SKT Successfully Connects LTE and 5G Equipment Frequency
Published2017.10.24 10:525G research results shared with other telecommunications companies to accelerate 5G standardization and commercialization and expand the ecosystem
SK Telecom is moving quickly on the international stage to establish early 5G standards and commercialize them.
SK Telecom announced on the 24th that it will unveil research results on core technologies for 5G commercialization and present a blueprint for early 5G commercialization at the 'NGMN Forum'* to be held in Seattle on the 25th (local time).
NGMN is an international organization where global telecommunications companies discuss the standardization of next-generation network infrastructure, service platforms, and terminals.
The content that SK Telecom is disclosing at the NGMN Forum is the configuration of a '5G virtualized network' and the results of its application in a real-world usage environment, which includes interoperability technology between LTE-5G heterogeneous equipment and frequencies, and interoperability between terminals and communication equipment from different equipment manufacturers.
On the 28th of last month, SK Telecom established the world's first LTE and 5G communication base stations and frequency interoperability network in the Euljiro area of Seoul and conducted a demonstration of transmitting communication data across LTE and 5G networks.
At the time, SK Telecom equipped a 5G integrated terminal supporting both the LTE frequency band 2.6GHz and the 5G frequency bands 3.5GHz and 28GHz on a 5G experience bus, and while actually driving the bus, demonstrated seamless 5G service between the base station and the terminal. succeeded.
All technologies unveiled by SK Telecom are aimed at the early commercialization of 5G. Due to the characteristics of 5G frequencies, it is expected that completing a nationwide network will take a significant amount of time. Accordingly, SK Telecom has been researching LTE-5G interworking networks and other technologies as its top priority for 5G commercialization.
With the release of these research results, SK Telecom expects not only the early standardization and commercialization of 5G but also the early establishment of a global 5G ecosystem.
SK Telecom is acting as the lead researcher for the 5G Trial and Testing Initiative (5G TTI), established within NGMN this year to facilitate the early commercialization of 5G. This program has contributed to standardization regarding the definition of core 5G technologies and interoperability between equipment.
Park Jin-hyo, Head of Network Technology at SK Telecom, stated, “We expect the leading technology unveiled this time to accelerate the development and commercialization of LTE-5G interoperability technology by global manufacturers and carriers,” adding, “We plan to actively disclose our technology to global standardization organizations to lead the early commercialization of 5G and the establishment of an ecosystem.”
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