Ericsson is expanding its AI-native network infrastructure across the United States to support cloud RAN, private 5G, and automated telecom networks. Major operators are accelerating AI adoption, with T-Mobile trialling an AI-native network scheduler, AT&T deploying AI software on its Cloud RAN architecture, and Verizon Business expanding private 5G services for enterprise customers. Ericsson says these investments will strengthen next-generation connectivity and support future industrial growth.
The company’s 5G Smart Factory in Lewisville, Texas, manufactures massive MIMO antennas and RAN hardware for US telecom operators. Since opening in 2020, the facility has grown its workforce to more than 550 employees and increased production eightfold through automation. Ericsson is also advancing programmable networks and AI-driven innovation at its D15 Innovation Hub in Santa Clara, California, while Vonage and Ericsson Enterprise Wireless Solutions continue supporting enterprise private 5G deployments through open APIs.
Ericsson employs more than 6,200 people across over 30 US locations and recently achieved the world’s first pre-standard 6G over-the-air session from its headquarters in Plano, Texas. The company also completed a successful trial of Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISC) technology, using existing massive MIMO radio equipment to detect and track drones. Börje Ekholm said the US remains Ericsson’s most important innovation hub, with AI and advanced connectivity expected to play a central role in the future of telecommunications.
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