SoftBank's plans for AI-RAN expansionSoftBank's plans for AI-RAN expansion

In Telecom East this week, Light Reading contributing editor Robert Clark and Ross O'Brien, analyst-in-chief at Delta Analysis, discuss Huawei’s Android exit, China’s ambitious 10G program and the slowing growth of mobile worldwide. Then, they talk to Ryuji Wakikawa, vice president and head of the Research Institute of Advanced Technology at SoftBank Corp, about the Japanese telco’s pioneering AI-RAN plans.

Robert Clark, Ross O'Brien

December 17, 2024

At a Glance

  • Huawei says goodbye to Android and hello to Harmony (00:50)
  • China's push for 10G fiber broadband service (03:55)
  • The first AI-RAN deployments will be industrial use cases for managing factory machinery, automation or digital twins (24:35)

Light Reading contributing editor Robert Clark and Ross O'Brien, analyst-in-chief at Delta Analysis, discuss Huawei’s Android exit, China’s ambitious 10G program and the slowing growth of mobile worldwide. Then, they talk to Ryuji Wakikawa, vice president and head of the Research Institute of Advanced Technology at SoftBank Corp, about the Japanese telco’s pioneering AI-RAN plans. 

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About the Authors

Robert Clark

Robert Clark

Contributing Editor, Light Reading

Robert Clark is an independent technology editor and researcher based in Hong Kong. 

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Ross O'Brien

Ross O'Brien

Analyst-in-Chief, Delta Analysis

Ross is the Analyst-in-Chief at Delta Analysis, a technology research consultancy. He's been based in Hong Kong for over 25 years, covering Asia's telecoms markets and digital economies. He has been an analyst with the Economist Intelligence Unit and Omdia, an operational improvement consultant with AT&T in Indonesia, and has worked on telecoms engagements in over a dozen Asian markets, including China, Bangladesh and Vietnam,  He is a contributing editor to the MIT Technology Review Insights program and to the Robin Report. 

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