Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Nokia’s head of Europe, John Harrington, introduces what the vendor describes as the world’s first AI-native RAN platform, developed in partnership with Nvidia. He highlights the efforts being made to improve spectral efficiency for mobile operators, outlines the three deployment options available with the new GPU-based platform, and addresses the power consumption concerns often associated with AI-RAN architectures.
00:00 - Nokia’s AI-native RAN announcement
00:21 - Up to 2× spectral efficiency
00:50 - Open RAN & three deployment options
01:59 - AI for RAN vs. AI on RAN
02:34 - New AI applications at the base station
03:02 - When will AI RAN reach the market?
03:23 - SoftBank, T-Mobile & operator trials
03:41 - Addressing AI RAN skepticism
04:10 - Solving the cost and power challenge
05:02 - Closing
Featuring John Harrington, SVP Nokia Europe, Global Sales & Customer Operations, Nokia
Recorded July 2026
Nokia’s head of Europe, John Harrington, introduces what the vendor describes as the world’s first AI-native RAN platform, developed in partnership with Nvidia. He highlights the efforts being made to improve spectral efficiency for mobile operators, outlines the three deployment options available with the new GPU-based platform, and addresses the power consumption concerns often associated with AI-RAN architectures.
00:00 - Nokia’s AI-native RAN announcement
00:21 - Up to 2× spectral efficiency
00:50 - Open RAN & three deployment options
01:59 - AI for RAN vs. AI on RAN
02:34 - New AI applications at the base station
03:02 - When will AI RAN reach the market?
03:23 - SoftBank, T-Mobile & operator trials
03:41 - Addressing AI RAN skepticism
04:10 - Solving the cost and power challenge
05:02 - Closing
Featuring John Harrington, SVP Nokia Europe, Global Sales & Customer Operations, Nokia
Recorded July 2026
