Samsung Electronics will showcase 4G LTE and advanced mobile technologies that pave the way towards a 5G future at this year's Mobile World Congress (MWC).

To provide ultra-fast mobile communication with reliable mobility and architectural flexibility Samsung is also introducing multilink connectivity technology centralised radio Internet of Things and mmWave radio access solutions.

"The evolution of communication technologies has transformed the way people live their lives" said Youngky Kim President and Head of Networks Business at Samsung Electronics. "5G technology will offer us a new level of experience which is immersive tactile and ubiquitous. Thanks to seamless mobility higher throughput and low latency of 5G technology new services like hologram calls virtual reality broadcasting of live football games and self-driving cars will enrich our lives." he added.

5G Technology

At MWC 2016 Samsung will make 5G technology a reality by introducing reliable mobility and feasibility to utilise spectrums above 6GHz. Samsung will demonstrate the capability of the technology by transmitting eight Ultra High-Definition 4K videos over the air without delays. The company will simultaneously use its mmWave radio system for spectrums above 6GHz. This will show a low latency of less than one millisecond and a high speed data communication in gigabit throughput.

In addition Samsung will introduce world's first mobile handover test using the mmWave radio system and smartphone-integrated multiple antenna modules in a small form factor. It is another footstep toward realization of 5G technology into reality that no one has not yet introduced.

Multi-link Connectivity Solution

wTo address these challenges Samsung will present a range of new solutions including LTE-Unlicensed (LTE-U) / License Assisted Access (LAA) Multi-Path Transfer Control Protocol (MP-TCP) D-RAN Inter-site Carrier Aggregation and Samsung Smart Multi-Linktm.

Samsung is also introducing Smart Multi-Link for the first time based on its Unified Core architecture. This is designed to support backward and forward compatibility incorporating 2G to 5G technology in addition to embracing non-3GPP standard technologies.

Internet of Things (IoT)

The key lineup of Samsung IoT solutions will be seen at this year's MWC as well; including IoT Core Gateways and various radio access solutions such as a standalone IoT base station IoT integrated Digital Unit (DU) and LoRaTM based Unlicensed Low Power Wide Area (LPWA).

Samsung will also introduce its Mission-Critical IoT service a new use case incorporated with Public Safety-LTE. As a total solution provider of consumer electronics and carrier solutions Samsung can provide a complete package of Mission-Critical IoT services even including a diverse range of sensors and devices.

Public-Safety LTE

Samsung will demonstrate its live Push-to-Talk services with multiple handheld devices to show a typical emergency use case. In particular this demonstration will be showcased with Evolved Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Services (eMBMS) which enables HD videos and images to be broadcast to multiple devices instantly with minimised network resources. And with a virtualized core solution a single PS-LTE network can be configured and operated independently for each government agency such as the police fire services and national railways while being controlled efficiently from a single point at the main control center.

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