Samsung Electronics and AMD have taken a significant step forward in their strategic collaboration — moving from joint verification to live commercial deployments of AI-powered network solutions. The announcement was made at MWC 2026 in Barcelona, marking what both companies describe as a key milestone in software and AI-driven network innovation.
At the heart of the update is AI-powered virtualised RAN (vRAN), which has now demonstrated commercial-grade, multi-cell 5G performance running entirely on AMD EPYC 9005 Series processors — without the need for additional hardware accelerators. The validation was conducted at Samsung’s R&D labs, and the results indicate that the solution is mature enough to scale in real-world network environments. This is a notable development for telecom operators seeking to reduce dependence on specialised hardware and move toward more flexible, software-defined architectures.
At MWC 2026 Samsung also showcased its Network in a Server (NIS) concept — a fully virtualised edge-AI platform powered by AMD CPUs. The solution brings compute and AI processing closer to the user, enabling real-world applications such as video analysis, sensor fusion, radar detection, and Integrated Sensing and Communication use cases.
