San Diego, CA – August 18, 2025 – AirHopAI, a leader in AI powered network automation and optimization today announced its membership in the AI-RAN Alliance, a global consortium of industry leaders dedicated to the development and deployment of artificial intelligence in Radio Access Networks.
By joining the AI-RAN Alliance, AirHopAI strengthens its commitment to delivering intelligent, open, and highly efficient RAN management solutions for 5G and beyond. AirHopAI brings over a decade of deep expertise in AI-powered network automation, xApps and rApps, and near-real-time RAN optimization to the Alliance’s growing community of innovators.
“We are excited to join and collaborate with the members of AI-RAN Alliance”, said Anand Parikh, AirHopAI’s CEO. “AI for RAN is critical to fulfilling the promise of autonomous networks and the AI-RAN Alliance is working to make this a reality.”
AirHopAI’s proven track record in deploying commercial AI-powered solutions with innovative operators around the world, uniquely positions it to help shape the future of intelligent RAN. AirHopAI is ranked by several analysts as the #1 specialist in AI-powered rApps.
AirHopAI will contribute its experience to the Alliance in areas that drive value to wireless operator including:
- Enhancing RAN Performance
- Increasing Capacity & Coverage
- Increasing Operational Efficiency
- Mitigating RAN Anomalies
- Boosting Customer Experience
- Decreasing cost and Increasing ROI
“The AI-RAN Alliance is pleased to welcome AirHopAI as a member, further strengthening our mission to drive AI-native intelligence in radio access networks,” said Alex Jinsung Choi, Chair of the AI-RAN Alliance and Principal Fellow of SoftBank Corp.’s Research Institute of Advanced Technology. “AirHopAI’s proven expertise deploying AI-powered applications in large-scale networks will be instrumental in helping us further the future of autonomous RAN systems.”
About AirHopAI
AirHopAI (www.airhopai.com) is a leading provider of cloud-native AI-powered Open RAN automation and real-time optimization software solutions that deliver significant gains in spectral efficiency, lower operating costs and improve end-user quality of experience for 4G and 5G mobile networks. AirHopAI’s solutions are backed by a comprehensive portfolio of patents and are field-proven across more than one and a half million commercial macro and small cells in CSP networks. AirHopAI and Auptim are trademarks of AirHop Communications, Inc.
About AI-RAN Alliance
The AI-RAN Alliance is a collaborative consortium focused on enabling the evolution and advancement of AI integration into RAN. Established in 2024, the alliance strives to promote innovation, establish best practices, and drive the development of AI technologies that enhance the performance, efficiency, and flexibility of RAN systems used in telecommunications. For more information, visit: https://ai-ran.org/.