T2 says AI can boost mobile internet speeds by 10%

T2 has started rolling out an AI-based system that adjusts mobile network parameters in real time for individual subscribers. According to the operator, the approach delivers at least a 10% increase in internet speeds.

The idea is to stop treating every connection the same way. Instead, the network analyzes several factors at once — including signal quality, device location, current network load, and the smartphone’s capabilities — and then decides which frequency bands should be used for data transmission.

T2 says the effect should be most noticeable during peak hours, when a single cell site is splitting resources across many users and phones with different modem capabilities.

The technology has already been enabled on more than 200 base stations in Altai Krai and the Altai Republic. The pilot covers Aleysk, Zarinsk, Belokurikha, and the villages of Altaiskoye and Kyzyl-Ozek. By the end of 2026, T2 plans to expand the project to another 1,000 base stations, including sites in Barnaul, Biysk, Rubtsovsk, and Kamen-na-Obi.

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For mobile operators, the move is a practical one. Mobile internet performance is no longer limited only by coverage, but also by how efficiently networks allocate radio resources among subscribers. Ericsson and Nokia have been pushing AI-RAN and similar radio network automation tools for several years. T2's announcement stands out because it describes a deployment on live base stations, even if it is still limited to one region.

That pressure is also coming from traffic growth. As the Ericsson Mobility Report forecasts continued double-digit growth in global mobile data traffic over the next few years, operators will need to squeeze more capacity out of infrastructure they have already built.

If T2 reaches its target of 1,000 stations by the end of 2026, the next test will be whether that 10% gain holds up outside the pilot and in denser urban networks.