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Demonstrated world-class asynchronous technology through collaboration with 70 small hi-tech startups
Awarded 94 patents in the last year alone, with 110 pending
Developed core technology for dual-band and dual-mode IMT-2000 handset
Offers a chance to experience IMT-2000 services such as three-dimensional information service on national cultural treasures and long-distance medicine Heightened possibility to localize commercial asynchronous IMT-2000 system and bring it to the world market
SK Telecom and its small startup partners unveiled the world-class core IMT-2000 technologies.
SK Telecom held a ceremony to announce and demonstrate the results of its collaborative efforts with 70 small hi-tech startups to develop core asynchronous IMT-2000 technologies at its Central R&D Lab located in Pundang city on November 29.
The ceremony added particular significance in that it was an opportunity to witness how advanced the local asynchronous technology is as SK Telecom and the companies are the technology leaders in the area.
It has further significance in that the collaboration was a great success and produced visible results and thus setting a precedence of a win-win situation in which both the large companies and small startups can do well in the future IMT-2000 market.
At the ceremony the companies demonstrated asynchronous technologies in the areas including
?RF
?Base station
?Base station control
?Mobile network engineering
?Terminal
?Service
The technologies that include video compression technology (H.323 and MPEG4), dual-band RF module, optical antenna, and modems for IMT-2000, are the results of the one-year-long collaboration between SK Telecom and 70 small startup companies.
In addition, the companies demonstrated multimedia handsets equipped with Bluetooth sensors, various Internet service applications, contents for IMT-2000 services, the Cell Planning System, and the IMT-2000 system.
Among the equipment that attracted particular interest was the core technology for the IMT-2000 handsets that support 800MHz/2GHz dual-band and cellular/W-CDMA dual mode.
SK Telecom said that the new IMT-2000 handset is more suitable for video phone service than the existing handsets and its built-in Bluetooth capability would enable data transmission to and from other devices such as PDA and position tracking allowing carriers to provide a wider range of mobile services.
The IMT-2000 handset that supports both the dual-band and dual-mode functionality would contribute to promoting user convenience and acquiring new customers through interoperation between the so-called 2G or 2.5G and 3G mobile services, said the company.
People at the demonstration had a chance to experience IMT-2000 services such as global positioning services, three-dimensional data service on national cultural treasures, online games, online medical services and online lectures, and M-commerce services.
At the ceremony, SK Telecom President Jung Nam Cho said, ?For the past year we spent working together with the small companies, we were very impressed by the technological capabilities and potential of those companies.? He added, ?The 70 companies that have been collaborating with SK Telecom are the reason why we can remain positive about localizing the commercial asynchronous IMT-2000 systems and its success in the international market.?,
SK Telecom and the collaborating companies won as many as 94 patents in the process of developing the core technologies for the asynchronous system, with 110 pending. SK Telecom said that the process had greatly contributed to improving the technological capabilities of the small startup companies. The company has invested 123.3 billion won for R&D in the past year and intends to invest additional 100 billion won in small technology startups next year.
SK Telecom successfully completed the interoperation tests on the core technologies, components and operation techniques required to provide commercial IMT-2000 services. The company expects that the successful tests will provide it with a firm footing as the provider of commercial IMT-2000 services scheduled to be introduced in 2002, and facilitate local research and development efforts for asynchronous technology.
According to the timetable, SK Telecom will finalize its efforts with SeoduinChip and ETRI to develop the core chip for the asynchronous IMT-2000 system early next year, complete building a commercial system for a test network by the end of 2001, start test-operating the network starting in March 2002, and roll out the commercial services in June 2002.
SK Telecom held a ceremony to announce and demonstrate the results of its collaborative efforts with 70 small hi-tech startups to develop core asynchronous IMT-2000 technologies at its Central R&D Lab located in Pundang city on November 29.
The ceremony added particular significance in that it was an opportunity to witness how advanced the local asynchronous technology is as SK Telecom and the companies are the technology leaders in the area.
It has further significance in that the collaboration was a great success and produced visible results and thus setting a precedence of a win-win situation in which both the large companies and small startups can do well in the future IMT-2000 market.
At the ceremony the companies demonstrated asynchronous technologies in the areas including
?RF
?Base station
?Base station control
?Mobile network engineering
?Terminal
?Service
The technologies that include video compression technology (H.323 and MPEG4), dual-band RF module, optical antenna, and modems for IMT-2000, are the results of the one-year-long collaboration between SK Telecom and 70 small startup companies.
In addition, the companies demonstrated multimedia handsets equipped with Bluetooth sensors, various Internet service applications, contents for IMT-2000 services, the Cell Planning System, and the IMT-2000 system.
Among the equipment that attracted particular interest was the core technology for the IMT-2000 handsets that support 800MHz/2GHz dual-band and cellular/W-CDMA dual mode.
SK Telecom said that the new IMT-2000 handset is more suitable for video phone service than the existing handsets and its built-in Bluetooth capability would enable data transmission to and from other devices such as PDA and position tracking allowing carriers to provide a wider range of mobile services.
The IMT-2000 handset that supports both the dual-band and dual-mode functionality would contribute to promoting user convenience and acquiring new customers through interoperation between the so-called 2G or 2.5G and 3G mobile services, said the company.
People at the demonstration had a chance to experience IMT-2000 services such as global positioning services, three-dimensional data service on national cultural treasures, online games, online medical services and online lectures, and M-commerce services.
At the ceremony, SK Telecom President Jung Nam Cho said, ?For the past year we spent working together with the small companies, we were very impressed by the technological capabilities and potential of those companies.? He added, ?The 70 companies that have been collaborating with SK Telecom are the reason why we can remain positive about localizing the commercial asynchronous IMT-2000 systems and its success in the international market.?,
SK Telecom and the collaborating companies won as many as 94 patents in the process of developing the core technologies for the asynchronous system, with 110 pending. SK Telecom said that the process had greatly contributed to improving the technological capabilities of the small startup companies. The company has invested 123.3 billion won for R&D in the past year and intends to invest additional 100 billion won in small technology startups next year.
SK Telecom successfully completed the interoperation tests on the core technologies, components and operation techniques required to provide commercial IMT-2000 services. The company expects that the successful tests will provide it with a firm footing as the provider of commercial IMT-2000 services scheduled to be introduced in 2002, and facilitate local research and development efforts for asynchronous technology.
According to the timetable, SK Telecom will finalize its efforts with SeoduinChip and ETRI to develop the core chip for the asynchronous IMT-2000 system early next year, complete building a commercial system for a test network by the end of 2001, start test-operating the network starting in March 2002, and roll out the commercial services in June 2002.