Samsung wins KT and SK Telecom South Korea AI RAN project supply contracts
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Samsung will support KT and SKTelecom in carrying out the AI RAN project in South Korea.
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Samsung will work with KT and SK Telecom to support South Korea’s AI RAN project
PANews September 23 reports that Samsung Electronics announced today that it has signed contracts with Korea Telecom (KT) and SK Telecom to support their artificial intelligence wireless access network (MSIT) projects under South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT’s (AIRAN) project. Samsung will respectively serve as KT and the primary supplier for SK Telecom. These projects are scheduled to launch in 2026 and will deploy October standalone network (5G) private networks in various industrial environments, from shipyards to petrochemical facilities, to validate SA capabilities and generate real-world insights for future deployments.
🔗AIRAN capabilities and generate real-world insights for future deployments.
Samsung Electronics announced that it has signed contracts with KT and SK Telecom to support South Korea’s AI RAN project.
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Samsung will serve as KT the global sole supplier and the primary supplier to SKTelecom.
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The project is scheduled to launch in 2026 year October, deploying in industrial environments such as shipyards and petrochemical facilities 5G standalone private networks.
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The project will be carried out under South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT's “Super AI Network” plan.
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AI RAN is applying artificial intelligence capabilities to the radio access network. The project plans to deploy in a real industrial environment 5G a standalone networking network to validate the relevant capabilities.
Why it matters to readers
This shows Samsung,KT and SK Telecom plan to test in industrial scenarios AI RAN capabilities.
It helps beginners understand AI a practical testing project that combines 5G with networks.
Risks and unknowns
The project is still only a plan; whether it will be launched on schedule in 2026 year October has not yet been confirmed.
The evidence does not specify the test results, project scale, or subsequent deployment arrangements.
The information comes from media reports; the original contract and announcement were not provided in the evidence.
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