SKT Commercializes Integrated Hub Equipment for 5G, 4G, and Wired Internet
Published2022.08.18 14:02
SK Telecom and SK Broadband engineers inspecting the wired and wireless integrated hub.
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SK Telecom strengthens network management capabilities and leads 5G advancement and 6G evolution through testing of integrated wired and wireless hub equipment.
SK Telecom announced that it is moving forward with the commercialization of integrated wired and wireless hub equipment applied to mobile communication network fronthauls.
The wired and wireless integrated hub equipment commercialized by SKT is a type of fronthaul router that can simultaneously manage and control optical lines used for various types of services, such as 5G, 4G, and wired internet, with a single device.
SKT announced that it has been conducting related technology verification since the second half of last year and has completed testing this year, together with SK Broadband, to apply a wired-wireless integrated hub to 5G/LTE fronthaul and Ethernet-based wired internet services.
SKT announced plans to expand the construction and operation of integrated wired and wireless hubs, focusing on regions that require the comprehensive provision of wireless services as well as B2B and B2C internet services.
SKT plans to enhance the fronthaul interface specifications by utilizing the integrated wired and wireless hub. It is currently capable of simultaneously accommodating CPRI (Common Public Radio Interface) and eCPRI (Ethernet-based Common Public Radio Interface), which are used as base station equipment standards in Korea, and is conducting research and development to accommodate 6G standards in the future.
SKT added that the eCPRI standard, which utilizes Ethernet-based internet, is being adopted as a general standard because it is advantageous for the advancement of 5G services, and stated that continuous development of this technology is also necessary in terms of evolution to 6G.
"We plan to lead the advancement of 5G and the evolution to 6G by flexibly accommodating integrated wired and wireless services and continuously strengthening our network infrastructure management capabilities," said Seong Jin-soo, Head of Infrastructure Engineering at SKT.
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