Samsung Tests 4G and 5G Network Solutions with Polish Telecom Operator

Poland's Leading Telecom Operator Play and
Q2 Commercial Network Test

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[Asia Economy Reporter Minyoung Cha] Samsung Electronics announced on the 5th (local time) that it will conduct 4G and 5G solution performance tests with Play, Poland's leading mobile carrier, in Warsaw, Poland.

Samsung Electronics and Play plan to conduct tests at Play's research lab and commercial network in the second quarter of this year to verify the performance of Samsung's 4G and 5G network solutions. They will also test interoperability between Play's existing 2G and 3G legacy networks and Samsung's latest solutions.

Play, the collaboration partner, is a mobile network operator covering 99% of the population in Poland. It has over approximately 15 million subscribers.

For this test, Samsung will provide the latest 4G and 5G solutions, including 4G radios, 5G Massive MIMO radios, and low-band and mid-band spectrum baseband units. Samsung's largest R&D center in Poland, the Samsung Research Poland, will also participate in the test.

Samsung's 5G Massive MIMO radios have been commercialized since 2019 and are used worldwide. They are thin and lightweight, allowing mobile operators to easily install and quickly deploy them. The baseband units increase both capacity and throughput, supporting 4G and 5G frequencies simultaneously with a single device. This achieves both network management flexibility and cost efficiency.

Michael Ziolkowski, CTO and Executive Director of Play, said, "Play is open to partners' innovative technologies," adding, "Our partnership with Samsung will be another starting point to choose the best solutions for network construction."

Thomas Riedel, Head of Samsung Electronics' European Network Division, also said, "This test will be an important milestone thanks to the cooperation of the two companies in Poland," adding, "We will leverage advanced 5G solutions and technological leadership to elevate the 5G user experience to a new level and strengthen our position globally and within Europe with leading operators like Play."

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