Samsung to offer 5G service by 2020

Samsung Electronics Co. said Sunday that it
successfully developed a core technology of
the fifth-generation network (5G) for the first
time, aiming to enable users to access faster
data services by 2020.
The new wireless technology will enable
customers to access a stream of data faster
than the current fourth-generation network
and download an entire movie in less than a
second, the world's largest smartphone
maker said.
Under the new platform, users can
download and upload data at speeds of up to
tens of gigabits per second (Gbps), compared
to 75 megabits per second (Mbps) posted by
the fourth-generation long-term evolution
(LTE) service.
Samsung Electronics said it has
successfully tested the platform using the 28
Gigahertz (GHz) waveband to transmit data
at a speed of 1 Gbps, which earlier had been
considered as a conundrum by global
industry players.
The tech giant said it used 64 antenna
elements to overcome the issue, which
allowed the device to exchange real-time
signals under the platform. Samsung plans to
make the service available to consumers by
2020, it added.
Market watchers said Samsung's
development will add vitality to global
development of the 5G network and its
commercialization, as well as help in making
an international standard for the platform.
Advanced countries have been vying to
pre-empt the 5G market, with China and the
European Union injecting large sums of cash
into development of the new communication
platform.

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