Powering next-generation networks with Artificial Intelligence

With an increase in smartphone penetration, democratisation of internet, HD video consumption and use of sophisticated technologies like AR and VR, massive amounts of data constantly hit a mobile network today. According to the Ericsson Mobility Report, June 2019 edition, data traffic per smartphone per month in South East Asia and Oceania will grow from 3.6GB to 17GB at a compounded annual growth rate of 29%. The report also predicts that the total mobile data traffic per month in the region is expected to grow 7 times from 2.3EB in 2018 to 16EB by 2024. With 5G and rapid expansion of IoT devices, data traffic will only grow further, prompting legacy networks to evolve into dynamic ones that are able to react in real-time to increased demands, problems and shifts in traffic.