Joint development and successful demonstration of home 10 gigabit internet solution with Ubiqus

LG Uplus has announced that it successfully completed an internal technology demonstration by jointly developing a home 10 gigabit (Gbps) internet service solution with Ubiqus, a domestic small and medium-sized network equipment company, which is 10 times faster than existing gigabit internet.

Home 10 gigabit internet is a service that enables households to download 1 gigabyte (GB) of video content in just 0.8 seconds. It enables stable delivery of next-generation media and high-quality services such as augmented reality (VR), virtual reality (AR), 4K and 8K UHD, and holograms. It is also a core technology that can create leading future convergence services based on cloud and big data.

In particular, the solution presented this time is expected to serve as a foundation for significantly expanding the home service coverage area of 10 gigabit internet. Since it utilizes existing wired infrastructure such as fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) and optical LAN (UTP cable), it is expected to accelerate the actual service commercialization.

Furthermore, 10 gigabit internet also plays a foundational role in ushering in the fifth generation (5G) mobile communication era. The fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) method can be utilized for fronthaul, and optical LAN (UTP cable) switches can be used as 5G backhaul equipment. From wired backbone networks to 5G base stations, it is an essential technology for dense network connections between base stations.

LG Uplus plans to confirm service quality through this home 10 gigabit internet demonstration and introduce full commercial service during 2018. Starting from early next year, the company will also proceed with standardization work for commercialization regarding the network structure for home 10 gigabit internet service and the form of service terminals.

Lee Sang-heon, head of NW development at LG Uplus, stated, "Through this development, we have secured various solutions to provide home 10 gigabit internet service and significantly enhanced service coverage. Going forward, we will continue to promote qualitative and quantitative growth of services with domestic small and medium-sized companies and create continuous cases of win-win growth," he said.

Choi Yong-ho, CEO of Ubiqus, which developed the equipment necessary for this demonstration, explained, "This home 10 gigabit internet demonstration is significant in that it has set not only simple speed measurement but also the structure and evolution direction of internet service networks," and added, "We will continue to present equipment further optimized for service networks and focus on commercializing terminals."