By Jungchul Kim, Head of Product Strategy Group, Networks Business at Samsung Electronics
Across every industry, automation and real-time data processing are becoming essential for streamlining operations, improving efficiency and enabling advanced AI applications. From retail to manufacturing to transportation, enterprises increasingly rely on networks that support constant monitoring, safety detection and the seamless integration of intelligent systems.
Enter Samsung's Network in a Server (NIS), a private network solution designed to address these evolving needs by consolidating components to deliver unmatched connectivity and functionality.
Samsung's Network in a Server: A Paradigm Shift in Private Networks
Samsung's NIS is the latest leap forward in private networks: a versatile platform that integrates mobile core, radio access, transport and AI applications into a single, streamlined system. By virtualizing these network components, Samsung’s NIS minimizes rack space and power consumption, making it an ideal solution for edge environments where efficiency and reliability are paramount. One of its standout features is the ability to easily integrate a CPU or GPU directly within the platform, empowering enterprises to seamlessly activate AI capabilities in their private network.
Enhancing Retail Operations with Real-Time Video Analytics
Samsung's NIS is poised to revolutionize retail store operations and safety through its enhancement of real-time video analytics. Live footage from surveillance cameras is transmitted directly to AI applications embedded within the NIS platform. With a GPU integrated into the solution, it can analyze customer behaviors in real-time, allowing store owners and managers to monitor various situations and ensure a safe environment for both customers and staff.
When the AI applications review and analyze footage from CCTV cameras connected through the private network, they can distinguish between normal, expected shopping scenarios and abnormal situations. The AI applications can assess a variety of conditions to identify possible concerns, including: flagging unattended bags that need to be removed, locating lost items in secure areas or even detecting smoke as an early sign of a fire emergency. By leveraging Samsung's NIS, retailers can elevate operational efficiency while prioritizing safety and security.
Inventory Management with Robotic Automation
Intelligent robot services can be leveraged to improve inventory management in retail stores. When connected through Samsung’s NIS, these robotic machines assist store staff with stocking shelves, while having awareness of their surroundings in real-time. When deployed in front of store shelves, the robotic arm restocks products with precision, freeing up employees’ time to complete other tasks or assist customers. These robot systems are equipped with safety logic and sensors that detect when a customer is nearby, automatically pausing its function to avoid impacting the customer's experience – enabled by the instant data exchange made possible with Samsung’s NIS. Once the customer leaves its immediate area, the robotic arm resumes its task seamlessly.
This robotic automation enhanced by Samsung's NIS not only optimizes employee time and advances inventory management, but also evolves the overall shopping experience by ensuring that shelves are consistently stocked without disrupting customers. Samsung’s solution powers this “smart store” experience by processing data in real-time and adapting to these dynamic environments.
Evolving Immersive Experiences with AR/VR Support
Samsung's NIS plays a pivotal role in supporting AR/VR applications, paving the way for immersive experiences across many industries. Emerging device connectivity allows novel devices such as AR glasses or XR headsets to overlay contextual information into the user's view. For example, in a business meeting, when an employee wears the headset, participant information appears automatically and meeting notes are generated seamlessly, while on a manufacturing line, employees receive critical product information or reminders in their field of vision in real-time.
In the corporate world, professionals collaborate in meetings every day. When the data processing power of Samsung’s NIS is paired with AR glasses, these employees and leaders can request reminders of everyone they spoke to during a given day, recaps of the key takeaways and even check where they left essential items like their keys or wallet. This application offers far-reaching benefits for specific industries as well, such as education, healthcare and entertainment, where immersive technologies are being increasingly adopted.
Advancing Safety and Efficiency with Integrated Sensing and Communication
Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) uses radio signals for sensing applications, which ensure ubiquitous coverage while enabling a range of safety and efficiency-enhancing features. These features and functions require millisecond-level response times and cannot tolerate round trips to distant data centers – making Samsung’s NIS the ideal solution.
When connected through Samsung’s NIS, ISAC capabilities are enabled by low latency and high reliability, allowing them to effectively manage functionality including predictive mapping, parking spot detection, drone tracking and vehicle safety monitoring. By analyzing data from connected devices, the system can predict and track the paths of traveling items, people or vehicles. These capabilities have the potential to optimize operations in logistics and transportation industries.
A Future-Ready Solution for Diverse Industries
Samsung's NIS is more than just a private network solution – it’s a transformative platform designed for the evolving needs of modern industries. From enhancing retail operations with real-time video analytics to streamlining inventory management with robotic automation, supporting immersive AR/VR experiences and advancing safety with ISAC technology, NIS offers unparalleled versatility and intelligence.
As businesses continue to embrace AI, automation and real-time processing, Samsung's NIS is a future-ready solution that empowers enterprises to innovate and thrive in an increasingly connected world. Whether it's ensuring safety in smart stores, optimizing logistics operations or delivering immersive experiences through AR/VR, Samsung's NIS is poised to redefine the possibilities of private networks across any industry.