6G autonomous radio access network empowered by artificial intelligence and network digital twin

In the evolution of mobile communication networks, the sixth-generation (6G) mobile network transcends the fifth-generation (5G) focus on communication alone. It natively integrates capabilities like sensing, computing, artificial intelligence (AI), big data, and security to enable “Everything as a Service”. While 5G has shown that network automation and intelligence simplify operation and maintenance (O&M), the addition of external functionalities has led to low service efficiency and high oper