Korea’s first industrial 5G Standalone (SA) service goes dwell, ushering in new wave of shopper experiences and enterprise alternatives within the area
Samsung Electronics and KT Corporation (KT) as we speak introduced they’ve efficiently launched Korea’s first industrial 5G SA community, turning on next-generation service within the nation. This achievement follows the 2 corporations’ current collaboration on the deployment of Korea’s first 5G SA and Non-Standalone (NSA) widespread core within the operator’s industrial community.
Since then, Samsung and KT have been making ready for 5G SA launch by way of a number of assessments and trials in KT’s main places of work and in city areas. Today’s deployment will assist speed up KT’s 5G imaginative and prescient to ship socio-economic worth and enhanced shopper experiences throughout Korea by way of the development of 5G.
“Our 5G SA service will be an important step in unlocking the full potential of 5G and it will bring new value to our customers,” stated Youngsoo Seo, Senior Vice President and Director of Network Research Technology Unit, Network Group at KT. “As a digital platform company, KT will continue to make efforts to help drive Korea’s Digital New Deal and ensure our customers enjoy the best experiences and opportunities that 5G has to offer.”
Unlocking 5G’s Full Potential
The implementation of 5G SA networks opens up new enterprise alternatives for service suppliers, enabling them to cut back time-to-service, and speed up a brand new technology of use circumstances and alternatives for customers and companies.
For this industrial launch, Samsung supplied KT its end-to-end 5G community options from Radio Access Network (RAN) to Core. KT facilitated a clean transition to 5G SA by utilizing Samsung’s 5G RAN and Core, which might assist 5G SA and NSA concurrently.
“Samsung is proud to play a leading role in placing Korea at the forefront of network technology innovation,” stated Seungil Kim, Vice President and Head of Korea Business, Networks Business at Samsung Electronics. “Our reliable and flexible 5G SA architecture, powered by our 5G RAN and Core, will enable KT to offer its users the next generation of enhanced use cases and mobile experiences. By introducing 5G SA services in Korea, we are taking a meaningful step in 5G journey, and look forward to delivering more transformative experiences to customers and businesses with KT.”
For extra data on 5G SA, please confer with Samsung’s whitepaper: 5G Standalone Architecture
Samsung has pioneered the profitable supply of 5G end-to-end options together with chipsets, radios, and core. Through ongoing analysis and improvement, Samsung drives the trade to advance 5G networks with its market-leading product portfolio from totally virtualized RAN and Core to personal community options and AI-powered automation instruments. The firm is at the moment offering community options to cellular operators that ship connectivity to tons of of thousands and thousands of customers world wide.
