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SK Telecom announces partners for IMT-2000
1999.11.23A Tripartite R&D System of an Operator, Large System Builders and Small Technology Companies
System Development to Finish December 2000 and Technology to be Transferred to Local Business
SK Telecom said today that it had selected its partners with which it would jointly develop the IMT-2000 system and would start working on the development in earnest.
SK Telecom will develop an asynchronous system with LGIC, Hyundai Electronics and Daewoo Telecom and launch R&D efforts to develop 29 core technologies with 49 small technology firms.
The three large communications companies with the capacity to build large systems, 49 small firms with innovative ideas and brainpower and the mobile service provider that operates a nationwide mobile network will make up a tripartite R&D team for IMT-2000.
SK Telecom said that the emphasis was placed on the candidate?s technology and drive in the selection of the system developers.
In selecting R&D partners for core technology development, SK Telecom first selected companies that are likely to be able to make the technologies competitive in the market among those submitted R&D plans suited to SK Telecom?s schedule.
In the second stage, the technological value of their proposals (proposals for new technology development, etc.) was evaluated to select 49 small startups as R&D partners in 29 areas.
According to the schedule announced, SK Telecom will complete the development of the trial system by December 2000, and then obtain certificates for standards and capacity.
The next step will be standardization and technology R&D in preparation for the IPR negotiations between the two groups each supporting synchronous and asynchronous systems, which will be accompanied by R&D for roaming technology which will include testing interoperability with the asynchronous systems by NTT DoCoMo and Nokia.
The final R&D results will be transferred to local communications companies. The company will continue to make efforts to make further improvements.
In addition, if the test results of the systems and technologies developed by a partner company are exceptionally good, SK Telecom will give the company preferential treatments, which can be an incentive to the participating companies, says SK Telecom.
The development of the synchronous system will proceed separately. The company says it received proposals from five system developers including SEC and LGIC. The selection will be made after the review of the proposals is completed.
The company expects synergy effects in the development of the IMT-2000 system from the partnerships between the manufacturers, small startups and the service provider. It finds significance in that it has established the so-called BCC, or Brothers Company Circle (partnership with small innovative firms with prospect), that it needs to enter the international markets.
SK Telecom held an IMT-2000 Technology R&D seminar and received R&D proposals from 150-plus participating manufacturers early October.
SK Telecom will develop an asynchronous system with LGIC, Hyundai Electronics and Daewoo Telecom and launch R&D efforts to develop 29 core technologies with 49 small technology firms.
The three large communications companies with the capacity to build large systems, 49 small firms with innovative ideas and brainpower and the mobile service provider that operates a nationwide mobile network will make up a tripartite R&D team for IMT-2000.
SK Telecom said that the emphasis was placed on the candidate?s technology and drive in the selection of the system developers.
In selecting R&D partners for core technology development, SK Telecom first selected companies that are likely to be able to make the technologies competitive in the market among those submitted R&D plans suited to SK Telecom?s schedule.
In the second stage, the technological value of their proposals (proposals for new technology development, etc.) was evaluated to select 49 small startups as R&D partners in 29 areas.
According to the schedule announced, SK Telecom will complete the development of the trial system by December 2000, and then obtain certificates for standards and capacity.
The next step will be standardization and technology R&D in preparation for the IPR negotiations between the two groups each supporting synchronous and asynchronous systems, which will be accompanied by R&D for roaming technology which will include testing interoperability with the asynchronous systems by NTT DoCoMo and Nokia.
The final R&D results will be transferred to local communications companies. The company will continue to make efforts to make further improvements.
In addition, if the test results of the systems and technologies developed by a partner company are exceptionally good, SK Telecom will give the company preferential treatments, which can be an incentive to the participating companies, says SK Telecom.
The development of the synchronous system will proceed separately. The company says it received proposals from five system developers including SEC and LGIC. The selection will be made after the review of the proposals is completed.
The company expects synergy effects in the development of the IMT-2000 system from the partnerships between the manufacturers, small startups and the service provider. It finds significance in that it has established the so-called BCC, or Brothers Company Circle (partnership with small innovative firms with prospect), that it needs to enter the international markets.
SK Telecom held an IMT-2000 Technology R&D seminar and received R&D proposals from 150-plus participating manufacturers early October.