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Samsung selected by Vodafone to expand Open RAN deployment across Europe
is expected to be Vodafone’ s first fully Open RAN-enabled city in early 2026.
Samsung will provide its vRAN software supporting 2G, 4G and 5G, along with O-RAN compliant radios including Massive MIMO units, and its AI-powered CognitiV Network Operations Suite.
The company will collaborate with Dell Technologies on servers, Intel on processors and Wind River on the cloud platform.
“ Open RAN is a key pillar of our mission to build best-in-class networks,” said Alberto Ripepi, Vodafone’ s Chief Network Officer.
Samsung Electronics has been chosen by Vodafone as a primary partner to deploy virtualized RAN( vRAN) and Open RAN solutions in Germany and other European countries – marking a major step in expanding Open RAN across the continent. Germany will be the first market to adopt the technology, becoming one of Europe’ s largest Open RAN rollouts.
Thousands of sites will be equipped with Samsung’ s solutions over the next five years, with the first site already live in Hannover. Wismar
“ By extending our Open RAN reach and leveraging AI and automation, we’ re driving a more advanced digital society.”
Woojune Kim, President and Head of Networks Business at Samsung Electronics, said:“ Samsung is committed to supporting Vodafone’ s vision to shape the future of networks in the AI era through cuttingedge, software-based technologies.”
The collaboration aims to improve efficiency, enhance performance, and accelerate AI-driven, open and virtualized mobile networks across Europe.
Argyll and SambaNova launch UK’ s first renewable-powered sovereign AI cloud
Argyll Data Development( Argyll) has announced a landmark partnership with US-based SambaNova Systems to deliver the UK’ s first renewable-powered sovereign AI inference cloud, marking a major step in combining artificial intelligence with sustainable energy infrastructure.
The project will be based at Killellan Farm on Scotland’ s Cowal Peninsula, anchoring the new Killellan AI Growth Zone, a 184-acre green digital campus designed to merge AI sovereignty, energy independence and environmental responsibility.
Harnessing wind, wave and solar energy generated on-site, Argyll will deploy SambaNova’ s air-cooled SN40L systems – hardware engineered for maximum efficiency and minimal power consumption. Each rack uses about one-tenth the energy of conventional GPU systems while maintaining enterprise-grade performance.
SambaNova CEO Rodrigo Liang called Argyll“ a blueprint for scaling AI responsibly,” highlighting the partnership’ s ability to pair renewable power with high-performance computing to maximise performance per watt.
The first phase of the Killellan site will provide up to 600 megawatts of capacity, eventually scaling beyond 2 gigawatts.
Expected to generate £ 15 billion in investment and over 3,000 jobs, Argyll’ s closed-loop design will also repurpose waste heat for vertical farming, aquaculture and district heating – setting a new standard for sustainable AI infrastructure.
“ Together with SambaNova and our strategic partners, we’ re building a sovereign AI infrastructure powered by renewable energy, demonstrating that sustainability and scale can go hand in hand,” said Peter Griffiths, Executive Chairman, Argyll.
“ This project gives UK enterprises the ability to innovate responsibly, securely and within our own borders.”
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