| 30th August - Samsung announced its plan to demonstrate 4th
Generation (4G) mobile technology at the annual Samsung 4G Forum
in Jeju Island, Korea for the first time in the world. Demonstration
will take place at the specially designed bus in mobile circumstances
reaching 100 Mbps data transmission as well as at the display
area inside forum venue to show speeds of 1Gbps of data transmission.
The bus demonstration will give participants a first-hand
experience of this latest technology. A demonstration bus
will be moving at speeds of 60 km/h to show multi-cell Handover*
with data speed of 100Mbps. A live broadcast of the Forum,
VOD, and internet access will be shown simultaneously in a
demonstration bus allowing delegates to experience the stability
and speed of 4G connectivity of 100Mbps data speed.
(Handover*: the process of transferring an ongoing call or
data session from one channel connected to the core network
to another)
1 Gbps data speed under nomadic circumstances is 50 times
faster than current Mobile WiMAX technology. It takes about
2.4 seconds to transfer 100 MP3 files(300MByte), 5.6 seconds
to transfer 1 Movie(800MByte) at speeds of 1Gpbs. Samsung
will demonstrate 1Gpbs data speed at nomadic circumstances
by showing 32HD channel broadcast (20 Mpbs) download, Internet
access and video telephony all at the same time. Furthermore,
a 3.5 Gbps data transfer demonstration will be shown using
8X8 MIMO(Multi-Input Multi-Output) technology.
Samsung’s 4G technology demonstration is a next generation
wireless communication service, a step up from last year’s
Mobile WiMAX demonstration. Samsung has recently announced
its plans to provide Mobile WiMAX systems and handsets to
Sprint Nextel and lead the industry in next generation telecommunications
technology. Additionally, Samsung has plans to commercialize
Mobile WiMAX with nine major operators in seven different
countries such as US, Italy, Brazil.
Ki Tae Lee, president of Samsung's Telecommunications Network
Business, says, “We are proud to demonstrate 4G technology
for the first time at Samsung 4G Forum. We hope to drive development
and standardization of 4G mobile technology with the successful
demonstration and realize our dream to begin the 4G era.”
He adds, “We hope to work with associated parties for
the successful commercialization of 4G technology.”
Samsung hosts an annual 4G Forum to discuss about technology
development and standardization of future telecommunication
technology. Around 175 high-profile industry representatives
from 20 countries meet to discuss the key technologies for
4th generation mobile communications at the 4th Annual Samsung
4G Forum from August 30th to September 1st covering the “Service
Requirements & Spectrum for 4G”.
ITU defines 4G technology as a future wireless telecommunications
technology allowing data transfer rates of 1Gbps at nomadic
circumstances and 100Mbps at mobile circumstances. The spectrums
for 4G technology will be decided at WRC (World Radiocommunication
Conference) in October of 2007. The 4G mobile communications
format is expected to become commercially available around
2010.
About SAMSUNG 4G Forum
Since 2003, under the theme of ‘Technical Breakthroughs
for 4G Era’, the annual Samsung 4G Forum has been a great
success. This forum continuously has provided invitees a unique
opportunity for promoting their own visions, as well as acquiring
a balanced view on 4G technology strategies and prospects
on a global level.
With expectations under the main title ‘Service Requirements
and Spectrum for 4G’, Samsung truly believes this will
be another year of an opportunity with fruitful outcome for
all the participants.
By inviting and graciously requesting distinguished representatives
of different telecommunications sectors to participate in
this Forum, Samsung aims to stimulate interest and promote
the development of 4G standards, business opportunities and
research. This forum will provide industry, academia, standardization
bodies and service providers a unique opportunity for both
promoting their own visions, as well as acquiring a balanced
view on 4G technology strategies and prospects on a global
level.
A technology-centric approach can be envisioned to investigate
4G visions and application areas. As such, the SAMSUNG 4G
Forum will begin this exploration based on air interface technology,
moving on to networking and other aspects as visions become
more consolidated. Ultimately all important areas of 4G are
expected to be embraced by this forum.
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