du Launches Agentic AI for Network Operations as AI-RAN Enters Commercial 5G Networks
The UAE operator and Comarch started with sandboxed, human-in-the-loop agents for OSS operations, while Nokia, T-Mobile US and NVIDIA completed an AI-RAN call on a live commercial network.
UAE operator du and software vendor Comarch announced on October 28 the launch of agentic AI for OSS network operations. The deployment starts in a sandboxed environment with human-in-the-loop oversight and is designed to progress toward autonomous closed-loop operations. In parallel, Nokia, T-Mobile US and NVIDIA reported completing the first AI-RAN call on a commercial network on October 28, and O2 UK with Nokia has been running AI-RAN features on live 5G — all vendor-reported milestones.
Taken together, the announcements mark the telecom industry's operational shift toward AI-native networks: AI agents in network management systems and AI workloads integrated into the radio access network itself.
For operators outside the early-adopter group, the pattern implies a coming wave of tenders for AI operations tooling, BSS/OSS integration and certified integrator capacity. "World's first" claims in both releases remain unverified beyond vendor statements.