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KDDI, KDDI Research and global partners launch RAN Digital Twin collaboration for the 6G era. ―Collaborates with NVIDIA, Keysight, and Samsung Research America to build a high-fidelity digital twin to power AI-driven optimizations and autonomous operations―. KDDI Corporation KDDI Research, Inc. On June 23, 2026, KDDI Corporation and KDDI Research, Inc. launched an initiative toward realizing a high-fidelity RAN Digital Twin, creating a virtual replica of real-world radio access networks. This foundational platform will enable safe and efficient AI-driven network optimization, autonomous operation, and AI-algorithm evaluation in the 6G era. To accelerate this vision, KDDI and KDDI Research, Inc., are collaborating with NVIDIA Corporation, Keysight Technologies, Inc., and Samsung Research America, Inc to jointly develop this environment. Together, the five companies will advance this collaboration to build the RAN Digital Twin and propel AI-driven networks forward. KDDI and KDDI Research have developed a technology in which multiple AI agents cooperate to perform area optimization at base stations, and are deploying this technology across commercial networks nationwide, working toward the practical realization of AI-driven autonomous networks. [1] As the telecommunications industry looks toward 6G, the demands on network quality will intensify, making the continued advancement of AI-based area optimization essential. Meanwhile, training modern AI requires massive datasets and continuous iterative experimentation. Performing this AI learning directly in live network environments introduces significant challenges in speed and safety. Through this collaboration, the companies will build a RAN Digital Twin that faithfully replicates real-world network conditions in a virtual environment. This enables AI to be trained and validated without impacting live networks, and allows large numbers of scenarios with varying conditions to be simulated in parallel. The project will deliver a prototype to demonstrate the scalability of the RAN Digital Twin by the end of March 2028. Looking further ahead, by the end of FY2030, the companies aim to extend the RAN Digital Twin to support diverse use cases and validate its performance on KDDI's commercial network. KDDI and KDDI Research envision utilizing its AI factories as the computing engine to operate the RAN Digital Twin at scale, continuously enhancing communication quality and delivering an exceptional experience to customers. About the joint initiative. The companies will build a RAN Digital Twin that faithfully reproduces the real-world environment in a virtual space, by combining (i) technology that simulates highly complex phenomena such as radio wave propagation and wireless network behavior with high fidelity, and (ii) technology that scales such simulation on general-purpose computing infrastructure. The RAN Digital Twin is intended to be used primarily in the following two use cases. Use Case 1: Training and evaluation platform for AI network optimization. Through this collaboration, we will build a "RAN Digital Twin" that faithfully replicates real-world network conditions in a virtual environment. This enables AI to be trained and validated without impacting live networks, and allows large numbers of scenarios with varying conditions to be simulated in parallel, dramatically increasing the number of trials. Furthermore, the platform enables proactive optimization by allowing "what-if" scenarios, such as future changes in the radio environment or traffic fluctuations. Use Case 2: Field-trial platform for new AI-based RAN features. In the 6G era, a large number of sophisticated AI models are expected to be embedded into RAN equipment. The RAN Digital Twin will also serve as an evaluation platform that enables lab-based testing of new features and algorithms across diverse virtual environments before field deployment, contributing to quality assurance and significantly shortening development cycles. This platform will be used in particular to validate technologies known as the "AI air interface," in which AI predicts and assists various RAN processes to improve communication quality and reduce power consumption. This will enable customers to benefit from cutting-edge AI technologies more rapidly. Roles of each Company. | Company | Role | | KDDI | Providing commercial network data and driving commercial trials | | KDDI Research | * Creating use cases * Developing propagation prediction technologies for the RAN Digital Twin * Defining technical requirements See the blog below for more details: * AI Propagation Technology Powering the "RAN Digital Twin"Open in a new window | | NVIDIA | Providing high-fidelity digital twin infrastructure with NVIDIA Aerial Omniverse Digital Twin and NVIDIA accelerating computing platforms See the blog below for more details: * NVIDIA Brings Trusted, 24/7 AI Agents to Telecom OperationsOpen in a new window | | Keysight | Providing user equipment (UE) emulation technology to support the development and validation of the RAN digital twin See the blog below for more details: * Shaping the 6G Future with a Keysight Network Digital Twin, Leveraging NVIDIA AI Aerial PlatformOpen in a new window | | Samsung Research America | Providing vRAN technology that realizes base stations through virtualization See the blogs below for more details: * The Next Frontier: Samsung's Journey to AI-Powered Networks Beyond AI-RANOpen in a new window * The Backbone of Next-Generation Networks Evolution: Virtualization, AI, and AutomationOpen in a new window | * Satoshi Konishi, President and CEO, KDDI Research, Inc.; Senior Director, KDDI Corporation - "In recent years, KDDI has been rated the world's No.1 in connected experience by a third party. [2] As networks grow increasingly autonomous and AI-driven in the 6G era, we are determined to raise that quality even higher. With the RAN Digital Twin, we can train and validate AI not only against real-world scenarios but even against future ones yet to unfold, accelerating innovation and dramatically shortening time to market. We are delighted to collaborate with NVIDIA, Keysight, and Samsung Research America to build this foundation and deliver an even better communication experience to our customers." * Soma Velayutham, VP of Telecoms and AI, NVIDIA Corporation - "6G will be born in simulation and our collaboration with KDDI, Samsung, and Keysight will pioneer this future. As networks become increasingly autonomous, more complex AI algorithms will be the critical engines driving them. To develop these algorithms safely and at massive scale, the NVIDIA Aerial Omniverse Digital Twin provides a high-fidelity "AI-RAN gym" where operators can rigorously train, simulate, and validate new models before ever deploying them to a live network." * Kailash Narayanan, SVP and President of the Communications Solutions Group, Keysight Technologies, Inc. - "RAN Digital Twins are the essential gatekeepers for safe, AI-driven network automation, requiring a zero-risk validation environment before commercial deployment. Keysight combines its advanced digital twin and scale emulation tools with technology from KDDI, NVIDIA, and Samsung to simulate the precise conditions needed to validate complex AI algorithms. This collaborative framework gives operators the trusted foundation they need to innovate confidently, eliminating live-network risks and fast-tracking the transition to autonomous 6G." * Charlie Zhang, EVP, Samsung Research America, Inc. - "As a global leader in today's commercial vRAN deployment, Samsung recognizes RAN Digital Twin technology as a vital tool to drive the future AI-native vRAN in the 6G era. We are thrilled to collaborate with KDDI, KDDI Research, NVIDIA, and Keysight on developing a high-fidelity RAN Digital Twin, with the goal of enabling safer and more efficient optimization for future AI-driven networks." * [1] * Area Optimization Technology in Which Multiple AIs Cooperate Being Introduced at Base Stations across Japan * [2]"Connected Experience" No.1 worldwide is based on Opensignal's Global Mobile Network Experience Report, in which it ranked first in the "Reliability Experience" category. It achieved consecutive No.1 rankings in the two most recent reports (February 2025: comparison of 142 MNOs across 41 countries; February 2026: comparison of 151 MNOs across 44 countries). For more details, please refer to the Opensignal website. * *The information contained in the articles is current at the time of publication. Products, service fees, service content and specifications, contact information, and other details are subject to change without notice. June 9,2026 News Releases May 27,2026 News Releases

Keysight's (NYSE:KEYS) Q1 CY2026 sales beat estimates, stock soars. Posted on May 20, 2026 By News Team Electronic measurement provider Keysight (NYSE:KEYS) beat Wall Street's revenue expectations in Q1 CY2026, with sales up 31.5% year on year to $1.72 billion. On top of that, next quarter's revenue guidance ($1.74 billion at the midpoint) was surprisingly good and 5.3% above what analysts were expecting. Its non-GAAP profit of $2.87 per share was 23.7% above analysts' consensus estimates. Keysight (KEYS) Q1 CY2026 highlights: * Revenue: $1.72 billion vs analyst estimates of $1.7 billion (31.5% year-on-year growth, 0.8% beat) * Adjusted EPS: $2.87 vs analyst estimates of $2.32 (23.7% beat) * Adjusted Operating Income: $465 million vs analyst estimates of $466.7 million (27.1% margin, in line) * Revenue Guidance for Q2 CY2026 is $1.74 billion at the midpoint, above analyst estimates of $1.65 billion * Adjusted EPS guidance for Q2 CY2026 is $2.46 at the midpoint, above analyst estimates of $2.16 * Operating Margin: 23.7%, up from 15.8% in the same quarter last year * Free Cash Flow Margin: 27.5%, down from 35% in the same quarter last year * Market Capitalization: $58.39 billion Company overview. Spun off from Hewlett-Packard in 2014, Keysight (NYSE:KEYS) offers electronic measurement products for use in various sectors. Revenue growth. A company's long-term sales performance is one signal of its overall quality. Any business can put up a good quarter or two, but the best consistently grow over the long haul. Unfortunately, Keysight's 5.6% annualized revenue growth over the last five years was tepid. This fell short of its benchmark for the industrials sector and is a tough starting point for its analysis. Long-term growth is the most important, but within industrials, a half-decade historical view may miss new industry trends or demand cycles. Keysight's annualized revenue growth of 8.5% over the last two years is above its five-year trend, suggesting some bright spots. This quarter, Keysight reported wonderful year-on-year revenue growth of 31.5%, and its $1.72 billion of revenue exceeded Wall Street's estimates by 0.8%. Company management is currently guiding for a 28.7% year-on-year increase in sales next quarter. Looking further ahead, sell-side analysts expect revenue to grow 13.1% over the next 12 months, an improvement versus the last two years. This projection is noteworthy and indicates its newer products and services will fuel better top-line performance. ALSO WORTH WATCHING: Nvidia's Quiet Partner. Nvidia's chips cost a hundred grand. The connectors that make them work cost even more. One company makes them all. Every AI server needs specialized infrastructure the chip companies don't make. High-speed cables. Power connectors. Thermal sensors. This 90-year-old company built a monopoly on it. The AI boom just started. This stock is still flying under the radar. Claim The Stock Ticker Here for FREE. Operating Margin. Keysight has been a well-oiled machine over the last five years. It demonstrated elite profitability for an industrials business, boasting an average operating margin of 21%. This result isn't surprising as its high gross margin gives it a favorable starting point. Analyzing the trend in its profitability, Keysight's operating margin decreased by 5.8 percentage points over the last five years. This raises questions about the company's expense base because its revenue growth should have given it leverage on its fixed costs, resulting in better economies of scale and profitability. This quarter, Keysight generated an operating margin profit margin of 23.7%, up 7.9 percentage points year on year. The increase was solid, and because its operating margin rose more than its gross margin, Equity Insider can infer it was more efficient with expenses such as marketing, R&D, and administrative overhead. Earnings per share. Equity Insider track the long-term change in earnings per share (EPS) for the same reason as long-term revenue growth. Compared to revenue, however, EPS highlights whether a company's growth is profitable. Keysight's EPS grew at 8.8% compounded annual growth rate over the last five years, higher than its 5.6% annualized revenue growth. This tells Equity Insider the company became more profitable on a per-share basis as it expanded. Diving into the nuances of Keysight's earnings can give Equity Insider a better understanding of its performance. A five-year view shows that Keysight has repurchased its stock, shrinking its share count by 7.5%. This tells Equity Insider its EPS outperformed its revenue not because of increased operational efficiency but financial engineering, as buybacks boost per share earnings. Like with revenue, Equity Insider analyze EPS over a shorter period to see if Equity Insider is missing a change in the business. For Keysight, its two-year annual EPS growth of 9.6% is similar to its five-year trend, implying stable earnings power. In Q1, Keysight reported adjusted EPS of $2.87, up from $1.70 in the same quarter last year. This print easily cleared analysts' estimates, and shareholders should be content with the results. Over the next 12 months, Wall Street expects Keysight's full-year EPS of $8.67 to grow 10.6%.

xG-Afterwork @ Keysight & HHI 6G Summit. On March 19, Keysight and Fraunhofer HHI brought the spotlight of 6G to Berlin with their 6G Summit, attended by leading stakeholders from industry, academia, and research. From RF and semiconductor research to MIMO, NTN, ISAC, Digital Twins, and AI-RAN development, this event showed how the 6G community's collaborative efforts are collectively driving meaningful progress across the entire ecosystem. Conversations carried on into the evening at a special xG-Afterwork edition. A long day, but a valuable one - here are some highlights: * airpuls demonstrated a motion detection application for hospital wake-up rooms, implemented within their private 5G network deployment. * Keysight and Fraunhofer HHI offered a glimpse into the capabilities of future networks by showcasing applications in Integrated Communication and Sensing. * Sascha Thiergart (Embever) and Harald Naumann (Antennity) introduced a new platform for fast and cost-efficient IoT device development. * Sebastian Peters (infrasignal) shared compelling insights into the challenges and opportunities of digitalizing and connecting traffic lights in Berlin using 5G standards. For Xg Incubator, the ultimate highlight is what happens after the official program: people staying, connecting, and diving into lively, in-depth discussions. Creating these moments is exactly why Xg Incubator organize these events - and it's great to see this happening more and more. Xg Incubator'd love to hear from you: What has xG-Afterwork brought you? New collaborators? Fresh ideas? A boost of motivation? Send Xg Incubator an email at [email protected]!