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SKT Announces Development of Core IMT-2000 Technology
2000.08.03Asynchronous IMT-2000 System Core Technology in Collaboration with 63 Companies
12 Technologies in Three Areas of Base Stations, Control Stations and Dual Bandwidth/Dual Mode Terminals
SK Telecom is reaping visible outcome in its efforts to develop core technologies for asynchronous IMT-2000 system.
SK Telecom said that it held a ceremony at its Chongno headquarters on August 3 to report the preliminary results of the R&D efforts it had conducted to develop core technologies for an asynchronous IMT-2000 system in collaboration with 63 small and mid-sized companies and hi-tech startups.
At the ceremony, the company introduced the 12 system modules currently under development including an ATM switch, a core component of an IMT-2000 system, and presented the detailed specifications of the technologies being developed in three different areas of base stations, control stations, and dual bandwidth/dual mode terminals.
In addition, SK Telecom demonstrated a wireless network optimization tool for IMT-2000 system, which is essential to ascertaining top-notch service quality and economical network operation, followed by the demonstration of a video phone connection between a wireline phone (web phone) and an IMT-2000 handset in the web environment.
SK Telecom joined forces with 63 small- and mid-sized companies and hi-tech startups and has invested 123.3 billion won in its efforts to develop the core technology for an asynchronous IMT-2000 system across 34 areas. At present, together, the companies have finalized detailed design specifications necessary to build the components in all of these 34 areas, and already incorporated some of the components into the system and are now testing for their interoperability.
SK Telecom said that the successful development of core technologies, components and operations technologies essential to the delivery of commercial IMT-2000 service would provide a firm footing for the test run of the IMT-2000 system scheduled to happen towards the end of the this year.
The company also expects that the announcement will provide the necessary momentum to the local efforts to develop technologies for an asynchronous IMT-2000 system.
The asynchronous standard allows to build an entire system on a module basis, and SK Telecom and the 63 participating companies raised the possibility of the complete localization of the commercial asynchronous IMT-2000 system while making the prospect of the international success of the system brighter by developing an asynchronous system on a module basis.
SK Telecom intends to finish the interoperability test between the core components and the system on schedule so that it will be able to conduct the demonstration of the pilot system before the end of this year and launch commercial service in May 2002, the target launch date.
SK Telecom said that it held a ceremony at its Chongno headquarters on August 3 to report the preliminary results of the R&D efforts it had conducted to develop core technologies for an asynchronous IMT-2000 system in collaboration with 63 small and mid-sized companies and hi-tech startups.
At the ceremony, the company introduced the 12 system modules currently under development including an ATM switch, a core component of an IMT-2000 system, and presented the detailed specifications of the technologies being developed in three different areas of base stations, control stations, and dual bandwidth/dual mode terminals.
In addition, SK Telecom demonstrated a wireless network optimization tool for IMT-2000 system, which is essential to ascertaining top-notch service quality and economical network operation, followed by the demonstration of a video phone connection between a wireline phone (web phone) and an IMT-2000 handset in the web environment.
SK Telecom joined forces with 63 small- and mid-sized companies and hi-tech startups and has invested 123.3 billion won in its efforts to develop the core technology for an asynchronous IMT-2000 system across 34 areas. At present, together, the companies have finalized detailed design specifications necessary to build the components in all of these 34 areas, and already incorporated some of the components into the system and are now testing for their interoperability.
SK Telecom said that the successful development of core technologies, components and operations technologies essential to the delivery of commercial IMT-2000 service would provide a firm footing for the test run of the IMT-2000 system scheduled to happen towards the end of the this year.
The company also expects that the announcement will provide the necessary momentum to the local efforts to develop technologies for an asynchronous IMT-2000 system.
The asynchronous standard allows to build an entire system on a module basis, and SK Telecom and the 63 participating companies raised the possibility of the complete localization of the commercial asynchronous IMT-2000 system while making the prospect of the international success of the system brighter by developing an asynchronous system on a module basis.
SK Telecom intends to finish the interoperability test between the core components and the system on schedule so that it will be able to conduct the demonstration of the pilot system before the end of this year and launch commercial service in May 2002, the target launch date.