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for a more impactful and comprehensive the evolving cybersecurity landscape.” The added Eng. Badar. By combining Huawei's
partnership moving forward. “As cyber collaboration will also include cybersecurity cutting-edge technological expertise
threats become more sophisticated and training programs based on Huawei's with OIC-CERT's regional leadership, the
widespread, collaboration is crucial for extensive experiences and best practices. collaboration paves the way for a more
creating a secure and resilient digital These programs will be tailored for secure and resilient digital future across
world,” said Sean Yang, Huawei Global selected OIC member states, contributing the OIC community. This partnership will
Cyber Security and Privacy Officer. “This to enhanced cybersecurity awareness empower OIC member states to confidently
strategic partnership with OIC-CERT and capacity building within the region. embrace the opportunities of the digital
underscores Huawei's commitment to “This strategic collaboration represents age while effectively mitigating emerging
sharing its expertise and practice to a significant step towards achieving the cyber threats.
empower OIC member states with the shared vision of “Cybersecurity partnership
tools and knowledge needed to navigate to strengthen self-reliance in cyberspace’.

AIS and Huawei Launch RAN Intelligence Pioneers Program to Expedite AN

L4 Evolution

AIS Thailand and Huawei have jointly models and digital twins. The goal is to maintenance expertise, diagnose
launched the RAN Intelligence Pioneers uncover new business opportunities and issues, and offer expert advice for
Program, a collaborative initiative economic value in the wireless sector. resolution and forecasting.
aimed at driving wireless intelligence As a vital partner, AIS is considered an Kitti Ngarmchatetanarom, Chief
innovation and building robust, high- important partner of this program, marking Technology Officer AIS said: “Through our
quality intelligent wireless networks. AIS a significant step towards achieving the partnership with Huawei, we have achieved
is dedicated to realizing its strategic goal strategic vision of a Level 4 Autonomous significant advancements in the AN field
of Autonomous Networks (AN) L4 by Network, where the system can manage over the past few years. By fully embracing
2025. In collaboration with Huawei, AIS the network almost 100% on its own. AIS the RAN Intelligence Pioneers Program,
has made substantial progress in wireless and Huawei have announced their intention we have poised to further enhance our
intelligence over the past two years, to collaborate on three key subjects. network operations, provide a tailored
successfully developing applications • First, they will work together on how to and exceptional user experience for each
like base station outage detection and leverage decision-making intelligence individual, accelerate our transition to
compensation, and intelligent traffic burst technologies to deliver a reliable and AN L4, and evolve from a conventional
optimization. These innovations have unique experience for 5G and future communications service provider to a
boosted network traffic and operational 5G-A users. pioneering force in cognitive technology.”
efficiency while significantly improving • Second, how to apply digital twin Calvin Zhao, President of Huawei Wireless
user experience and satisfaction. As a technology to improve the ability Network MAE Product Line, stated: “Huawei
result, AIS has achieved its strategic goal of making decisions with multiple has always been committed to working
of AN L3 in critical wireless scenarios. The objectives in mind for intelligent energy closely with operators and industry
RAN Intelligence Pioneers Program unites saving features, achieving optimal partners to improve network productivity
Huawei, telecom operators, and industry energy saving while ensuring more and unlock new business prospects and
partners to develop innovative intelligent performance counters. value for the industry. Through the RAN
wireless network applications and • Third, how to use generative artificial Intelligence Pioneers Program, Huawei will
business models through state-of-the-art intelligence (GenAI) technologies team up with AIS to pioneer innovations
intelligence technologies like foundation to acquire network operation and in foundation models and digital twin
technologies. Huawei will also support AIS
in setting a new standard for AN L4 in 5G
network deployment, driving the wireless
intelligence revolution together.” The RAN
Intelligence Pioneers Program has gained
significant recognition from operators
since its launch at MWC Shanghai in June
2024. With continued operator and industry
partner involvement, this program will
propel intelligent innovation in the industry,
offering a robust technical framework and
real-world case studies to accelerate the
wireless AN sector's progress toward L4
capabilities.

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