Samsung, NAVER Cloud to Unveil Korea’s Private 5G Network
The private 5G radios from Samsung include an optimized uplink allocation feature, with an allocation ratio of up to 40 percent.
Samsung Electronics has joined forces with NAVER Cloud to switch on South Korea’s first private 5G network.
Deployed at NAVER’s new second headquarters, “1784,”1 Samsung’s network solution will support NAVER’s private 5G commercial service to power cloud-based autonomous mobile robots, the world’s first use case of its kind, created to provide convenient services to employees throughout the building.
“NAVER’s new headquarters serves as a test bed to explore technologies of the future, where 5G network and cloud play a central role,” said Sangyoung Han, Executive Director at NAVER Cloud Strategy and Planning at NAVER Cloud. “Together with Samsung, we will continue to develop new private 5G networks business models and cooperate to help more companies achieve digital transformation with cloud technology.”
“Our collaboration with NAVER highlights how we creatively drive business innovation by future technology convergence. We are thrilled to work with NAVER to successfully realize our vision with private 5G network solutions,” said Yong Chang, Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing, Networks Business at Samsung Electronics. “Samsung will continue to work with public institutions and enterprises to deliver diverse use cases for transportation systems, hospitals, schools, SOC facilities and more.”
Samsung Electronics and NAVER Cloud signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in March 2022 for a private 5G network collaboration.
The companies will continue working together to develop new business models and use cases to expand private 5G networks globally, helping support the buildout of secure and dedicated networks for enterprises using Samsung’s private 5G network solutions and NAVER’s cloud technology.
NAVER’s autonomous mobile robot services leverage both NAVER and Samsung’s technologies to introduce a private 5G use case, bringing immediate benefits within the building.
The private 5G radios from Samsung include an optimized uplink allocation feature, with an allocation ratio of up to 40 percent.
Additionally, the new radios help enterprises with optimal frequency use by leveraging New Radio-Dual Connectivity (NR-DC) technology, allowing devices or end-users to connect to mid-band and mmWave frequencies simultaneously.
Through ongoing research and development, Samsung drives the industry to advance 5G networks with its market-leading product portfolio from fully virtualized RAN and Core to private network solutions and AI-powered automation tools.
