Aira

Aira Technologies is a wireless networking software company that applies machine learning and AI to the radio access network (RAN) of mobile network operators. Its stated aim is to help operators modernize existing RAN infrastructure so they can capture efficiencies in spectrum use, energy consumption and operating expense, positioning itself around the concept of an "AI defined" cellular network.

The company's platform is organized around four layers: intent, context, agents and outcomes. The intent layer structures signals, domain events and operational state so that AI systems act on defined objectives; the context layer converts raw data, system signals and real-time telemetry into structured, AI-ready intelligence incorporating industry and operational knowledge; agents execute tasks otherwise handled by service teams and analysts, following a sense-reason-act loop that detects issues, selects a response path, and executes and verifies it; outcomes are framed as programmable, measurable and repeatable autonomous operations across live infrastructure. Illustrative workflows shown include identifying worst-offender sites, initiating root cause analysis pipelines, flagging root causes such as neighbor, transport, site and configuration outages, and generating response plans. Aira markets its adaptive intelligence framework under the name Naavik, including a product called Naavik One described as an autonomous network driver for telecom.

Aira is led by CEO Anand Chandrasekher, with Babak Jafarian serving as VP of Customer Success and Delivery. The company describes itself as a team of engineers and industry experts and lists a headquarters address in Saratoga, California.

Business model

Aira supplies AI-powered solution suites to communications service providers and mobile network operators, engaging prospective customers through demos and partnerships and working alongside ecosystem partners such as Nokia.

Latest developments

Recent announcements include a collaboration with Nokia on RAN automation, the introduction of Naavik One as an autonomous network driver for telecom, leadership of a TM Forum Moonshot Catalyst project on conflict management in intent-based networking, wins at the 2026 TM Forum Moonshot Catalyst, and participation in MWC 2026 discussions on a standards-based rApp blueprint for programmable networks.