Launch of 28GHz 5G Deployment TF... Including Samsung Electronics

[Asia Economy Reporter Seolgina Jo] The Ministry of Science and ICT announced on the 12th that it held the inaugural meeting of the task force (TF) dedicated to promoting the construction of 28GHz 5G mobile communication networks.

The task force includes not only the Ministry of Science and ICT, the three mobile carriers, the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), the Telecommunications Technology Association (TTA), and the Korea Telecommunications Operators Association (KTOA), which were part of the previous rural 5G network roaming TF, but also Samsung Electronics, the National Information Society Agency (NIA), and the Institute for Information & Communications Technology Planning & Evaluation (IITP) to facilitate diverse discussions such as performance verification of 28GHz equipment and terminals.

At the meeting, topics discussed included overseas deployment trends, plans to revitalize domestic convergence services, pilot service promotion plans by each carrier, joint verification of 28GHz 5G equipment and terminals, and directions for constructing 28GHz 5G networks.

The 28GHz 5G Construction Promotion TF was formed following a meeting in February between the Minister of Science and ICT and the representatives of the three mobile carriers, where a consensus was reached on the need for efficient construction of 28GHz band 5G networks.

Heo Seong-wook, Director of the Network Policy Office at the Ministry of Science and ICT, stated, “We will gather wisdom with various stakeholders and experts to build the 28GHz 5G network, and discuss broadly from performance verification of 28GHz equipment and terminals to network construction plans, doing our best to ensure the activation of 28GHz 5G.”

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