Doha:Khalifa University of Science and Technology, the GSM Association (GSMA), and AMD have announced a joint initiative to evaluate the Radio Frequency GPT (RFGPT) during MWC Doha 2026. This collaboration aims to open access for telecom operators to explore the capabilities of RFGPT and assess its relevance to their radio frequency analysis needs.

According to Wam, the partnership brings together Khalifa University's expertise in AI and wireless communications, GSMA's global mobile industry ecosystem, and AMD's advanced computing capabilities. The goal is to evaluate how foundation models like RFGPT can address emerging challenges in modern telecommunications networks.

RFGPT, developed by Khalifa University's Digital Future Institute, is a Radio Frequency foundation model that combines advanced wireless signal understanding with natural-language interaction. It allows users to inquire about observed wireless signals, identify their characteristics, and interpret complex scenes with multiple signals. The model's ability to translate technical radio frequency data into accessible insights has the potential to support operator functions such as radio access network optimization, network planning, spectrum management, and interference analysis. Hosted on AMD compute and supported by GSMA, the model will be available for telecom operators to explore and evaluate its use cases across network operations, planning, and performance management.

Professor Merouane Debbah, Senior Director at the Digital Future Institute, Khalifa University, emphasized the importance of RFGPT in interpreting the wireless environment by combining signal understanding with natural-language reasoning. The initiative aims to give operators the opportunity to explore this approach and help shape its development to address the challenges they face in their networks. Louis Powell, Director of AI Technologies at GSMA, highlighted the need for operators to test emerging AI capabilities against concrete use cases, noting that the collaboration provides a focused evaluation window for RFGPT. Philip Guido, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer of AMD, underscored the significance of the collaboration in providing operators with access to RFGPT on AMD compute, aiding in simplifying RF analysis and supporting more effective network planning, spectrum management, and interference mitigation.