Domestically developed 100G switch deployed in mobile backhaul network
450 units will be built first in the metropolitan area, with an additional 9,000 units to be added nationwide.
LG Uplus announced on the 26th that it has installed the '100G switch', a domestically produced 5G transmission equipment, in the mobile backhaul network in the Seoul metropolitan area to build a 5G commercial network.

The 100G switch is a high-performance concentrator jointly developed by LG Uplus with domestic equipment manufacturers Dasan Network Solutions and Ubiquoss, and is responsible for transmitting data traffic between 5G wireless base stations and wired networks.

It is evaluated as a key device for the advancement of 5G networks as it can process 46 times more data and 10 times faster than the transmission equipment currently used in LTE networks, while maintaining the same size and power consumption as existing equipment.

In July, LG Uplus adopted equipment developed by Dasan Network Solutions and Ubiquoss as 5G equipment and began sequentially applying it to its mobile backhaul network, initially building around 450 units in the Seoul and Gyeonggi areas.

In line with the upcoming 5G network construction schedule, LG Uplus plans to add approximately 9,000 additional devices to its nationwide network, and has provided direct support funds worth several billion won to both companies to ensure smooth equipment procurement.
br /> LG U+ expects that this equipment will be equipped with various technologies such as ‘Segment Routing’, which determines or adjusts traffic paths for each service, as well as Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) and Software Defined Networks (SDNs), which will enable improved efficiency in controlling and processing 5G network traffic, ensuring high-quality data services, and providing differentiated service quality.

LG Uplus Network Development Manager Lee Sang-heon said, “In order to process the massive data of 5G services, investment in high-capacity wired networks must come first.” He added, “LG Uplus, which has been focusing on localizing backbone switches, will create a model case of shared growth in the 5G wired equipment market, where domestic small and medium-sized manufacturers have strengths, such as backhaul and fronthaul.”