T-Mobile Executive Team

Greetings,

I hope this email finds you well. As we navigate the transformative advancements of 2025, it is an exciting time for the industry, particularly with the rapid evolution of AI-RAN and the path to 6G. The intent of this newsletter is to share more about Samsung Networks' achievements and our vision for shaping the future of wireless networks.

Samsung has pioneered a software-centric approach, fully decoupling hardware and software to achieve performance and feature parity. This foundation has enabled us to deploy vRAN solutions at over 50,000 sites globally, with recent expansions through partnerships with TELUS and Vodafone. Our competitors are still in the early stages of vRAN and AI-RAN adoption, allowing Samsung to maintain a significant lead in deployments and accelerating future advancements.

We are committed to providing operators with the freedom to choose their preferred CPU or GPU path, ensuring protection from stranded investments and true separation of hardware and software. Samsung continues to expand our supported baseband platforms and will include future GPUs as they reach the feasibility stage for processing at the cell site. Samsung is also taking an active part to drive this feasibility as we just entered into a landmark partnership with NVIDIA involving an AI factory equipped with 50,000 GPUs and expanded joint AI-RAN development initiatives.

Samsung Networks is poised to lead the industry in AI-RAN and 6G, offering unparalleled flexibility, innovation, and optionality.

I look forward to discussing this further and exploring how we can collaborate to shape the future of wireless networks.

Sincerely,

Wilf Norrlinger
Vice President, Networks Business
Samsung Electronics America

News

Samsung Teams with NVIDIA to Lead the Transformation of Global Intelligent Manufacturing

Samsung and NVIDIA are strengthening their ongoing collaboration on AI-RAN, partnering with Korean operators, academia, and research institutions to advance the technology and enable real-time intelligence for robots, drones, and industrial automation at the network edge.

Samsung Selected by Vodafone to Provide vRAN and Open RAN Solutions in Germany and Other European Countries

Vodafone has chosen Samsung to lead its Open RAN expansion in Europe with vRAN and O-RAN compliant radios, supporting 2G, 4G, and 5G while enabling large-scale, software-based network transformation.

Samsung and TELUS Collaborate on
Canada's First AI-Powered RIC

Samsung and TELUS today announced that they will deploy Canada's first commercial Radio Access Network Intelligent Controller (RIC), marking a significant milestone toward fully software-based, AI-powered networks. Samsung will provide its RIC solution, including open multi-vendor support and a rich suite of applications as part of Samsung CognitiV Network Operations Suite (NOS), to further enable intelligent automation, enhanced energy efficiency and optimized performance across TELUS' wireless network

Samsung Electronics ranked 5th in global brands
for sixth consecutive year

Samsung has been recognized by Interbrand, a global brand consultancy, as the 5th-ranked global brand. This evaluation was influenced by Samsung's strengthened AI competitive across business divisions, focused investment in AI-related semiconductors and enhanced customer experiences.

Technology Updates

Ushering in the 6G Era with AI Innovation
and Global Partnerships

JinGuk Jeong, Executive Vice President and Head of Advanced Communications Research Center (ACRC) at Samsung Electronics, discusses the company's strategy to drive the convergence of telecommunications and AI for the 6G era through global partnerships.

Shaping Tomorrow's Networks with AI-RAN

Charlie Zhang, Senior Vice President of 6G Research Team at Samsung Electronics, discusses the evolution of AI-RAN and how Samsung's research is preparing for the 6G era.

The Future of Networks: Intelligent Infrastructure

In his latest article, Samsung's Sanjay Kodali discusses how mobile networks are entering a new era of intelligence and agility and how Samsung is leading the transformation by combining AI and software-driven design to create flexible platforms built for innovation and next-generation connectivity.