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Samsung begins to the operations from test of WiBro technology
:: 02 August, 2007
After having signed an agreement with the research center and development of the electronic communications of the American army, Samsung should begin the operations from test of WiBro technology in one of the military complexes of research located in the New Jersey for 4 months.
The Korean giant of electronics already made an agreement with an operator of mobile telephony American (Sprint Nextel Corp.) for the installation of the WiBro services in 5 American major cities.
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About WiBro-
WiBro (Wireless Broadband, Korean) is a wireless broadband Internet technology being developed by the Korean telecoms industry. WiBro is the Korean service name for IEEE 802.16e (mobile WiMAX) international standard.
WiBro adapts TDD for duplexing, OFDMA for multiple access and 8.75 MHz as a channel bandwidth. WiBro was devised to overcome the data rate limitation of mobile phones (for example CDMA 1x) and to add mobility to broadband Internet access (for example ADSL or Wireless LAN). In February 2002, the Korean government allocated 100 MHz of electromagnetic spectrum in the 2.3 - 2.4 GHz band, and in late 2004 WiBro Phase 1 was standardized by the TTA of Korea and in late 2005 ITU reflected WiBro as IEEE 802.16e (mobile WiMAX). Two Korean Telco (KT, SKT) launched commercial service in June 2006, and the tariff is around 30 US$.
WiBro base stations will offer an aggregate data throughput of 30 to 50 Mbit/s and cover a radius of 1-5 km allowing for the use of portable internet usage. In detail, it will provide mobility for moving devices up to 120 km/h (74.5 miles/h) compared to Wireless LAN having mobility up to walking speed and Mobile Phone having mobility up to 250 km/h. From testing during the APEC Summit in Busan in late 2005, the actual range and bandwidth were quite a bit lower than these numbers. The technology will also offer Quality of Service. The inclusion of QoS allows for WiBro to stream video content and other loss-sensitive data in a reliable manner. These all appear to be (and may be) the stronger advantages over the fixed WiMAX standard (802.16a). Some Telcos in many countries are trying to commercialize this Mobile WiMAX (or WiBro). For example, TI (Italia), TVA (Brazil), Omnivision (Venezuela), PORTUS (Croatia), and Arialink (Michigan) will provide commercial service after test service around 2006-2007. While WiBro is quite exacting in its requirements from spectrum use to equipment design, WiMAX leaves much of this up to the equipment provider while providing enough detail to ensure interoperability between designs.
About CERDEC
CERDEC is the Army's information technologies and integrated systems center. Its Command and Control Directorate; Intelligence and Information Warfare Directorate; Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate; and Space and Terrestrial Communications Directorate work together to develop and integrate Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) technologies that enable information dominance and decisive lethality for the networked Warfighter.
About Samsung Electronics
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2006 parent company sales of US$63.4 billion and net income of US$8.5 billion. Employing approximately 138,000 people in over 124 offices in 56 countries, the company consists of five main business units: Digital Media Business, LCD Business, Semiconductor Business, Telecommunication Network Business and Digital Appliance Business. Recognized as one of the fastest growing global brands, Samsung Electronics is a leading producer of digital TVs, memory chips, mobile phones and TFT-LCDs. For more information, please visit http://www.samsung.com .
About Samsung Telecommunications America
Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC, a Dallas-based subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., researches, develops and markets wireless handsets and telecommunications products throughout North America.
CONTACT: Brett White of MWW Group for Samsung, +1-972-301-5404, bwhite@mww.com
Release link: http://www.samsungwireless.com
