Samsung collabs with Intel for vRAN advancements

Today, Samsung revealed that it’s collaborating with Intel through a new product innovation agreement. It allows the companies to continue advancing vRAN (virtualized Radio Access Network) for enhanced performance and capacity.

Samsung will integrate its vRAN 3.0 software with 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors with Intel vRAN Boost to deliver advanced vRAN solutions. The company’s enhanced vRAN will be able to support more cells with the same number of servers for power savings and cost efficiency.

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Both OEMs have been collaborating on vRAN innovation since 2017, and the companies have already proven the performance of their integrated solutions in Tier One operators’ commercial networks in the U.S., the U.K. and Japan.

In these networks, Samsung’s vRAN software integrated with 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors (Intel’s previous generation processor) has been delivering performance optimization and power saving capabilities to operator networks.

The companies have successfully completed interoperability tests, accomplishing a first call on Samsung’s vRAN running on the 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors with Intel vRAN Boost. This enhanced vRAN offering is expected to be commercially available in the second half of 2023.