Keysight and Northeastern University to Demonstrate AI-RAN Orchestration at Mobile World Congress 2025
Keysight Technologies (NYSE: KEYS) and Northeastern University have partnered to showcase AI-RAN orchestration testing at Mobile World Congress 2025. The demonstration, to be held at Keysight's booth #5F41, will highlight the integration of AI technologies with 5G and 6G radio access networks.
The collaboration focuses on validating the coexistence of AI and RAN workloads using Northeastern's AI-and-RAN reference system and Keysight's Open RAN Architect (KORA) solutions. The initiative aims to address key challenges including concurrent workload management, real-time processing, and security standards.
The project demonstrates the capability to share compute infrastructure at edge data centers between RAN and Generative AI services while maintaining network reliability. This advancement represents a significant step toward intelligent and virtualized next-generation wireless systems, supporting the evolution of AI-native wireless networks and accelerating progress toward 6G technology.
Keysight Technologies (NYSE: KEYS) e l'Università Northeastern hanno stretto una partnership per presentare i test di orchestrazione AI-RAN al Mobile World Congress 2025. La dimostrazione, che si terrà presso lo stand #5F41 di Keysight, metterà in evidenza l'integrazione delle tecnologie AI con le reti di accesso radio 5G e 6G.
La collaborazione si concentra sulla validazione della coesistenza dei carichi di lavoro AI e RAN utilizzando il sistema di riferimento AI-and-RAN dell'Università Northeastern e le soluzioni Open RAN Architect (KORA) di Keysight. L'iniziativa mira ad affrontare sfide chiave come la gestione dei carichi di lavoro simultanei, l'elaborazione in tempo reale e gli standard di sicurezza.
Il progetto dimostra la capacità di condividere l'infrastruttura di calcolo nei centri dati edge tra i servizi RAN e AI generativa, mantenendo al contempo l'affidabilità della rete. Questo progresso rappresenta un passo significativo verso sistemi wireless intelligenti e virtualizzati di nuova generazione, supportando l'evoluzione delle reti wireless native AI e accelerando il progresso verso la tecnologia 6G.
Keysight Technologies (NYSE: KEYS) y la Universidad Northeastern han formado una alianza para mostrar pruebas de orquestación AI-RAN en el Mobile World Congress 2025. La demostración, que se llevará a cabo en el stand #5F41 de Keysight, destacará la integración de tecnologías de IA con redes de acceso radio 5G y 6G.
La colaboración se centra en validar la coexistencia de cargas de trabajo de IA y RAN utilizando el sistema de referencia AI-and-RAN de la Universidad Northeastern y las soluciones Open RAN Architect (KORA) de Keysight. La iniciativa tiene como objetivo abordar desafíos clave, incluyendo la gestión de cargas de trabajo concurrentes, el procesamiento en tiempo real y los estándares de seguridad.
El proyecto demuestra la capacidad de compartir infraestructura de computación en centros de datos edge entre servicios RAN y de IA generativa, manteniendo la fiabilidad de la red. Este avance representa un paso significativo hacia sistemas inalámbricos inteligentes y virtualizados de próxima generación, apoyando la evolución de redes inalámbricas nativas de IA y acelerando el progreso hacia la tecnología 6G.
Keysight Technologies (NYSE: KEYS)와 노스이스턴 대학교가 모바일 월드 콩그레스 2025에서 AI-RAN 오케스트레이션 테스트를 선보이기 위해 협력했습니다. Keysight의 부스 #5F41에서 열릴 이 시연은 5G 및 6G 무선 접근 네트워크와 AI 기술의 통합을 강조할 것입니다.
이번 협력은 노스이스턴 대학교의 AI-and-RAN 참조 시스템과 Keysight의 Open RAN Architect (KORA) 솔루션을 사용하여 AI와 RAN 작업 부하의 공존을 검증하는 데 중점을 두고 있습니다. 이 이니셔티브는 동시 작업 부하 관리, 실시간 처리 및 보안 기준을 포함한 주요 과제를 해결하는 것을 목표로 합니다.
이 프로젝트는 RAN과 생성 AI 서비스 간의 엣지 데이터 센터에서 컴퓨팅 인프라를 공유할 수 있는 능력을 보여주며, 네트워크 신뢰성을 유지합니다. 이 발전은 지능형 및 가상화된 차세대 무선 시스템을 향한 중요한 단계로, AI 기반 무선 네트워크의 진화를 지원하고 6G 기술로의 발전을 가속화합니다.
Keysight Technologies (NYSE: KEYS) et l'Université Northeastern ont établi un partenariat pour présenter des tests d'orchestration AI-RAN au Mobile World Congress 2025. La démonstration, qui se déroulera au stand #5F41 de Keysight, mettra en avant l'intégration des technologies d'IA avec les réseaux d'accès radio 5G et 6G.
La collaboration se concentre sur la validation de la coexistence des charges de travail IA et RAN en utilisant le système de référence AI-and-RAN de l'Université Northeastern et les solutions Open RAN Architect (KORA) de Keysight. L'initiative vise à relever des défis clés, notamment la gestion des charges de travail simultanées, le traitement en temps réel et les normes de sécurité.
Le projet démontre la capacité de partager l'infrastructure de calcul dans les centres de données en périphérie entre les services RAN et l'IA générative tout en maintenant la fiabilité du réseau. Cette avancée représente une étape significative vers des systèmes sans fil intelligents et virtualisés de nouvelle génération, soutenant l'évolution des réseaux sans fil natifs en IA et accélérant les progrès vers la technologie 6G.
Keysight Technologies (NYSE: KEYS) und die Northeastern University haben eine Partnerschaft geschlossen, um AI-RAN-Orchestrierungstests auf dem Mobile World Congress 2025 zu präsentieren. Die Demonstration, die am Stand #5F41 von Keysight stattfinden wird, hebt die Integration von KI-Technologien mit 5G- und 6G-Funkzugangsnetzen hervor.
Die Zusammenarbeit konzentriert sich darauf, die Koexistenz von KI- und RAN-Arbeitslasten mithilfe des AI-and-RAN-Referenzsystems der Northeastern University und der Open RAN Architect (KORA)-Lösungen von Keysight zu validieren. Ziel der Initiative ist es, zentrale Herausforderungen wie das Management gleichzeitiger Arbeitslasten, die Echtzeitverarbeitung und Sicherheitsstandards anzugehen.
Das Projekt demonstriert die Fähigkeit, die Recheninfrastruktur in Edge-Datenzentren zwischen RAN- und generativen KI-Diensten zu teilen und dabei die Netzwerkzuverlässigkeit aufrechtzuerhalten. Dieser Fortschritt stellt einen bedeutenden Schritt in Richtung intelligenter und virtualisierter drahtloser Systeme der nächsten Generation dar, unterstützt die Evolution von KI-nativen drahtlosen Netzwerken und beschleunigt den Fortschritt in Richtung 6G-Technologie.
- Strategic partnership with Northeastern University strengthens KEYS position in AI-RAN development
- Innovation in edge computing infrastructure sharing between RAN and GenAI services
- Advancement toward 6G technology development
- Complex technical challenges in managing concurrent AI and RAN workloads
- Potential security and privacy concerns in AI-RAN integration
- Seamless allocation of cloud resources and continuous testing of generative artificial intelligence and radio access network workloads to provide scalable edge data centers for RAN and GenAI with reliable network
- Advances AI-RAN integration by enhancing network efficiency and performance through intelligent orchestration and resource management
The AI-RAN initiative, part of the AI-RAN Alliance, aims to promote the integration of AI technologies into 5G and 6G radio access networks to optimize performance, automate resource management, and enhance overall efficiency. This innovative approach aims to create more adaptive, intelligent, and efficient networks capable of meeting the growing demands of modern telecommunications. However, AI-RAN faces several challenges, including the complexity of managing AI and RAN workloads concurrently, ensuring real-time data processing with minimal latency, and maintaining robust security and privacy standards.
To address these challenges, Keysight and Northeastern University collaborated to validate the coexistence of AI and RAN, providing a comprehensive framework for continuous testing and performance benchmarking across various O-RAN traffic models and generative AI (GenAI) workloads. In addition, this achievement provides scalability to meet the growing demands of sharing compute infrastructure at edge data centers between RAN and GenAI services while ensuring network reliability.
This demonstration leverages Northeastern University’s AI-and-RAN reference system on a shared O-Cloud compute cluster and Keysight’s Open RAN Architect (KORA) solutions portfolio for RAN and Core testing.
Prof. Tommaso Melodia, Director of the Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things at Northeastern University, said: “Orchestration to share compute infrastructure at edge data centers between RAN and GenAI services while ensuring network reliability represents a crucial step toward intelligent and virtualized next-generation wireless systems where communication, sensing, and AI will coexist at the edge. Our collaboration with Keysight Technologies enables us to validate AI-and-RAN integration in real-world scenarios, ensuring scalable, high-performance network solutions that bridge AI and wireless communications on a shared compute infrastructure. This demonstration at Mobile World Congress 2025 highlights our commitment to pioneering research that accelerates the evolution of AI-native wireless networks and accelerates the path toward 6G.”
Peng Cao, Vice President and General Manager, Keysight’s Wireless Test Group, said: “Our close collaboration with Northeastern University highlights the potential of AI-RAN orchestration to transform traditional RAN systems into intelligent, adaptive, efficient, and reliable networks. This advancement will drive the development of AI-native RAN and accelerate the telecom industry’s progress towards 6G.”
Resources
- Product page: Radio Access and Core Network Test
- MWC25 event page: Keysight at Mobile World Congress 2025
- Information page: Northeastern University Open RAN Research
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