Power of the ecosystem for RAN Automation – panel at MWC 2025

At MWC25 in Barcelona, this panel brought together members of the Ericsson Intelligent Automation Platform (EIAP) ecosystem to discuss the future of RAN automation. Top industry experts came from AT&T, Vodafone, Telstra, Swisscom, Aira Technologies, Viavi, Fyra, Booz Allen Hamilton, AirHop, Snowflake, Zinkworks, and Ericsson to share their thoughts on rApps, AI, network automation, and the importance of collaboration in two main discussion blocks: the perspectives of CSPs and software vendors. Cut to the main highlights: 00:00 Introduction 03:30 ISV speakers introduction 07:28 Motivations to join the ecosystem 09:30 The most valuable part of the ecosystem and how to improve it 10:45 Most current pull for rApps 14:44 Pull for AI-powered rApps 15:54 AI, data and data quality 17:38 How to increase the scale of the rApp marlet and ecosystem overall 21:09 Most exciting part of the journey going forward 23:05 ISV Questions from the audience 42:23 CSP speakers introductions 44:00 What do we need to make SMO and rApps a success? 51:30 What use cases do you want to see coming out? 1:00:00 Looking 3 years forward 1:08:54 CSP Questions from the audience 🔗 For more on the EIAP ecosystem, visit: http://m.eric.sn/Tatf50VH03q #telecommunications #openran #insights #rapps