Huawei has been assembling its cloud platform for mobile networks piece-by-piece for two years, as part of its broader ‘cloudification’ program for service providers, both entrenched and new. There are three main elements for the mobile operator – first came CloudEdge for the core network, launched in 2014; then CloudRAN in April this year; and now a cloud-based air interface, CloudAIR, which allows for dynamic allocation of spectrum bandwidth across multiple bands. “We launched the CloudAIR solution to help reshape the air interface,” said Edward Deng, Huawei’s president of wireless solutions. “Our focus is on improving the efficiency of the air interface, enabling operators to deploy services more flexibly and, of course, enhancing user experience. CloudAIR is designed to enable…