Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong personally oversaw next-generation communications and urged the securing of technology and preparation for the future.

Samsung Electronics announced that Chairman Lee Jae-yong visited Samsung Research in Umyeon-dong, Seoul on the 10th as his first business move of the new year to review trends in next-generation communication technologies, including 6G, and response measures.

Chairman Lee Jae-yong reviewed the current status of 6G communication technology development, prospects for international technology standardization, and trends in next-generation communication technologies such as 6G and 5G Advanced, and discussed business strategies to secure a leading position in the future network market.

Samsung Research is Samsung’s global R&D hub and an organization that researches future technologies in cutting-edge fields such as next-generation network communication technology, AI, robotics, and healthcare.

Chairman Lee Jae-yong stated, “Our survival and future depend on securing new technologies. The more difficult the times, the more preemptive R&D and unwavering investment are necessary.” "Let's take on the challenge more boldly and fiercely," he said.

The reason Chairman Lee Jae-yong visited the site of next-generation 6G communication technology development as his first business move of the new year is that securing 6G technology first could determine not only Samsung's future but also South Korea's national competitiveness.

6G is a core foundational technology that incorporates artificial intelligence (AI) to provide higher energy efficiency and wider network coverage, and enables the implementation of advanced technologies such as AI, autonomous vehicles, robots, and extended reality (XR) in daily life.

6G is a field expected to bring about changes far greater than the impact 5G had on human life and industry, and competition for 6G leadership is also unfolding fiercely.

6G is expected to begin global standardization procedures in 2025 and be commercialized in earnest around 2030.

As 6G communication technology is a core foundational technology that drives convergence with various industries, competition between companies and nations across industrial boundaries is intensifying.

In particular, countries around the world, including the United States, Japan, and Europe, are pursuing the securing of 6G technology leadership as a national project.

The Korean government also selected 6G technology as one of the 12 national strategic technologies at the end of last year and began to foster it in earnest.

Samsung Electronics plans to continue its 'super-gap leadership' in the 6G field based on its experience and capabilities in commercializing 5G communication technology for the first time in the world.

Samsung Electronics has been investing heavily in 5G standardization and advanced technology research since 2011, before 4G communication became popularized, and has succeeded in the world's first commercialization of 5G.