AT&T Uses Ericsson App to Optimize Network

AT&T has used a third-party radio access network automation app (rApp) from Ericsson to optimize its network, the companies announced Tuesday, noting that it's the first such use of an rApp on a live network. “This accomplishment marks a decisive moment in the industry’s move from closed, single-vendor Self-Organizing Networks toward an open, future-proof architecture based on the standards and frameworks set out by the Open RAN Alliance,” said a news release.