Nokia Networks and South Korean carrier SK Telecom are extending their partnership to develop 5G technologies by signing a collaboration agreement to develop a core technology for 5G using cmWave/mmWave operating on 6GHz spectrum, at SK’s Bundang facility near Seoul. The technology is one of the standard being proposed by the third generation partnership project (3GPP) as a core 5G technology. June last year, both companies joined forces to work on the new “Cloud vRAN” virtualized base station technology.
According to Nokia and SK Telecom, the new 5G technology will be demonstrated in 2018 and is expected to be ready for deployment few years from there.
5G technologies are being developed by both solution vendors and service providers via strategic partnerships with other key players in the telecom ecosystem. The following are some of the recent initiatives in this space:
Choi Jin-sung, Head of SK Telecom’s corporate R&D centre
By joining hands with Nokia, we expect to accelerate our speeds toward the development of core 5G technologies. Envisioning an era where all things and people are organically connected, SK Telecom will continue to bring innovative changes to the mobile network structure.
Hossien Moiin, head of technology and innovation at Nokia. Solutions
The future of mobile telecommunications network will not only connect people, but things as well. In the end, 5G will further extend human potential through advanced telecommunications technologies. Together with SK Telecom, Nokia will make efforts to allow diverse futuristic services to be efficiently provided through 5G technologies.
