Samsung Electronics Produces Two Chairs for Global Mobile Communication Standards Organization 3GPP

Samsung Electronics has simultaneously produced two chairpersons for the 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project), the world's largest mobile communication technology standards organization.

On the 25th, Samsung Electronics announced that Kim Yoon-sun, Master at Samsung Research (SR), its advanced research organization, and researcher Andrew Bennett were respectively appointed as chairpersons of 3GPP's 'Radio Access Network Working Group 1 (RAN Working Group 1)' and 'Service and System Working Group 2 (SA Working Group 2)'. 3GPP is a standardization technology cooperation organization composed of mobile communication-related companies and organizations from major countries worldwide. Participants include Samsung Electronics, Qualcomm, Apple, Ericsson, Nokia, and Huawei.

Yoonseon Kim, Master at Samsung Research (SR) (left), and researcher Andrew Bennett

Master Kim Yoon-sun was reappointed after completing a two-year term since being elected chairperson in May 2021. Researcher Bennett was elected chairperson after completing a four-year term as vice-chairperson of the SA Working Group. With this, Samsung Electronics maintains its status as the company holding the most chairperson seats in the industry (2 chairpersons and 5 vice-chairpersons).

The RAN Working Group 1 and SA Working Group 2, chaired by Kim and Bennett respectively, are core organizations within 3GPP. The two are expected to play important roles in the standardization discussions for next-generation mobile communications.

RAN Working Group 1 is an organization that develops standards related to the generation of radio signals between terminals and base stations and is considered a key group defining 40% of the overall standards. SA Working Group 2 is responsible for standardizing the 5G system architecture within 3GPP.

Samsung Electronics stated, "The election of the two researchers as chairpersons of key 3GPP groups reflects our company's global leadership demonstrated in the mobile communication standardization discussions," adding, "We will actively contribute not only to the standardization of 5G-Advanced, the evolution technology of 5G, but also to the standardization of 6G."

Master Kim Yoon-sun said, “3GPP is currently progressing with the standardization of 5G-Advanced to further develop commercialized 5G technology, and we will strive to ensure that the 5G-Advanced standards include innovations that consumers can experience.” Researcher Bennett said, “We will continue to collaborate with 3GPP member companies to reflect market demands not only in the ongoing 5G-Advanced standards but also in the 6G standards, which will begin in the mid-2020s.”

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