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Samsung unveils 6G research findings and 6G spectrum white paper

Samsung Electronics had published a white paper introducing its 6G vision in July 2020 Samsung Electronics released a white paper that lays out the company’s vision for securing global frequency bands for future 6G technology. The paper, titled “6G Spectrum: Expanding the Frontier,” discusses ways to...

Nokia, Optus claim world’s first 3CC Carrier Aggregation 5G SA data call

Nokia said that 5G carrier aggregation allows compatible 5G smartphones to receive multiple 5G frequency bands in parallel Nokia, Optus and Samsung Electronics Australia announced that they have achieved a data session using three-component-carrier (3CC) Carrier Aggregation (CA) technology over a 5G Standalone (SA) network...

South Korea aims to launch a communications 6G prototype in 2026

In January, the Korean government said it was working with local telcos on 6G network development strategies The new government of South Korea expects to come up with a 6G communications prototype in 2026, Korean press reported. The Presidential Transition Committee said that the incoming...

Samsung Electronics, Virgin Media O2 deploy 4G, 5G sites in the UK

Samsung said that the companies also completed the first 5G data call on Virgin Media O2’s commercial 5G network Samsung Electronics and Virgin Media O2 announced they have successfully completed the deployment of multiple live 4G and 5G sites in the U.K. In a release, Samsung...

Samsung, ABB target commercial buildings with new partnership

Samsung said its SmartThings platform allows users to monitor and control ABB’s portfolio of devices, like cameras and sensors   South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics announced a partnership with global technology company ABB to expand Samsung SmartThings integration into commercial and residential buildings. “With SmartThings, Samsung...

Japan seeks to cover 95% of local population with 5G in two years: report

The Japanese government aims to assign additional 5G frequencies to local carriers to boost 5G coverage The government of Japan aims to triple the availability of 5G services in the country over the next two years, Japanese press reported. Local TV channel NHK World reported that...

South Korea aims to launch commercial 6G around 2028: Report

The government of South Korea previously said it expected to launch a pilot project for 6G mobile services in 2026 South Korea aims to commercialize 6G services by around 2028, local news agency Yonhap reported, citing the country's science minister. "We are continuing our preparations for...

Samsung, NTT East to expand private 5G network business in Japan

Samsung said they expect to start providing commercial private 5G networks in Japan in the second quarter of 2022 Korean vendor Samsung Electronics announced it has been selected by Japanese operator NTT East, to jointly expand the private 5G network business in Japan, the former...

Samsung, SK Telecom complete 5G-4G SA Option 4 trial in 5G network

Samsung explained that SA Option 4 is a dual connectivity technology that connects both 5G and 4G radios to a 5G Core in advanced 5G SA mode Korean companies Samsung Electronics and SK Telecom (SKT) announced they have successfully completed what they claimed to be...

Samsung, Amdocs partner to deliver 4G, 5G private networks in the U.S.

  Samsung Electronics America and Amdocs said they will collaborate to deliver end-to-end 4G and 5G private network solutions to U.S. enterprises. In a joint statement, the firms said that the agreement includes delivery of Samsung’s complete set of private network solutions, including Citizen Broadband Radio...

5G accounts for nearly 30% of mobile subscribers in South Korea: report

Nearly 30% of mobile subscriptions in South Korea were on 5G networks at the end of last year, Korean news agency Yonhap reported, citing data from the Ministry of Science and ICT. The total number of 5G subscribers amounted to 20.92 million as of the...

Vodafone claims first O-RAN site in the UK

U.K. carrier Vodafone announced it has switched on what it claims to be the first 5G Open RAN (O-RAN) site in the country, the telco said in a release. The site installed in the city of Bath is the first of 2,500 5G and 4G...

Japanese telco Optage trials ‘Local 5G’ services with HPE 5G solutions

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) announced that Optage, a Japanese telecommunications provider, has selected HPE 5G Core Stack for its trial of a private 5G network, the former firm said in a release. Optage is testing the viability of "Local 5G" networks to meet business customer...

Smart Communications selects Samsung for 5G SA deployment

Philippine mobile services provider Smart Communications has partnered with South Korean vendor Samsung for the deployment of the former’s 5G Standalone (5G SA) technology in the Philippines. This development follows Smart's recent activation of initial commercial 5G SA sites in Makati. Earlier, Samsung was able...

South Korea ends November with 20.19 million 5G users

SK Telecom has the largest 5G subscriber base in South Korea The total number of 5G subscribers in South Korea reached 20.19 million in November 2021, accounting for around 28% of the total 72.57 million mobile subscriptions in the Asian nation, Korean press reported, citing...

South Korea ends October with 19.4 million 5G subscribers

South Korea ended October with a total of 19.38 million subscribers in the 5G segment, local news agency Yonhap reported, citing data from the Ministry of Science and ICT. 5G subscribers at the end of September had reached 18.41 million, according to the report. 5G subscribers...

Samsung, Orange to collaborate in the latter’s O-RAN facility in France

Korean company Samsung Electronics announced it will be one of the first vendors to participate in the opening of Orange’s Open RAN Integration Center in Paris, France. As part of the agreement, the two companies will collaborate to disaggregate the hardware and software elements of...

Samsung to launch 4G/5G trials with Virgin Media O2 in the UK

Samsung Electronics announced that the company will carry out 4G and 5G trials with Virgin Media O2 in the U.K. During the trials, the two companies will verify the capability and performance of Samsung’s 4G and 5G network solutions in Virgin Media O2’s commercial network. The...

M1, Samsung partner to support VoNR service on 5G SA network

Singaporean operator M1 Limited and Samsung said they have made available Voice over 5G New Radio (VoNR) on M1’s 5G Standalone (SA) network. The VoNR call service utilizes the SA architecture of 5G network for an improved high definition quality call experience, while providing 5G...

KT, Samsung claim first 5G Standalone launch in South Korea

Korean carrier KT and compatriot tech company Samsung Electronics have launched what it claims to be the first 5G Standalone (SA) in the country, Samsung Electronics said in a release. For this commercial launch, Samsung provided KT its end-to-end 5G network solutions from Radio Access...

The University of Texas partners with tech firms to set new 6G R&D center

The University of Texas (UT) has teamed up with tech companies Qualcomm, Samsung, AT&T, NVIDIA and InterDigital to establish a new research center, dubbed 6G@UT, to lay the groundwork for 6G. “The advances in both wireless communications and machine learning over the past decade have...

South Korea to award additional 5G spectrum in November

South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT has announced it will award 28 GHz and sub-6 GHz spectrum in November to boost the use of 5G-related services across the country, Korean press reported. According to the report, the frequencies will be available for mobile operators...

Vodafone selects strategic partners for commercial O-RAN deployment

UK-based carrier Vodafone has selected Dell, NEC, Samsung Electronics, Wind River, Capgemini Engineering and Keysight Technologies to jointly deliver the first commercial deployment of Open Radio Access Network (RAN) in Europe. Vodafone said its initial focus will be on the 2,500 sites in the U.K....

Samsung expands vRAN capability to support C-Band

Korean vendor Samsung Electronics has recently announced that its commercial 5G virtualized RAN (vRAN) now supports its latest C-Band Massive MIMO radios. In a release, the company also said it achieved a 5G vRAN speed exceeding 1.5 Gbps on C-Band spectrum. With these results –...