Samsung Electronics Holds the 1st 'Samsung 6G Forum'... "Providing a New Hyperconnected Experience"

Discussion on Future Technologies with Next-Generation Communication Technology Experts
President Seunghyun Jun: "Now Is the Right Time to Prepare for 6G"

On the 13th, Seung Hyun-joon, President of Samsung Research, delivered a greeting at the 1st "Samsung 6G Forum" held online.

[Asia Economy Reporter Jin-ho Kim] Samsung Electronics announced on the 13th that it held the first 'Samsung 6G Forum' online. The 'Samsung 6G Forum' is a gathering where global experts in the next-generation communication technology 6G, as well as academia and industry stakeholders, participate to discuss and share future technologies.

The first event was held under the theme of 'Realizing a New Dimension of Hyper-Connected Experience Era.' Seunghyun Jun, Head of Samsung Research and President, emphasized in his greeting, "Although the commercialization of 5G networks is still ongoing, research and development (R&D) for 6G has already begun," and added, "6G will be a core technology that can integrate services across various fields."

President Seunghyun Jun stated, "6G will have ▲ultra-wideband ▲ultra-low latency ▲ultra-intelligence ▲ultra-spatial characteristics," and said, "It can provide people with the experience of 'hyper-connectivity' where everything is connected, and now is the right time to prepare for 6G."

The event was broadcast live through Samsung Electronics' YouTube channel. It was divided into morning and afternoon sessions, proceeding with expert lectures and panel discussions.

In the morning session, under the theme of '6G Wireless Interface,' lectures included 'Deep Learning in 6G Wireless Interface' by Professor Austin Jeffrey Andrews from the University of Texas, USA; 'Advancements in Wireless Technology from 5G to 6G' by Charlie Jang, SVP of Samsung Research America (SRA); and 'Advancements of 5G and 6G' by Takehiro Nakamura, SVP of NTT Docomo, among others.

In the afternoon session, under the theme of '6G Intelligent Network,' lectures included '6G Networking ? A Journey Toward a New Vision of "Service of Services"' by Professor Tarik Taleb from the University of Oulu, Finland; 'Application of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Technologies for Enhancing Communication System Performance' by Master Seungjoo Maeng of Samsung Electronics; and 'Deep Learning-Based Mobile Sensing and Beamforming for Millimeter-Wave and Terahertz Communications' by Professor Byunghyo Shim of Seoul National University, among others.

Professor Shim emphasized in his lecture, "In the 6G era, the subjects of communication will expand from humans to unmanned autonomous vehicles, drones, robots, smart factories, and all imaginable things, opening a world of hyper-connected everything," and added, "For a new dimension of hyper-connected experience, a different paradigm from before and various new technologies to support it are necessary."

Samsung Electronics has actively participated in 5G international standardization efforts since 2012, playing a leading role in technology proposals and completing standardization, contributing to the commercialization of 5G. In particular, following South Korea's world-first 5G commercialization in April 2019, it has been leading the supply of 5G commercialization equipment to major national telecom operators in the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and others.

In 2020, Samsung succeeded in the industry's first large-scale commercialization of virtualized base stations in the United States, and on the 3rd of this month, it was selected as a major 5G communication equipment supplier for the fourth U.S. mobile carrier, DISH Network, demonstrating its advanced 5G technology capabilities.

Samsung Electronics is accelerating 6G technology research based on its leading 5G technology capabilities and plans to lead global 6G standardization and secure technological leadership. Since 2019, it has established the Next-Generation Communication Research Center within Samsung Research to strengthen 5G competitiveness and conduct advanced 6G technology research.

Last year, Samsung Electronics also advanced to the chairmanship of the 6G Vision Standardization Group at the International Telecommunication Union Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R) plenary meeting. Following the presentation of the 6G vision through the '6G White Paper' in 2020, it released the '6G Frequency White Paper' on the 8th, proposing global research for securing frequencies for 6G communications.

Meanwhile, Samsung Electronics is actively fostering next-generation communication technology talent through active industry-academia cooperation such as contracted departments and joint majors with domestic universities. In January this year, it signed an agreement with Korea University to establish a 'Next-Generation Communication Department' as a contracted department covering next-generation communication technologies including 6G. Last year, it also signed agreements with Pohang University of Science and Technology and Seoul National University to nurture talent in the communication field through joint majors.

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