Samsung Electronics' underperforming network division to focus on AI to turnaround - Korea

In order to overcome recent sluggish performance, Samsung Electronics' network business division is focusing on expanding its next-generation network solutions business that utilizes artificial intelligence (AI).
The network business division's sales are expected to decline for the second consecutive year, falling 23.7% from the previous year to 2.9 trillion won (about 297.56987 billion yen) in 2024.
This was due to the fact that the fifth-generation communication system (5G) communication market has entered a period of maturity and capital investment has leveled off. In response, the company has strengthened its AI virtualized base station (vRAN) in 2025.
The company has already successfully verified the integration of AI chips from NVIDIA, a major U.S. semiconductor company, with its own vRAN that complies with the open RAN standard. With this technology, AI will
It analyzes network conditions and determines the optimal data transfer path, improving transmission speed and network stability.
The company is also working on the sixth generation (6G) communications system, which is scheduled for commercialization in 2030.
Kim Yun-seong, a master of 6G, said at the 6G General Assembly of the mobile communications standardization organization 3GPP held in South Korea.