Samsung, Verizon complete key technology trial for 6G networks

Samsung Electronics and Verizon Communications completed an AI-powered Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) trial at a major international soccer fan event in Texas, Samsung announced Tuesday, calling it one of the industry's first practical implementations of a key 6G technology. Samsung integrated commercial AI-powered virtualized radio access network (vRAN) and virtualized core network (vCore) technologies with an ISAC application, letting the trial use 5G network connectivity without additional equipment. The companies said the trial enabled real-time sensing-driven intelligence across a virtualized network, showing how operators can use software-driven architectures to build infrastructure that perceives and responds to its surroundings.

Samsung Electronics said Tuesday that it has successfully completed a key technology trial for commercializing sixth-generation 6G networks with U.S. mobile carrier Verizon Communications Inc. The two companies successfully completed an artificial intelligence AI -powered Integrated Sensing and Communication ISAC trial at a major international soccer fan event in Texas, enabling real-time sensing-driven intelligence across a virtualized network, the Korean tech giant said. The milestone marks one of the industry's first practical implementations of a key 6G technology, demonstrating how operators can leverage software-driven network architectures to create infrastructure that actively perceives, understands and responds to its surroundings. For the ISAC trial, Samsung integrated commercial AI-powered virtualized radio access network vRAN and virtualized core network vCore technologies with an ISAC application. This enabled the ISAC trial to leverage connectivity from a 5G network without requiring additional equipment. "This successful ISAC trial underscores how Verizon's decisio