5G commercial services targeted to launch nationwide in early
April 2019
Mobile broadband subscribers to be initial beneficiaries
National and global IoT and Industry 4.0 opportunities to be
explored
WASHINGTON, March 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- KT (formerly known
as Korea Telecom) has awarded Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) a 5G
commercial contract to enable the nationwide launch of commercial
5G services in Korea starting early April
2019.
Korean operators have joined forces to target early April 2019 as the go-live date for the world's
first nationwide provision of 5G commercial services in time to
support commercially available 5G smartphones. KT's planned
nationwide 5G network plays a central role.
Under this initial commercial contract – the first since
Ericsson was selected as a 5G supplier to KT in November 2018 – Ericsson is providing 3GPP
standards-based 5G New Radio (NR) hardware and software from
Ericsson's complete 5G platform to cover KT's 3.5 GHz
Non-Standalone (NSA) network.
Korean consumers are known as early adopters of technology such
as advances in mobility, gaming, streaming, infotainment, and
interactive functionality. All of these require large, and rapidly
growing, amounts of data and bandwidth.
Such KT subscribers, with 5G smartphones, are set to be among
the first globally to benefit from the enhanced mobile broadband
enabled by 5G through seamless and ultra-low latency user
experiences.
In addition to immersive media, KT's 5G commercialization use
case plans covers: smart factories; safety; drones; and connected
vehicles.
Ericsson 5G can also enable KT to open up Internet of Things
(IoT) and Industry 4.0 opportunities to Korean enterprises on a
global scale.
Jinho Choi, Vice President,
Access Network Design, KT, says: "Having worked successfully with
Ericsson on 4G LTE, we are pleased to continue that partnership to
make our 5G ambitions a reality with Ericsson's leading 5G
technology.
"Korea is one of the most competitive and technology-advanced
markets in the world. By taking a global lead to enable nationwide
commercial 5G services through commercially available 5G
smartphones, KT is demonstrating our commitment to our customers
and showing how we can drive a global 5G ecosystem where Korea
plays a key role."
Patrick Johansson, Head of
Ericsson Korea, says: "We've worked with KT for many years to bring
the very best mobile user experiences to its customers. Notably on
5G, we worked closely together to show the world what 5G could do
during a major global winter sports event in 2018.
"With 5G we aim to help KT to take their customers' experiences
to new levels, whether through enhanced mobile broadband for mobile
subscribers, or helping to make national and global IoT and
Industry 4.0 opportunities a reality for enterprises and
industries."
Find out more about Ericsson 5G.
Find out more about Ericsson's other publicly announced 5G
contracts.
Find out more about Ericsson's 5G partnerships.
Find out more about Ericsson 5G use case trials.
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