Samsung Electronics has demonstrated its 5G technology leadership by successfully winning a 5G Core business order in Japan's telecom market, which has high barriers to entry.

Samsung Electronics announced on the 9th that it has been selected as the supplier of '5G Standalone (SA) Core' solutions for KDDI, a major Japanese mobile network operator.

The Core solution is critical 5G infrastructure that works in conjunction with base stations to provide device authentication, customer services, and quality of service management for internet connectivity of mobile device data traffic such as smartphones.

The Core solution requires advanced technological capabilities and stable quality assurance, and since replacement cycles are lengthy once deployed, it is evaluated as a domain with very high barriers to entry for new suppliers. In particular, in the Japanese market, which places great emphasis on telecom service quality and technological prowess, this represents another proof of Samsung Electronics' 5G technology leadership.

With this, Samsung Electronics will participate in KDDI's 5G commercial network deployment, and following the supply of 5G base stations (2020) and virtualized base stations (2021), the selection as a 5G SA Core solution supplier further solidifies Samsung Electronics' position as KDDI's end-to-end network partner.

The 5G SA Core supplied by Samsung Electronics this time is an integrated solution that simultaneously supports both 4G and 5G on the same platform.

By applying cloud-native virtualization, it enables high data processing speed and flexible capacity expansion.

In particular, in consideration of the market environment where data traffic continues to increase, various cutting-edge technologies have been applied to ensure stable service provision. The solution is equipped with △overload control technology that prevents traffic congestion in advance, △monitoring technology that detects and resolves issues in real-time, and △geo-redundancy technology that continuously provides services through real-time backup solutions.

Additionally, Samsung Electronics' 5G SA Core supports network slicing technology based on Release 17, the latest international standard.

Through this, a single physical mobile network can be divided into multiple independent virtual networks, enabling customized communication services for various applications such as autonomous driving requiring ultra-low latency or live multi-sport game streaming requiring ultra-high speed.

Lee Joon-hee, Senior Vice President and Head of Strategy and Marketing at Samsung Electronics' Network Business Division, said, "Based on overwhelming 5G technological capabilities and long-term partnerships with operators, Samsung Electronics has been rapidly expanding its position in the global telecom market. Going forward, we will continue to lead the new paradigm of next-generation mobile communication markets through innovation and challenge."