Improvement of 5G Reception Environment in Approximately 120 Major Facilities Nationwide Starting in June
Published2019.05.10 12:13| 5G indoor reception environment improvement in buildings starting June
| Field inspections on 5G service quality improvement underway
The Ministry of Science and ICT held a public-private joint special task force meeting on 5G service inspection on the 9th at the ministry's conference room, with participation from mobile carriers and manufacturers, to review progress on 5G service quality improvement and discuss solutions.
5G base stations, which have the greatest impact on service quality such as 5G service coverage, increased by 3,064 units compared to April 29th as of the 8th, with a total of 57,266 base stations established. Equipment installations also increased by 7,688 units, reaching a total of 124,689 units.
At this meeting, mobile carriers announced that starting from June, they will sequentially carry out joint facility construction work to enable seamless 5G service in approximately 120 buildings, including 24 major KTX/SRT stations, 12 major airports, large shopping malls, exhibition centers, and major sports facilities. They stated that they plan to additionally select buildings for joint construction to improve indoor reception environments for users as soon as possible.
Regarding speed degradation and service interruptions that occur when using 5G smartphones, mobile carriers and manufacturers announced that they are continuously improving major issues through software supplementary patch distribution and network interworking optimization. The phenomenon of 5G appearing on the terminal's status bar even while using LTE service is expected to be improved by patch distribution as early as the 4th week of May.
Meanwhile, manufacturers announced that following 'Galaxy S10 5G,' devices such as 'V50 ThinQ' and various other terminals will be released, suggesting that consumer choices regarding 5G smartphones will expand in the future.
The ministry requested that mobile carriers conduct active promotion, as citizens need to make efforts such as installing supplementary patches to experience the effects of 5G quality improvement. The ministry also urged attention to launching new services so that consumers can enjoy more diverse 5G-based content.
The ministry plans to make full preparations for demonstration of the five core services (immersive content, smart factories, autonomous vehicles, smart cities, digital healthcare) outlined in the 5G+ strategy announced in April, to enable early application and dissemination of 5G.
The next meeting will be conducted in the form of on-site visits related to 5G service quality improvement, with plans to inspect the on-site implementation status of matters discussed at the 5G service inspection public-private joint task force meeting.
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