Las Vegas has deployed a private 5G AI radio access network (AI-RAN) powered by the NVIDIA AI Aerial platform and supported by Vapor IO’s edge infrastructure. It is claimed as the world’s first private 5G AI-RAN deployment.

Las Vegas will use NVIDIA AI Aerial to deploy several thousand cameras across the city in 2025. This platform will allow Las Vegas to dynamically shift workloads between edge data centres and optimise performance in real time.

NVIDIA AI Aerial is an open AI-RAN platform that delivers AI and RAN services on a common accelerated infrastructure, and optimises network performance with AI. AI-RAN supports multi-purpose infrastructures that are AI capable and more efficient, while supporting industry standards for 5G, private 5G, Open RAN and 6G in the future.

The deployment of private 5G AI-RAN in Las Vegas uses the NVIDIA Aerial CUDA-accelerated virtual RAN software stack and NVIDIA MGX with GH200 Grace Hopper Superchip accelerated computing reference design along with Supermicro technologies. Vapor IO’s Zero Gap AI edge infrastructure has made it possible to bring AI-driven compute power to the network edge.

“This deployment marks a significant milestone in our journey towards becoming a smarter, more connected city,” said Michael Sherwood, the city’s chief innovation officer. “The AI-RAN solution will undoubtedly propel our smart city initiatives to new heights, enabling us to deliver improved services and a better quality of life for our residents and visitors.”

“AI applications infused with private 5G networks can supercharge smart city initiatives, enabling cities to gather, analyse and act upon vast amounts of data in real time to enhance the city’s experience. AI-RAN technology makes this possible, and this first deployment of private 5G AI-RAN solution using NVIDIA AI Aerial and Vapor IO showcases the extensibility of AI-RAN to various use cases,” said Soma Velayutham, Vice President of Telecom at NVIDIA.

“Vapor’s Zero Gap AI provides the automated infrastructure necessary to implement low-latency services, leveraging NVIDIA AI Aerial to enable voice, video, data and AI applications on a common platform. We have an operational business model that employs the principles of shared infrastructure to radically lower the complexity of deployment for our customers and partners,” said Cole Crawford, CEO and founder of Vapor IO.