Latest updates · 21 October 2026
In the full issue →AI is tuning live mobile networks: T-Mobile says Ericsson AI-RAN features lifted beamforming and download speeds in New York at peak hours, and DOCOMO and NTT will demonstrate coordinated workload shifting and energy control at base stations.
Research, industry & policy
- T-Mobile puts AI to work in its 5G Advanced network, T-Mobile · 20 Oct 2026: At peak hours the capability delivered about 50% more full-band SRS beamforming, 16% higher downlink user throughput, 12% better spectral efficiency and 10% more downlink data volume.
- DOCOMO and NTT to begin world-first base-station workload and energy demo, NTT DOCOMO · 20 Oct 2026: The demonstration will coordinate shifting of computing workloads with energy management at radio base stations.
Journals & preprints
- From Data to Deployment: A Scoping Review of Empirical Tools, Techniques, and Operational Readiness in Data-Driven 5G/6G Network Optimization, arXiv 2610.26566 · 19 Oct 2026: Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly applied to 5G/6G network optimization, yet differences in empirical evidence, evaluation methods, and computational requirements complicate comparisons of reported performance.
Conferences, workshops & events
- FYUZ 2026, 3–5 Nov 2026 · Seattle: Telecom Infra Project's annual event.
Why it matters
AI that adapts the radio network in real time is how operators squeeze more capacity and less energy out of existing spectrum.
