Companies collaborate to showcase real-world service utilizing 5G community commercialized final December on 3.5GHz spectrum
KT Corporation (KT) and Samsung Electronics immediately introduced that they’ve efficiently achieved 1Gbps velocity over the air utilizing KT’s 5G industrial community deployed in Seoul, which has been offering 5G mobility industrial service from December 1, 2018, in collaboration with Samsung’s Networks Business unit.
KT has used its 5G industrial community utilizing 3.5GHz frequency deployed in Gwanghwamun, Seoul, which comprised of Samsung’s 5G NR end-to-end community options together with 5G radio and digital core (vCore) supporting each 4G LTE and 5G concurrently, and 5G smartphone (Galaxy S10 5G). The two corporations have centered on offering finish customers with real-world outside cell experiences, reaching total 1Gbps velocity on 5G smartphone linked to 5G industrial community.
This has been one of many key accomplishments for the 2 corporations – proving that 5G industrial community is able to ship secure gigabit velocity for end-users since final December – signifying the influence of 5G commercialization and promising enhanced person experiences in an actual outside surroundings.
After KT chosen Samsung as the important thing 5G community resolution supplier in November 2018, the businesses have collectively constructed the 5G industrial community, on-air already from final December. Since then, the 2 corporations have been specializing in optimizing the 5G community for each wider protection and exponential knowledge visitors derived by 5G’s larger velocity.
As 5G industrial service for end-users is about to reach this spring, KT introduced immediately that 5G community can be prepared for end-user mobility service in 85 cities nationwide together with the Seoul metropolitan space by finish of March 2019. This contains 5G service protection enlargement all through a variety of main nationwide freeway and high-speed railways (KTX and SRT) connecting cities. In addition, it should steadily cowl 464 faculties and universities, subways, landmark buildings and components of mountainous areas.
“KT has shown unparalleled leadership in technology through its 5G trial services in PyeongChang, which led to early 5G commercialization,” stated Chang-Seok Seo, Executive Vice President of Network Strategy Unit and Network Group at KT. “Based on our technical expertise and years of experience working on 5G, KT will continue to establish its 5G network across the nation to provide differentiated services to our valued customers in collaboration with Samsung.”
“Samsung and KT will continue to work closely in collaboration to push beyond the limits of today’s technology and offer a glimpse of the revolutionary world led by 5G,” stated Jaeho Jeon, Executive Vice President and Head of R&D, Networks Business at Samsung Electronics. “Harnessing our assets and cutting-edge 5G end-to-end solutions, Samsung aims to be at the forefront to push the limits of 5G even further.”
This achievement is part of an ongoing collaboration between KT and Samsung of a few years towards 5G commercialization. The two corporations efficiently delivered the 5G pilot providers in the course of the winter sports activities video games in February 2018, being the primary to carry 5G community and machine that make the most of 28GHz frequency. Leveraging this expertise, they succeeded in dwell video name performed with Samsung’s 5G community in-built USA and Korea (Link), respectively. Further, the businesses achieved 5G NR primarily based interoperability check utilizing each 3.5GHz and 28GHz in February 2018 (Link).
These joint efforts have led Samsung to turn into a serious 5G associate of KT in November 2018 and launch 5G mobility industrial service in South Korea on December 1, 2018.
