Emergingby GlyphNokia says operators are trialing AI-RAN on NVIDIA Aerial RAN Computer
Nokia reported more than 20% spectral efficiency gains from its AI-RAN platform.
nokia.com
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Sep 2026
Samsung and Verizon complete an AI-powered ISAC trial on vRAN
The trial ran at a large soccer fan event in Dallas.
news.samsung.com
Aug 2026
Study on Modernization of Specification Format and Procedures for 6G
3GPP creates specifications at the cutting edge of modern communications technology – but how “cutting-edge” are the technology and processes that 3GPP itself uses to create those specifications? In June 2025, a cross-3GPP Study Item was launched to review 3GPP’s specification formats and working me
3GPP news
Jun 2026
3GPP approves TR 38.914, its first 6G RAN study
The report on 6G scenarios and requirements goes to ITU-R as input to IMT-2030.
3gpp.org
3GPP sets the Release 21 timeline for the first 6G standards
Stage 3 functional freeze is set for December 2028, with ASN.1 freeze in March 2029.
3gpp.org
May 2026
Samsung and LG Uplus sign an MOU to research ISAC for 6G
Samsung Research will lead development of core sensing and communication technology.
news.samsung.com
Mar 2026
3GPP approves its first 6G study on use cases and service requirements
TR 22.870, over 590 pages, was approved at the Fukuoka plenaries.
3gpp.org
Nokia reports AI-RAN tests with T-Mobile, Indosat and SoftBank
Nokia anyRAN software passed functional tests on NVIDIA GPU-accelerated AI-RAN platforms.
nokia.com
Feb 2026
Samsung, KT and Keysight reach 3 Gbps with X-MIMO in the 7 GHz band
Outdoor tests verified dense antenna X-MIMO in a candidate 6G band.
news.samsung.com
Dec 2025
Samsung and KT validate AI-RAN optimization on a live commercial network
The companies called it the first such demonstration on a commercial network.
news.samsung.com
Nov 2025
Samsung and SK Telecom sign an MOU on AI-RAN for 6G
Work covers AI channel estimation, distributed MIMO and AI-RAN schedulers.
news.samsung.com
DOCOMO runs an outdoor trial of an AI-driven 6G air interface
With NTT, Nokia Bell Labs and SK Telecom, AI raised throughput by up to 100%.
docomo.ne.jp
Nokia and Rohde & Schwarz test an AI-powered 6G receiver
Machine learning compensates for signal distortion to improve 6G uplink coverage.
nokia.com
Oct 2025
NVIDIA and Nokia partner on an AI platform for 6G
NVIDIA introduced the Arc Aerial RAN Computer; T-Mobile will test AI-RAN for 6G development.
nvidianews.nvidia.com
Sep 2025
US DOD Future G Office picks DeepSig and SRS to lead the OCUDU open-source 5G/6G RAN
The award covers a carrier-grade RAN software stack for 5G, 6G and AI-RAN.
deepsig.ai
3GPP plenaries in Beijing make early 6G studies the main business of Release 20
TSGs#109 froze Release 19 features and moved focus to 5G-Advanced and 6G studies.
3gpp.org
Mar 2025
3GPP holds its 6G workshop in Incheon
The two-day workshop set vision and priorities for 6G radio, architecture and core.
3gpp.org
Feb 2025
DeepSig demos an AI-native 6G air interface on NVIDIA AI Aerial
The over-the-air demo at MWC 2025 ran as part of the AI-RAN Alliance showcase.
deepsig.ai
Dec 2024
3GPP approves a study on 6G technical performance requirements
RAN#106 in Madrid approved the study to feed minimum requirements to ITU-R for IMT-2030.
3gpp.org
Nov 2024
DOCOMO tests an AI-based 6G radio interface indoors at 4.8 GHz
AI improved throughput by up to 18% in the first such test in Japan.
docomo.ne.jp
SoftBank runs NVIDIA AI Enterprise on its AITRAS AI-RAN servers
AITRAS runs AI workloads and the radio access network on the same hardware.
softbank.jp
May 2024
3GPP holds its first stage 1 workshop on IMT-2030 use cases
About 200 delegates met in Rotterdam to set 6G use case priorities ahead of formal work.
3gpp.org
Apr 2024
DOCOMO, NTT, NEC and Fujitsu build a 100 Gbps sub-terahertz device
The device reached 100 Gbps in the 100 GHz and 300 GHz bands at up to 100 meters.
docomo.ne.jp
Mar 2024
NVIDIA unveils a 6G Research Cloud platform
It bundles the Aerial Omniverse Digital Twin, Aerial CUDA-accelerated RAN and the Sionna neural radio framework.
nvidianews.nvidia.com
Feb 2024
AI-RAN Alliance launches at MWC Barcelona
Founding members include NVIDIA, Nokia, Ericsson, Samsung, SoftBank, T-Mobile, DeepSig and Northeastern University.
deepsig.ai