Samsung 5G launch targets Chinese rival Hauwei
South Korea plans 5G transmission from December and full-scale commercialisation in March
Samsung Electronics has begun moving to take the lead in the global 5G equipment market.
The tech giant said it recently unveiled its 3.5-gigahertz band 5G operating equipment system to be commercialised in Korea next March and its 28-gigahertz band 5G operating system to be used in the United States starting in the third quarter of this year.
South Korea plans to start 5G transmission on December 1, with full scale commercialisation set for March 2019.
Samsung is confident it can produce the 3.5-gigahertz band equipment before December.
According to the company, the equipment that is 30cm wide and 60cm long is the smallest 3.5-gigahertz band equipment ever unveiled.
Samsung is also using the beamforming technique so users can enjoy large content without buffering.
With the two types of 5G equipment, the conglomerate plans to maintain its lead in the domestic market and raise its global market share to 20 per cent from 3 per cent.
Samsung’s move is regarded as a counter-attack against China’s Huawei, which invited Korean reporters to a press conference at the Mobile World Congress in Shanghai last month to show lower prices of its equipment and dispel worries about security vulnerability.
LG Uplus vice-chairman Kwon Young-soo visited Huawei’s booth at the event and praised the product.