Samsung is honored to be selected by Vodafone as a key partner for large scale Open RAN deployments across multiple European countries. Taking a significant step forward in the company’s continued growth in the region, Samsung will provide Vodafone with its industry-leading virtualized RAN (vRAN) and Open RAN solutions. 

With this collaboration, Vodafone and Samsung are leading the Open RAN momentum in the European market, underscoring the companies' efforts to transform the mobile network landscape. The companies are advancing AI-friendly and autonomous Open RAN by utilizing software-based architecture. vRAN serves as an optimal foundation for AI, enabling operators to seamlessly integrate AI capabilities into their networks. 

For this extensive project, Samsung will provide its versatile vRAN solution with multi-generational support across 2G, 4G and 5G, O-RAN compliant radios including Massive MIMO radios as well as system integration services. With its software-based architecture, Samsung's vRAN delivers enhanced capabilities such as improved energy efficiency, optimized performance and TCO savings.

The offerings also include intelligent automation solution, which is known as AI-powered Samsung CognitiV Network Operations Suite (NOS). It is a set of diverse AI applications, playing a crucial role in adopting and managing open, software-based networks at scale. It allows Vodafone to have full observability across lifecycle management of its network from installation, operation to optimization, helping the operator deploy and manage large-scale virtualized Open RAN networks more intelligently and efficiently. 

In addition, Samsung is delivering its latest radios and software capabilities that support RAN sharing. Samsung's comprehensive portfolio of radios not only covers diverse spectrum bands but also supports wide bandwidth and high transmit power required for RAN sharing in European countries. As RAN sharing is essential in facilitating wide-scale Open RAN adoption in certain areas of the region, Samsung's solution will help operators deliver high-performing shared networks while reducing hardware costs and lowering energy consumption.