Samsung has been selected as a vendor of vRAN and 5G solutions by Vodafone __ its first 5G network kit supply deal with a major European mobile operator.
Samsung said on Monday that is has been selected as a vendor of open RAN,4G and 5G solutions to Vodafone for the telco’s virtualized RAN (vRAN) deployment in the UK. The South Korean tech giant will supply its vRAN solutions and open RAN compliant radios such as its massive MIMO for both low-band and mid-band spectrum to the telco. This is the first time that Samsung is supplying its network kits to Vodafone, as well as its first to a large European mobile operator for 5G equipment. The company will also be the sole supplier of vRAN solutions. Other vendors for Vodafone’s rollout include Dell, NEC and Wind River.
