Samsung showcased important progress in expertise and ecosystem improvement of AI-RAN, unlocking the complete potential of software-based networks with NVIDIA’s AI platform
Samsung Electronics right this moment introduced that the corporate is working with NVIDIA to advance AI-RAN applied sciences. The collaboration underscores Samsung’s dedication to fostering a sturdy ecosystem and diversifying the computing platforms accessible. This endeavor goals to assist a easy and simple adoption of AI in cell networks by increasing the ecosystem of Central Processing Unit (CPU) and bolstering partnerships with Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) firms.
To maximize and convey the facility of AI into Radio Access Networks (RAN), Samsung has made important technological progress leveraging its in-house AI and radio experience because the starting of 2024. One of the pivotal milestones achieved was the interoperability between Samsung’s O-RAN compliant virtualized RAN (vRAN) and NVIDIA’s accelerated computing, which passed off in Samsung Research’s lab in late final yr. Samsung has efficiently demonstrated a proof-of-concept to confirm how NVIDIA’s accelerated computing may be seamlessly built-in into software-based networks to assist improve AI capabilities.
This achievement additional solidifies Samsung’s strides in transferring forward with its distinctive innovation of mixing AI and RAN. With the baseline, Samsung can seamlessly ship AI-RAN by integrating its vRAN (virtualized Distributed Unit, vDU) with NVIDIA’s accelerated computing right into a commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) server the place Samsung’s vRAN software program is put in.
▲ At Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2025, Samsung showcased its real-world vRAN mixed with NVIDIA’s accelerated computing.
In addition, the businesses will proceed to discover the best-of-breed combos of AI-RAN choices leveraging Samsung vRAN with NVIDIA’s Grace CPU and/or GPU primarily based AI platform utilizing Compute Unified Device Architecture (CUDA) applied sciences. All of those are optimum for every community deployment atmosphere — from rural, sub-urban to dense city.
At MWC 2025, Samsung introduced its management in AI-For-RAN improvements, as exemplified by two AI-RAN demonstrations, endorsed by the AI-RAN Alliance and developed in collaboration with numerous members together with NVIDIA. The demonstrations included AI-based bodily uplink shared channel (PUSCH) estimation and non-uniform modulation, displaying a glimpse in revolutionary methods to infuse AI into cell networks.
▲ (From left) NVIDIA Senior Vice President for Telecom Ronnie Vasishta and Samsung Electronics Executive Vice President & Head of R&D June Moon
“While AI is reshaping the telecommunications panorama, Samsung helps operators to construct the fitting community structure and atmosphere the place AI can thrive, all powered by our confirmed and AI-powered vRAN,” stated June Moon, Executive Vice President, Head of R&D, Networks Business at Samsung Electronics. “This collaboration with NVIDIA signifies our continued efforts to expand GPU and CPU ecosystem, and we look forward to exploring more possibilities in the future.”
“AI-RAN is a critical technology that delivers transformative gains in network utilization, efficiency and performance, while enabling new AI services,” stated Ronnie Vasishta, Senior Vice President for Telecom at NVIDIA. “Samsung is a frontrunner in AI-RAN development. Their vRAN expertise and software integrated with the NVIDIA’s AI accelerated computing will accelerate the path to AI-native wireless networks.”
As one of many founding members of the AI-RAN Alliance cast in 2024, Samsung is actively taking part in advancing AI-RAN applied sciences with tutorial establishments and trade leaders like NVIDIA. As an elected Vice Chair of Board of Directors in addition to the Working Group #3 (AI-on-RAN), Samsung is main trade in the direction of AI-powered…
