AI Software “EdgeRIC” Could Make Your Internet Experience Smoother, Faster

A team from the UC San Diego Qualcomm Institute (QI) and Jacobs School of Engineering, and Texas A&M University has developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-based software platform that could one day give internet users a more efficient and enjoyable experience over the cellular network.

The open-source software platform, called “EdgeRIC,” uses AI to “take the temperature” of the cellular wireless environment that connects us to the internet, then redirects resources according to users’ needs in real-time. While the technology is still in development, it could someday be integrated into existing hardware distributed by major telecommunications companies to reach the public.

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