Samsung Electronics to Host 'Future Wireless Summit 2026' in Silicon Valley... Lead '6G' Communications

Exploring AI-Based Software Network Evolution Strategies
Unveiling Real-World Validation of Key 6G Technologies
Accelerating Cooperation with Global Telecom Operators

Samsung Electronics presented a vision for the future of next-generation networks, driven by artificial intelligence (AI) and sixth-generation mobile communications (6G), alongside global telecommunications industry partners in Silicon Valley, U.S.

Kim Woojun, president and head of Samsung Electronics' Network Business, delivers a keynote address at Partner Day in Mountain View, Silicon Valley, on the 14th (local time). Samsung Electronics

Samsung Electronics said it held Partner Day in Mountain View, Silicon Valley, U.S., on the 14th (local time), and will host the Silicon Valley Future Wireless Summit 2026 on the 15th.

At Partner Day, participants discussed software-based network strategies and ecosystem-wide collaboration to respond to changes in the AI-driven telecommunications industry. In its keynote address, Samsung Electronics said that as AI transforms not only applications and services but also infrastructure as a whole, the telecommunications networks that have been in place for more than 100 years are also undergoing structural change. In particular, it stressed that next-generation networks combining AI and virtualization will be a key driver in overcoming existing limitations and enabling new forms of communication that humanity has imagined.

During the panel sessions, telecommunications operators shared requirements and blueprints for AI-driven future networks, while manufacturers discussed their experience in commercializing AI and virtualized networks. They also considered how to ensure the continued development of the telecommunications ecosystem. In addition, participants explored various ways to identify new network-based services beyond basic connectivity and turn them into new business opportunities.

"In the AI era, networks are evolving into intelligent infrastructure that understands the diverse needs of the new services emerging at a rapid pace, adapts flexibly through virtualization, and provides the best solutions," said Park Jeongho, vice president and head of the Strategic Marketing Team at Samsung Electronics' Network Business. "Samsung Electronics has successfully achieved large-scale commercialization of virtualized

networks with global partners. By adding our advanced AI technologies, we will develop telecommunications infrastructure into a new growth engine and take the lead in opening a path for the industry to advance together."

The Silicon Valley Future Wireless Summit 2026 will feature three sessions focused on key technology pillars that will lead the 6G era. The AI-Native 6G Networks session will discuss technical challenges and collaboration to advance 6G networks into intelligent infrastructure, with AI serving as a key technology for improving network performance and operational efficiency.

The Taking 6G to Space With NTN session will examine the current status and future outlook for low Earth orbit satellite constellations, discuss technological barriers to space communications and satellite communications as a means of overcoming them, and cover satellite communications standards and roadmaps under discussion at the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), an international telecommunications standards organization.

The Connecting the Physical and Digital Worlds session will explore ways to deliver new user services through technologies that perceive the physical environment and connect it to digital services, including integrated sensing and communications (ISAC) and Physical AI.

Key 6G technologies jointly developed and validated by Samsung Electronics and its partners will also be showcased. Demonstrations will include various advanced technologies, such as ▲AI radio access networks (RAN) ▲extreme multiple-input multiple-output (X-MIMO) communication systems ▲distributed multiple-input multiple-output (D-MIMO) communication systems ▲ISAC. Samsung Electronics plans to present real-world validation results for ▲communications performance achieved by applying AI across all RAN layers ▲transmission performance in the 6G candidate frequency band (the 7 GHz band) ▲the user experience at cell edges ▲sensing performance using base station infrastructure.

Samsung Electronics is expanding collaboration on 6G and AI-based communications technologies with a range of global partners, including mobile carriers, research institutes, and industry groups. This year, it began collaborating with LG Uplus to develop ISAC technology and conducted field validation with Verizon at a major global sporting event held in Dallas, U.S. It is also strengthening research cooperation with major telecommunications operators in Korea and abroad, including SoftBank, NTT DOCOMO, KDDI Research, KT, and SK Telecom, as it works to realize 6G technologies.

"Samsung Electronics is leading the development of key network technologies that will make 6G a reality through close collaboration with telecommunications industry partners," said Jeong Jinkuk, vice president and head of the Next Generation Communications Research Center at Samsung Research, Samsung Electronics. "We will bring together our advanced research capabilities to advance next-generation communications technologies for both operators and users."

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