Verizon Rolls Out Ericsson RAN AI Controller Nationwide
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Plano, Texas – November 03, 2026 -- Verizon (NYSE: VZ) will roll out the Ericsson Intelligent Controller (EIC) nationally this year, after field deployments of autonomous rApps lifted downlink data radio bearer throughput by up to 8.9% and uplink UE throughput by up to 8%.
Closed-loop rApps delivered double-digit-adjacent throughput gains in live networks
The gains came from fully autonomous, 24/7 closed-loop optimization rApps, including the Advanced Antenna System (AAS) Cell shaper. Verizon and Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) also demonstrated AI cell shaping of Massive MIMO and traffic steering in a live environment.