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Verizon deploys Samsung vRAN in 5G expansion | Fierce Wireless

When Verizon expanded its 5G nationwide service last month, it notably became the first carrier to deploy Samsung’s 5G virtualized RAN, the vendor announced Thursday.   

Samsung’s 5G vRAN kit [color=var(--brand-1)]debuted in July, adding a virtualized distributed unit (vDU) to its virtualized central unit (vCU) so the entire baseband is virtualized, along with a range of radio units. With vRAN architecture software elements can run on common-off-the-shelf (COTS) x86-based servers instead of dedicated hardware.

Verizon’s [color=var(--brand-1)]December expansion brought its lower-band nationwide 5G coverage to 24 million more people, for a total of 230 million. It included areas in central Texas, Tulsa, upstate New York and New England. Samsung is Verizon’s RAN vendor in parts of upstate New York and New England, a Verizon spokesperson confirmed.  

Samsung scored a [color=var(--brand-1)]$6.6 billion 5G network deal with Verizon last year and the first implementation of its vRAN kit by a major U.S. carrier is important on a number of fronts.