Samsung Electronics and NTT DoCoMo have validated an AI-based communication quality optimization technology (AI-RAN) that analyzes individual user usage and real-time network conditions to predict quality degradation and automatically adjust network settings for each user.

Industry leaders stressed that the breakthrough moves toward user-centric, standardized AI-RAN, with Samsung's Jeong Jin-guk highlighting improved user experience and ongoing standardization efforts, and Docomo’s Masafumi Masuda calling it a pivotal step for a user-centric future network.

Docomo and Samsung developed a selective data collection process that minimizes network burden while focusing on necessary information, contrasting with traditional broad data gathering.

The data-processing method increases efficiency by handling only the data needed to address each problem, reducing the burden of processing all wireless-environment data.

The system uses aggregated data from devices to detect early signs of throughput issues and automatically reconfigure settings, such as frequency bands, to meet service needs, prioritizing uninterrupted video streaming and real-time services.

By analyzing aggregated device data, the approach predicts potential degradation and selects optimal configurations to sustain service quality.

The effort shifts from uniform cell-wide configurations to user-centric optimization, emphasizing seamless video streaming and enhanced customer experience.

The technology aims to tailor network configurations to individual users in real time, enhancing quality for video, gaming, and conferencing.

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A new data-processing approach for AI-RAN reduces network load by selectively gathering only information relevant to current user problems, avoiding heavy bulk data collection.

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Tests on Docomo’s commercial network and a local 5G lab showed AI-RAN cutting throughput degradation from 13.1% to 7.2% in January simulations, nearly halving service drops.