Overview

• Samsung is supplying a Radio Access Network Intelligent Controller to Telus as the next step in their vRAN/Open RAN collaboration launched in 2024.
• Company statements say the platform brings intelligent automation, predictive analytics, energy savings and optimized performance across Telus’s wireless network.
• Samsung’s Stephen Wiktorski says AI will allow underused cells to be put to sleep during off-peak periods to cut power consumption and costs.
• Telus says the system will manage RAN equipment from multiple vendors through a unified platform consistent with O-RAN principles.
• Initial software delivery occurred in July 2025, with extensive city-by-city testing underway this year and Wiktorski predicting broader operator adoption over the next four to five years.