5G Cooperation
SK Telecom announced that they signed an MOU for joint research on 5G-related technologies with Ericsson at the Ericsson headquarter in Stockholm, Sweden on July 6.
The main content of the MOU signed by the two companies are to study and develop key standard technologies for the next generation 5G network era together.
Primary joint research tasks include essential technologies for 5G evolution such as next-generation small cells, ultra-wide-band technology, ultra-low-delay transmission technology enabling remote control, FDD-TDD convergence technology, and gigabit-size data transmission technology.
Ultra-low-delay transmission technology has the goal of reducing the transmission delay to 1 millisecond, which is ten times faster than the existing LTE or LTE-A protocols.
The two companies also agreed to conduct joint research on additional technologies developed for future next-generation networks as well.
Park Jin-hyo, Chief Network Technology Officer of SK Telecom, said, “It is a great pleasure to cooperate with Ericsson for the future pioneering of 5G next-generation network technology. We will continue to be ahead of others in terms of developing advanced technologies for the next-generation network era.”
Thomas Noren, vice president and head of Product Area Radio at Ericsson, said, “SK Telecom, with its great technology, is leading the Korean market, where LTE technology evolves the fastest in the world. We will define the necessary items for the evolution of next-generation LTE and 5G technology.”