Samsung Electronics Silicon Valley Future Communications Summit held... Next generation network lighting

Samsung Electronics is holding an event to discuss the future of next-generation networks with global telecommunications industry partners.

Samsung Electronics held the 'Partner Day' on the 14th (hereinafter local time) in Mountain View, Silicon Valley, USA, with the attendance of about 100 communication experts, including major mobile carriers, manufacturers, government, and academia, and will hold the 'Silicon Valley Future Communication Summit 2026' on the 15th.

Participants at Partner Day on the 14th discussed software-based network strategies and ecosystem-level cooperation plans to respond to changes in the artificial intelligence (AI)-based communications industry.

Samsung Electronics explained that as AI changes the entire infrastructure beyond applications and services, the communication network that has existed for 100 years is also being structurally reorganized.

In particular, he emphasized that the next-generation network that combines AI and virtualization will be a key driving force in realizing new ways of communication beyond existing limitations.

“Samsung Electronics has successfully achieved large-scale commercialization of virtual networks and will further develop its communications infrastructure into a new growth engine by adding advanced AI technology,” said Park Jeong-ho, vice president and head of the strategic marketing team at Samsung Electronics’ Network Division.

The 'Silicon Valley Future Communication Summit 2026', held on the 15th, will be operated with three sessions and panel discussions, including ▲ AI-embedded 6G network ▲ expansion of 6G coverage based on satellite communication ▲ hyper-connectivity connecting the real and virtual worlds.

In these sessions, technical challenges and cooperation plans for the evolution of the intelligent infrastructure of AI-based 6G networks, the current status and prospects of low-orbit satellite constellations, and satellite communication standards and roadmaps will be discussed. We are also exploring service directions through technologies that recognize space and connect it to digital services, such as communication and sensing convergence (ISAC) and physical AI.

6G core technologies jointly developed and verified by Samsung Electronics and its partners will also be unveiled, including AI embedded wireless network (AI RAN), high-density multiple input/output communication system (X-MIMO), and distributed multiple input/output communication system (D-MIMO).

Samsung Electronics is expanding cooperation in 6G and AI-based communication technology with global partners such as global mobile carriers, research institutes, and consultative bodies.

This year, we began collaborating with LG U+ to develop ISAC technology, and conducted field verification with Verizon at a large global sporting event held in Dallas, USA. We are strengthening research cooperation with domestic and foreign telecommunication companies such as Softbank, NTT Docomo, KDDI Research, KT, and SK Telecom.

“Samsung Electronics is leading the development of core network technologies that will materialize 6G through close cooperation with communications industry partners,” said Jin-guk Jeong, vice president and head of the Next-Generation Communications Research Center at Samsung Electronics. “We will consolidate our advanced research capabilities to develop next-generation communications technologies for both carriers and users.”