KT and Samsung Electronics completed, on November 2, 2026, a field verification of an autonomous wireless network operation technology based on the AI Cell Twin digital twin platform at KT Wiz Park stadium in Suwon, South Korea. The trial ran during home games for about three months from July 2026, and the companies present it as a step toward networks that adjust themselves, rather than relying only on manual configuration by human teams.
Como funciona o AI Cell Twin
AI Cell Twin is KT's network digital twin platform: a virtual replica of the real wireless network, built from data collected at the stadium, including user distribution, data usage patterns and traffic changes. In that virtual environment, artificial intelligence drafts operation plans for base stations, tests each plan in advance, and only then applies the best option to the real network. According to coverage of the trial, this differs from traditional automation, which relied on pre-set criteria or a single metric.
Os resultados do teste
The reported result was the redistribution of traffic concentrated on certain base stations to neighbouring stations. Traffic imbalance between base stations improved by up to 34%, while the load concentrated on a specific base station fell by up to 16%. The companies also say AI Cell Twin's predictions in the virtual environment showed high accuracy against the real wireless network data.
Próximos passos
KT and Samsung plan to continue the demonstration during autumn baseball games and expand its use beyond stadiums, to high-density traffic environments such as urban areas and large festival sites. No commercial launch was announced: what has been verified so far is the feasibility of the technology on a real commercial network, under game conditions, not a generalised deployment.
Image credit: KT and Samsung Electronics employees during verification of the technology at KT Wiz Park. Photo: KT, via StarNews Korea.
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