The 5G Global Summit, a special event for the 2014 ITU Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-14), was held in BEXCO, Busan. The event is aimed at sharing information about 5G technology and facilitating international cooperation.
“To prepare for the 5G era, it is essential for the government and private organizations around the world to cooperate in major issues like the development and standardization of necessary technology and the frequency band,” said Yoon Jong-rok, vice minister of the MSIP, at a seminar. He added, “This event, where experts of major countries in the 5G area will share information and cooperate with each other, will serve as an opportunity to build a cooperative system that can bring about a win-win situation.”
In the meantime, Samsung Electronics and SK Telecom forged a partnership to lead a next-gen 5G era, and thus Korea has taken one step forward in leadership of 5G technology. Samsung has already successfully demonstrated 5G technology, and SK Telecom has lead global mobile communications technology, from its commercialization of CDMA in 1996 to the popularization of LTE-A in 2013. The partnership is expected to create synergy.
Samsung is working on developing core technology to commercialize 5G networks by 2020. The commercialization of 5G will open a new ICT world, IoT World, and network society.
5G is different from 4G. The new tech will make it possible to transmit 1,000 times more data 1,000 times faster. The number of synchronizable devices will increase by 10 to 100 times, reaching 50 billion. The method will deliver five times faster response speeds and 10 to 100 times faster connection speeds. Battery life expectancy will increase by 10 times.
The two IT companies have decided to cooperate with each other to share their vision for 5G with other companies and consultation bodies at home and abroad involved in setting a global standard for 5G technology. They also agreed to cooperate in the definition and selection of the frequency bands suitable for 5G. Both firms are going to lead the efforts in the research and development of 5G-based technology that are related to making next-gen small cells, high-capacity multi-I/O antennas, and next-gen modems. After that, they will jointly conduct tests.