SK Telecom and Nokia will jointly develop 5G technologies in 2018 with the aim of demonstrating 5G mobile communication and commercializing them by 2020.

Prior to that, they will build the 5G network testbed in SK Telecom’s ICT Technology Center in Bundang by the end of this year.

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<On January 21 (local time) in Finland, Jurgen Schindler, head of Nokia's mobile broadband business, Choi Jin-sung, head of SK Telecom's ICT Technology Center, and Hossein Moiin Nokia CTO (from left) entered into an agreement for the development of the Giga data transmission and reception technology and the building of the 5G testbed.>

SK Telecom entered into an agreement with Nokia for advanced development of 5G technologies on January 21 (local time) in Finland.

The two companies are planning to develop core 5G technologies, such as Giga data transmission and reception technology and cloud virtual base stations.

In particular, they will develop the ‘centimeter wave/millimeter wave 5G technology’ that used broadband frequency resources for transmission and reception of data in the ultra-high frequency band higher than 6㎓, the core technology for Giga data transmission.

The centimeter wave/millimeter wave 5G technology is a promising technology that is regarded as the core 5G technology by the mobile communication standardization organization (3GPP).

SK Telecom and Nokia are planning to test and demonstrate centimeter wave/millimeter wave 5G technology with the 5G network testbed.

“We expect that cooperation with Nokia will accelerate 5G technology R&D,” said Choi Jin-sung, head of SK Telecom`s ICT Technology Center. “To lead the 5G era, SK Telecom will continue to innovate the network structure.”