Samsung to Start 5G Trials in India in Q1 2019
Oct. 25, 2018In collaboration with the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Samsung will commence the first large-scale5G trialsin India in the first quarter of next year, a top company executive said here on Thursday.
“Samsung will pave the way for 5G to unlock the full potential of India together with industry leaders,” he said.
“We have built the most advanced 4G LTE network with Reliance Jio,” Kim said, adding that by Diwali this year, this network will reach 99 per cent of the population.
“This Jio-Samsung LTE network handles over 90 petabytes of data traffic every day, which is equivalent to 600 billion photographs shared on social media every single day,” he said.
Samsung said the successful development of the commercial ASIC-based 5G modems and mmWave RFICs is helping it manufacture compact-sized 5G radio and router devices and CPE (customers premises equipment).
“At Samsung, with our unique and diverse business portfolio, ranging from chipsets, networks and devices to automotive electronics, AI and consumer electronics, we will make people’s desires a reality,” Kim said.
