Vodafone Egypt and Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) have announced the commercial deployment of Ericsson’s latest high-capacity, AI-powered RAN Processor 6672, part of the Ericsson RAN Compute portfolio, to support the continued modernisation of Vodafone Egypt’s radio access network. Following the portfolio’s recent commercial launch in Japan, Egypt is among the leading markets to adopt the technology, highlighting the country’s progress in advancing AI-powered network capabilities and reflecting Vodafone Egypt’s strategy of investing in network capacity ahead of demand.
The deployment marks a deliberate step towards a network capable of using AI where it matters most: at the radio site itself. Built for 5G Advanced and AI workloads, the RAN Processor 6672 gives Vodafone Egypt the processing power to run AI directly at radio sites rather than at a centralized facility. Because network conditions change constantly as users move, gather, and use their mobile devices throughout the day, running AI close to the radio allows the network to adapt to changes as they occur, rather than relying on periodic manual adjustments by engineers.
The RAN Processor 6672 delivers up to four times higher processing capacity efficiency while cutting energy consumption by more than 50 per cent compared with previous generations. It also enables Vodafone Egypt to simplify its radio sites by replacing three basebands with a single RAN processor, reducing both site complexity and power usage. For Vodafone Egypt, this translates into greater investment efficiency by extracting more performance from existing assets such as spectrum and physical sites directing capacity precisely where subscribers need it, and improving user experience without a proportional rise in energy consumption.
Catalin Buliga, Technology Director at Vodafone Egypt, said: “We are investing for a future-ready network. With Ericsson’s RAN Processor 6672, we are increasing our efficiency in terms of processing power and energy consumption for our Ericsson radio sites, while enabling AI to run directly on the radio site for a better customer experience.”
Dalia Merheb, Country Manager and Head of Sales at Ericsson Egypt, said: “The deployment of RAN Processor 6672 supports Vodafone Egypt in addressing growing capacity requirements while simplifying radio sites and improving energy efficiency. It also creates a stronger foundation for continued network evolution and the introduction of new capabilities as traffic demand and network requirements continue to grow.”
Ericsson serves as a main RAN supplier to Vodafone Egypt across Greater Cairo and the Delta region. Building on their longstanding partnership, both companies will continue working together to advance the network and support Vodafone Egypt’s connectivity ambitions.
