic link adaptation: up to +20% throughput and +10–15% spectral efficiency
• Spectral efficiency gains reach 25% in certain sites and conditions
• AI coverage compensation automates antenna tilt and gain changes when a base station fails
• SK Telecom: differing hardware and architectures hinder scaling isolated POCs