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Korea's WiBro Technology Goes Global
WiBro, standard portable Internet technology developed in Korea, is expanding its presence in world market.
Industry sources said on Tuesday that Samsung Electronics sealed contracts with Sprint of the United States and KDDI of Japan to launch pilot WiBro service in their respective countries by the end of this year. POS Data also exchanged a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with a leading communication carrier in Ecuador for its pilot service and signed non-disclosure agreements with counterparts in Congo and Tanzania for similar arrangements.
Industry experts anticipate that these moves will contribute to commercialization of portable Internet service around the world, while enhancing position of WiBro in global next-generation communication technology market. In particular, they analyze that WiBro has chances of success in world market since numerous equipment and handset makers are expected to jump into competition using its specifications, which are fully opened.
Currently, a number of developing countries and a part of advanced nations show keen interest in WiBro technology as they see advantages of adopting WiBro for their wired broadband service.
"In the course of adopting EV-DO Revision A technology for 3rd-generation wireless communication service, Sprint and KDDI show deep interest in WiBro technology as a core strategy for evolving into 4G service," said Jo Dong-ho, director general of next-generation wireless communication business group in the Ministry of Information and Communication.
"We have already exchanged an MOU with a network integration company in Ecuador and entered non-disclosure agreements with Congo and Tanzania. And, we are now in talks with companies in Laos, Cambodia and Thailand for cooperation," said Shin Jun-il, executive director at POS Data. "Our company will put particular focus on making inroads into BRIC countries in the future."
Samsung Electronics, which has already provided WiBro test equipment to KDDI, is now supplying such gears to Sprint. Samsung Electronics is now talking with KDDI to supply EV-DO Revision A gears worth 800 billion won (approximately 800 million dollars).
In Korea, the Electronics and Telecommunication Research Institute (ETRI), Samsung Electronics and POS Data are upgrading speed of WiBro from the present 30Mbps to 50Mbps by the end of this year, while developing the next version to evolve into interactive communication service with speeds of 100Mbps.
"In international standard of 'Mobile Wimax', considerably large portion of WiBro technologies are expected to be reflected. With source technologies, outlook for export of WiBro equipment is very bright," said an industry observer.
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Korea's WiBro Technology Goes Global
WiBro, standard portable Internet technology developed in Korea, is expanding its presence in world market.
Industry sources said on Tuesday that Samsung Electronics sealed contracts with Sprint of the United States and KDDI of Japan to launch pilot WiBro service in their respective countries by the end of this year. POS Data also exchanged a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with a leading communication carrier in Ecuador for its pilot service and signed non-disclosure agreements with counterparts in Congo and Tanzania for similar arrangements.
Industry experts anticipate that these moves will contribute to commercialization of portable Internet service around the world, while enhancing position of WiBro in global next-generation communication technology market. In particular, they analyze that WiBro has chances of success in world market since numerous equipment and handset makers are expected to jump into competition using its specifications, which are fully opened.
Currently, a number of developing countries and a part of advanced nations show keen interest in WiBro technology as they see advantages of adopting WiBro for their wired broadband service.
"In the course of adopting EV-DO Revision A technology for 3rd-generation wireless communication service, Sprint and KDDI show deep interest in WiBro technology as a core strategy for evolving into 4G service," said Jo Dong-ho, director general of next-generation wireless communication business group in the Ministry of Information and Communication.
"We have already exchanged an MOU with a network integration company in Ecuador and entered non-disclosure agreements with Congo and Tanzania. And, we are now in talks with companies in Laos, Cambodia and Thailand for cooperation," said Shin Jun-il, executive director at POS Data. "Our company will put particular focus on making inroads into BRIC countries in the future."
Samsung Electronics, which has already provided WiBro test equipment to KDDI, is now supplying such gears to Sprint. Samsung Electronics is now talking with KDDI to supply EV-DO Revision A gears worth 800 billion won (approximately 800 million dollars).
In Korea, the Electronics and Telecommunication Research Institute (ETRI), Samsung Electronics and POS Data are upgrading speed of WiBro from the present 30Mbps to 50Mbps by the end of this year, while developing the next version to evolve into interactive communication service with speeds of 100Mbps.
"In international standard of 'Mobile Wimax', considerably large portion of WiBro technologies are expected to be reflected. With source technologies, outlook for export of WiBro equipment is very bright," said an industry observer.
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