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Empowering Telecom Core Networks Through Collaboration and Innovation

Dell PowerEdge R7625 with AMD EPYC and Samsung’s mobile core deliver scalable, future-ready performance for telecom networks.
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Key takeaways: The Dell PowerEdge R7625, fueled by AMD processors, is revolutionizing telecom innovation. Rigorous testing with Samsung’s core workloads showcases its unmatched performance, exceptional scalability, and rock-solid high-throughput—empowering providers to modernize networks and build future-ready core infrastructures that drive progress.

As demand on telecom networks grows, innovation is essential for global connectivity. In a groundbreaking collaboration, Dell and Samsung successfully validated Samsung’s mobile core on the Dell PowerEdge R7625 server with AMD EPYC™ processors. This milestone is a significant step toward enabling telecom operators to embrace an open, disaggregated infrastructure.

Built for scaling telecom networks

The Dell PowerEdge R7625, a 2U rackmount server, is engineered to meet the needs of modern telecom workloads. Through rigorous testing with Samsung’s mobile core, the R7625 demonstrated exceptional performance, scalability, and reliability. This collaboration highlights the server’s readiness to support disaggregated core networks, paving the way for operators to adopt flexible, future-ready solutions that drive innovation and efficiency.

At the heart of the PowerEdge R7625 are AMD EPYC processors, delivering up to 128 cores per CPU to provide substantial compute resources for telecom workloads. This compute density ensures the processing power needed to tackle the most demanding packet processing and telecom signaling tasks. For telecom operators, this means higher call-handling capacity and consistent throughput during peak traffic.

Integrating disaggregated core for open, flexible infrastructure

The successful testing of Samsung’s mobile core on the Dell PowerEdge R7625 is a testament to the power of collaboration. By integrating the disaggregated core on this server, Dell and Samsung are providing telecom operators with a clear path to transition toward open, flexible infrastructures. This approach enhances scalability and empowers operators to innovate and adapt to the demands of 5G and beyond.

Boyoung Yoon, Vice President and Head of Cloud Solution, Networks Business at Samsung Electronics, emphasized, “Our successful testing with Dell demonstrates how Samsung’s 5G Core seamlessly integrates with diverse server platforms, ensuring optimal performance and reliability. We are excited to take advantage of these insights to further enhance scalability and operational efficiency.”

Supporting consistent performance at scale

In addition to raw compute and platform validation, predictable performance under sustained load is critical for telecom core environments. Based on 4th Gen AMD EPYC processors with AMD 3D V-Cache™ technology, the PowerEdge R7625 supports consistent performance for cache-sensitive telecom workloads. This helps deliver stable behavior under peak traffic conditions and reinforces confidence in the validated Dell PowerEdge R7625 solution running Samsung’s mobile core for scalable, disaggregated core network deployments.

A future-forward collaboration

This partnership between Dell and Samsung represents a shared commitment to driving progress in the telecom industry. By combining Samsung’s expertise in mobile core solutions with Dell’s engineering excellence, the collaboration delivers a robust foundation for operators to build networks that are not only high-performing but also adaptable to future challenges.

Derek Dicker, Corporate Vice President, Enterprise and HPC Business Group at AMD, summarized the broader impact of the collaboration, “Validating Samsung’s mobile core on Dell PowerEdge platforms powered by AMD EPYC processors highlights what’s possible when ecosystem partners align around open, disaggregated architectures. This collaboration demonstrates how platform-level validation helps give telecom operators confidence as they modernize their core networks for 5G and beyond.”

The results of this collaboration revealed three core strengths of the R7625 for telecom applications:

    • Unrivaled Computing Power: AMD EPYC processors delivered consistent, robust throughput during intensive workloads.
    • Exceptional Scalability: The R7625 proved it could scale seamlessly, from memory to storage, to meet evolving demands.
    • Telecom-Grade Durability: The server’s rigorous design ensured top-tier reliability under prolonged, high-traffic conditions.

This validation provides operators with confidence that systems built on this foundation can support the performance and reliability expectations of core network deployments. Samsung’s successful testing is a call to action for telecom providers ready to improve their infrastructure for future networks. With proven results and flexible scalability, the PowerEdge R7625 offers the tools telecom operators need to advance their networks.

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Gautam Bhagra

About the Author: Gautam Bhagra

Gautam Bhagra is the Vice President of Partnerships within Dell’s Telecom Systems Business Unit. In this role, Gautam is responsible for managing global alliances with companies that are partnering with Dell in driving transformation within the Telecom sector.

Gautam has two decades of experience within Telecom and IT organizations. He joined Dell in Dec 2022 to manage the global partnerships team within Telecom Business Unit. Prior to Dell, he held several leadership roles at Google. As one of the early employees of Google Cloud, Gautam had the unique opportunity to help build a successful partner ecosystem across EMEA and US. Most recently, Gautam was managing the Managed Services Provider partner business in North America, where his team managed some of the most strategic partners for Google Cloud. Prior to Google, Gautam worked at British Telecom, leading their Strategy team, and worked at Booz & Company on multiple consulting projects at a leading Telecom provider in the Middle East.

Gautam got his MBA from IESE Business School in Barcelona and has a Bachelor’s in Information Science. He is originally from India and currently resides in Austin, Texas with his wife, two kids and two dogs. He enjoys traveling and has visited over 45 countries and lived in six.