6G development progress in Korea (Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, 3 telecommunication companies)
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2022-05-13
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Samsung Electronics and LG
Electronics are spurring the development of 6G technology, which is expected to
be commercialized in 2028.
Since the establishment of the
Next-Generation Communication Research Center under Samsung Research in 2019,
Samsung Electronics has been conducting researches on 6G prior technologies,
and is working hard not to lose its leadership in 6G by meeting with the CEO of
US Verizon.
In addition, Samsung
Electronics and Korea University are planning to proactively foster
professionals who will lead the telecommunications market by linking the
'next-generation communications department' that deals with next-generation
communications technologies, including 6G, to employment of electric and
electronic engineers.
LG Electronics has the core
technology of 6G mobile communication, such as being the first in the world to
successfully transmit communication signals over 100m in a straight line
outdoors using the 6GHz frequency band.
LG Electronics established a 6G
research center jointly with KAIST in 2019, and was selected as the chairman of
‘NGA’ organized by the American Telecommunications Industry Association (ATIS).
In NGA, LG Electronics is in charge of discovering 6G use cases and
establishing related technical requirements.
Korea's three major
telecommunication companies, SKT, KT, and LGU+, are also actively conducting
R&D to prepare for the 6G era, and are also collaborating with companies.
SKT is conducting R&D on
major 6G technologies in partnership with Samsung Electronics, Nokia, and
Ericsson, and KT is researching 6G technologies with Seoul National
University's New Media and Communication Research Center. LGU+ is working on
national projects with ETRI, KAIST, and LG Electronics to develop 6G
technologies.