LG Uplus and Ericsson-LG join hands to activate next-generation network technology.

LG Uplus and telecommunications equipment manufacturer Ericsson-LG announced on the 1st that they have agreed to collaborate on the development of network technology, including next-generation core technology that adds AI and QoS functions to the network.

The technology demonstrated by both companies this time is to configure the network in the form of an 'application programming interface (API)' so that various technologies such as AI, ML, and QoS can be combined with 5G networks.

LG U+ said, “If the network is configured in API format, it will be easier to link with other services, so we can provide a network with specialized functions beyond simply providing a network.”

It is also expected that new apps can be developed or existing apps can be improved by using the services provided by various third-party apps together with the network.

LG U+ and Ericsson LG are combining the 'QoS (Quality of Service) guarantee function' with the 5G network to provide an API for 'automatic parking service’ and applied it to the 'disaster drone service', and presented an autonomous vehicle parking autonomously based on a stable network connection and a drone transmitting real-time control video.

Additionally, a 5G network combined with an 'AI-based network congestion prediction function' demonstrated autonomous vehicles resetting their routes to avoid congested areas.

Small and medium-sized app developers can develop new apps more easily and conveniently by utilizing networks in the form of APIs that have the functions they want. LG U+ expects that the domestic app ecosystem will be activated through innovation in the experience of corporate customers.

In the future, LG Uplus will continue to develop and verify technologies in collaboration with various companies, including Ericsson-LG, to advance next-generation core technologies that are key technologies for building network infrastructure such as 5G-Advanced and 6G.

LG Uplus NW Advanced Development Manager Lee Sang-heon said, “We will be able to provide new value to customers through next-generation core technology,” and “We will continue to conduct research to preemptively secure next-generation network technology that can provide customers with outstanding experiences going forward.”

“We expect that various 5G services will be discovered in the future through the evolution of networks utilizing open APIs and AI,” said Cho In-sook, SVP and head of technology for Cloud Software & Services at Ericsson-LG. “We will support telecommunications companies to increase the utilization of their 5G networks through preemptive technology development.”