OpenRAN

TIP’s OpenRAN RAN Intelligence & Automation (RIA) Subgroup has released a new white paper exploring how Agentic AI could advance O-RAN SMO. It examines today’s automation gaps, governed AI agents, energy optimization, cross-domain fault resolution, and a vision for an AI-native, intent-driven SMO for 6G, including TIP’s role in turning emerging architectures into deployable solutions.

Q2 brought new Project Group momentum across open networks, AI-native telecom foundations, application experience, and FYUZ 2026 planning as the TIP community prepares to gather in Seattle this November.

In this episode of The Signal Boost, TIP’s Chief Commercial Officer Vishal Mathur is joined by Abdel Bagegni, Head of OpenRAN Technology at TIP, and Michael Behan, Solutions Architect at Zinkworks, for a practical conversation on rApps, SMO/RIC readiness, and the future of AI-driven RAN automation.

TIP’s OpenRAN Solutions subgroup has released Version 2 of the Small Cell End-to-End Test Plan, providing a common framework for validating disaggregated 5G NR small cell solutions across interoperability, performance, energy efficiency, operations, and resiliency.

FYUZ 2026 is heading to Seattle, and registration is officially open. Join us November 3–5 at The Westin Seattle for two and a half days of real connection, practical innovation, and the conversations shaping the future of AI and advanced communications. This year's event has been reimagined from the ground up, with a fully integrated stage and expo floor, the brand new FYUZ Loft, and guided tours into Seattle's innovation ecosystem.

Q1 2026 has been a defining quarter for TIP. Two new Project Groups launched to tackle AI-driven networks and video performance at scale. Edgecore Networks and Pegatron earned TIP Bronze Badges. The ARIANE II consortium completed its UK DSIT-funded R&D project. And the OOPT community shipped GNPy 2.14.

TIP had a strong presence at Mobile World Congress 2026, convening industry leaders to advance open, disaggregated, and AI-ready networks. From the launch of the Data & AI Foundations Project Group to momentum around Open RAN, AI infrastructure, and Video QoE collaboration, the week highlighted growing industry engagement across the TIP ecosystem—setting the stage for continued progress leading into FYUZ 2026 in Seattle.