Silicon Valley:Samsung Electronics Co. announced it held a meeting with global telecommunications industry partners to discuss the future of next-generation networks. The event, named the Silicon Valley Future Wireless Summit 2026, took place in Silicon Valley, gathering approximately 100 telecommunications experts from major mobile carriers, equipment manufacturers, government agencies, and academia.
According to Yonhap News Agency, discussions focused on software-based network strategies and the need for ecosystem-wide cooperation to address changes in the telecommunications industry, primarily driven by artificial intelligence (AI).
Samsung highlighted that AI is not only transforming applications and services but also necessitating a fundamental restructuring of telecommunications infrastructure. The company believes that next-generation networks, integrating AI and virtualization, will play a crucial role in overcoming the limitations of current systems.
Park Jeong-ho, vice president and head of strategy marketing for Samsung's networks business, stated that Samsung Electronics aims to leverage its successful large-scale commercialization of virtualized networks and advanced AI technologies to transform telecommunications infrastructure into a new engine of growth.