The corporations deepen their longstanding collaboration to advance KDDI’s Open RAN community, increasing deployment of Samsung’s vRAN options
Samsung Electronics at this time introduced that the corporate has been chosen by KDDI as a principal vendor to supply 4G and 5G O-RAN compliant virtualized Radio Access Network (vRAN) options for their Open RAN deployment in Japan. In line with KDDI’s imaginative and prescient to undertake modern community know-how, the businesses will increase the attain of Open RAN within the coming years.
Starting from 2025, KDDI will increase its Open RAN deployment leveraging the benefits of a completely disaggregated and software-based structure powered by Samsung vRAN. KDDI’s Open RAN community will characteristic enhanced capabilities for improved vitality effectivity, optimized efficiency and clever automation.
“KDDI has been focused on identifying and preparing for next-generation networks, and we have been conducting numerous technical verification and feasibility studies on Open RAN with industry-leading companies like Samsung,” mentioned Kazuyuki Yoshimura, Chief Technology Officer of KDDI. “Today’s announcement represents KDDI’s dedication to bringing innovative technologies to Japan. We are proud to deliver a cutting-edge and reliable radio access network.”
“With our unwavering innovative spirit, Samsung continuously takes the initiative to develop and adopt the latest mobile technologies. Together with KDDI, we are thrilled to take this significant step and strengthen our presence in Japan,” mentioned Junehee Lee, Executive Vice President, Head of Global Sales & Marketing, Networks Business at Samsung Electronics. “We are committed to supporting KDDI’s trailblazing journey toward network excellence by providing best-in-class solutions that exceed their quality standards.”
For this expanded collaboration, Samsung is bringing its complete community options starting from its vRAN 3.zero answer, a full suite of O-RAN compliant radios supporting low- and mid-bands together with superior Massive MIMO radios and third-party radio integration help. It additionally gives key options of the Samsung CognitiV Networks Operations Suite (NOS), an clever answer that automates the life cycle administration of large-scale vRAN buildouts. The options streamline the onboarding, deployment and operation processes, enabling KDDI to rework its widespread community effectively.
Samsung is enriching KDDI’s community deployment by leveraging its sturdy ecosystem that consists of industry-leading companions and their options. The deployment might be carried out in shut collaboration with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (servers), Intel (processors) and Red Hat (cloud platform).
KDDI and Samsung have been collaborating on vRAN and Open RAN since 2021. Over the years, the businesses have solidified their world management within the rising Open RAN and vRAN area, reaching milestones akin to the world’s first business 5G Standalone Open RAN website within the Greater Tokyo space, and launching business Open RAN websites in Osaka. Samsung’s in depth experience — derived from real-world rollout expertise at scale — underpins this Open RAN deployment.
Since unveiling its absolutely virtualized 5G RAN in 2020, Samsung has persistently been acknowledged because the main Open RAN and vRAN vendor by world analyst corporations like Omdia and Dell’Oro.
“Open RAN and vRAN are at the heart of mobile networks innovation and transformation and Samsung has continuously demonstrated its leadership in this space,” mentioned Rémy Pascal, Principal Analyst Mobile infrastructure at Omdia. “These applied sciences have been totally examined, and KDDI’s Open vRAN enlargement powered by Samsung won’t solely allow KDDI to proceed delivering first-rate companies to Japanese clients and meet their evolving wants but additionally construct a extra environment friendly, automated and future-ready…
