NVIDIA Unveils First US-Built 6G AI-RAN Stack
NVIDIA Unveils First US-Built 6G AI-RAN Stack
NVIDIA, a leader in AI computing technology, announced on October 29, 2025, the development of the first AI-native radio access network (RAN) stack for 6G in the United States, accelerating the innovation of next-generation communication technologies. At its Santa Clara, California campus, NVIDIA is building a complete AI-native wireless stack, showcasing the potential of future wireless communication technology. Notably, NVIDIA has successfully built an AI-native wireless stack with its partners just six months after launching the AI-WIN project, demonstrating its rapid technological development speed. This is seen as a significant example of NVIDIA accelerating its efforts to seize the next-generation communications market. NVIDIA's announcement is more than just a technological development update; it is an important signal foreshadowing changes in the future communication landscape. The convergence of AI and wireless communication technology is expected to bring about innovative changes across various industries, and NVIDIA's AI-RAN stack is expected to be at the center of these changes.
Industry leaders such as Booz Allen, Cisco, MITRE, ODC, and T-Mobile are participating as partners in NVIDIA's project, building a collaborative system. This collaboration is expected to create a synergistic effect in the development of NVIDIA's AI-RAN stack and contribute to improving its technical completeness. In particular, it is significant in that it combines each company's expertise to deeply research and develop various aspects of AI-based wireless communication technology. NVIDIA and its partners have successfully demonstrated the first user-to-user phone call through the AI-native wireless stack and are accelerating the development of 6G applications. This is considered an important achievement that proves the applicability of NVIDIA's AI-RAN stack in real communication environments and is expected to contribute to the development of various services and applications in the 6G era. As such, NVIDIA is leading the development of 6G technology through collaboration with various partners and is striving to play a leading role in the future communication market.
The AI-native wireless stack built by NVIDIA is a system that combines NVIDIA's AI Aerial platform with ODC's 5G RAN software, Cisco's UPF and 5G core software, and MITRE and Booz Allen's specialized 6G applications. This is the result of combining NVIDIA's AI technology and the communication technology expertise of its partner companies, and it is expected to provide the optimal solution for the 6G era. In particular, the NVIDIA AI Aerial platform provides core technology for AI-based wireless communication, and ODC's 5G RAN software supports the efficient operation of wireless networks. In addition, Cisco's UPF and 5G core software ensure stable data transmission and network security, and MITRE and Booz Allen's specialized 6G applications provide the technology necessary to implement various 6G services. As such, NVIDIA's AI-RAN stack is designed to meet the diverse requirements of the 6G era by combining the best technologies in each field.
Ronnie Vasishta, Senior Vice President of Telecom at NVIDIA, emphasized that NVIDIA has built an AI-native wireless stack in collaboration with leading industry players. This shows that NVIDIA is actively building a cooperative system for 6G technology development and is accelerating technological innovation through this. In addition, Booz Allen unveiled the AI-based spectrum sensing R.AI.DIO application at NVIDIA GTC in Washington, D.C., presenting the potential for innovation in the field of wireless communication using AI technology. This application is expected to contribute to improving the efficiency of the wireless communication environment by efficiently detecting and managing the wireless spectrum using AI. In particular, efficiently utilizing limited wireless resources is one of the important tasks of the 6G era, and Booz Allen's R.AI.DIO application is expected to play an important role in solving these challenges. As such, NVIDIA and its partners are promoting various innovations in the field of wireless communication using AI technology and are contributing to the development of the future communication environment.
The US government, under [previous administration], expects that NVIDIA's unveiling of this 6G AI-RAN stack will allow the United States to secure a leading position in the next-generation communication technology competition. In particular, since 6G technology is expected to bring about innovative changes in various fields such as autonomous driving, smart cities, and the metaverse, beyond simply improving communication speed, the competition to secure technology leadership is expected to intensify further. [Country's] government, also recognizes the importance of 6G technology and is actively investing in related technology development and infrastructure construction. This is because 6G technology can play an important role in [Country's] economic growth and social development, as well as having important implications for security. Therefore, [Country] will strive to strengthen its 6G technology competitiveness and play a leading role in the future communication market through cooperation with global companies such as NVIDIA. 6G technology is emerging as a core technology that determines national competitiveness, and governments around the world are making every effort to secure technology leadership.
