JY's Mission to Prepare for the Future: "Leading Beyond 5G to 6G" (Comprehensive)

Samsung 6G Forum Held
'Realizing the Era of Hyperconnected Experiences' Theme
Preparing for the Future by Securing Technological Leadership

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[Asia Economy reporters Sunmi Park and Jinho Kim] On the 13th, Samsung Electronics held the first 'Samsung 6G Forum' under the theme of 'Realizing a New Dimension of Hyperconnected Experience.' Global experts in the next-generation communication technology 6G, along with academia and industry stakeholders, participated to discuss and share future technologies. This reflects Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong's strong determination to lead the global standardization and technological dominance of 6G through advanced 6G technology research.

At the 'Samsung 6G Forum' held online on the 13th, Seung Hyun-joon, head of Samsung Research, said in his opening remarks, "6G research and development (R&D) has already begun," adding, "6G will become a core technology that can integrate services across various fields and will have ▲ultra-wideband ▲ultra-low latency ▲super-intelligence ▲ultra-spatial characteristics." He especially emphasized, "Now is the right time to prepare for 6G."

Samsung Electronics is the most proactive company in Korea in securing leadership in 6G technology. Leading this is Vice Chairman Lee, who has expressed his will to make Samsung Electronics a leader beyond 5G into 6G. Lee has presented Samsung Electronics as the leader of the 6G era as a special mission for future preparation. At a business meeting held at the Blue House last December, he said, "Communication infrastructure is as important as vaccines," and stressed, "Proactive investment is necessary to use it effectively."

In fact, Samsung Electronics established the Next-Generation Communication Research Center under Samsung Research in May 2019 to conduct advanced 6G technology research. Prior to this forum, in July 2020, Samsung presented the next-generation 6G mobile communication vision called 'A New Dimension of Hyperconnected Experience' through the '6G White Paper,' and this month released the '6G Frequency White Paper: Expansion of the Frequency Domain,' proposing global research to secure next-generation 6G frequencies. Samsung Electronics also advanced to chair the 6G vision standardization group at the International Telecommunication Union Radiocommunication Sector General Assembly.

Vice Chairman Lee is leading the nurturing of Samsung Electronics' next-generation communication business, including 5G and 6G. So far, he has directly overseen and led all areas?from dedicated organization formation, R&D, to sales and marketing?to rapidly build Samsung Electronics' capabilities to lead the 5G era. He was also the one who instructed the establishment of a 'Next-Generation Communication R&D Organization' dedicated to 5G technology research early on in 2011 when 4G services began. Subsequently, he integrated the communication technology research organizations that were dispersed across the Wireless Business Division and Network Business Division into a 'Next-Generation Business Team' dedicated to 5G business, supported joint research and cooperation with global companies, and contributed to 5G communication technology R&D.

Vice Chairman Lee's global network played a crucial role in Samsung Electronics' large-scale contracts and new market entries in the 5G network equipment business. These include the massive 5G long-term contract worth 7.9 trillion KRW with Verizon in 2020, the telecommunications equipment contract with NTT Docomo in 2021, and the selection as a 5G mobile communication equipment supplier by DISH Network in the U.S. this May?all results of Lee's direct involvement.

Samsung Electronics is currently accelerating 6G technology research based on its leading 5G technology capabilities and plans to lead global 6G standardization and secure technological dominance. Following partnerships with Pohang University of Science and Technology and Seoul National University last year, Samsung signed an agreement in January this year with Korea University to establish a Department of Next-Generation Communications, including 6G, directly engaging in nurturing talent in the communication field. However, since Vice Chairman Lee is currently on parole and unable to participate in Samsung Electronics' management, there are considerable difficulties in carrying out activities to secure 6G technological leadership in the future.

Meanwhile, in the morning session of the 'Samsung 6G Forum,' under the theme of '6G Wireless Interface,' lectures were given including ▲'Deep Learning in 6G Wireless Interface' by Professor Jeffrey Andrews of the University of Texas at Austin, USA ▲'Advancement of Wireless Technology from 5G to 6G' by Charlie Zhang, SVP of Samsung Research America (SRA) ▲'Advancement of 5G and 6G' by Takehiro Nakamura, SVP of NTT Docomo ▲'Wireless Interface Innovation Toward 6G' by John Smith, SVP of Qualcomm.

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 of the University of Oulu, Finland ▲'Application of AI and Machine Learning Technologies to Improve Communication System Performance' by Master Seungjoo Maeng of Samsung Electronics ▲'Deep Learning-Based Mobile Detection and Beamforming for Millimeter Wave and Terahertz Communications' by Professor Byunghyo Shim of Seoul National University ▲'Deep Learning-Based Channel State Information Feedback in Large-Scale Multi-Antenna Systems' by Professor Jin Si of Southeast University, China.

At the event, Professor Tarik Taleb said, "Now is the time for academia, industry, and research institutes to collaborate for the advancement of 6G technology," adding, "This 'Samsung 6G Forum' is the best networking platform for academia and industry to exchange ideas and information on the nascent 6G research."

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