Samsung Electronics Co.
said on Monday it is hosting a gathering of the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) throughout this week to enable business representatives to exchange views on the commercialization of the fifth - generation (5G) network.
At the meeting, officials from South Korea's three mobile carriers, SK Telecom Co. , KT Corp.
and LG Uplus Corp. , as well as international partners like Verizon Wireless, AT&T and NTT DOCOMO, gathered to discuss ways to set up 5G - network services, Yonhap news agency reported.
"The first 5G standard, which includes innovative technologies developed by Samsung Electronics, will be completed at this 3GPP conference, " the company said.
"This will lead the market to commercialize 5G communication to serve as the core infrastructure for the coming fourth industrial revolution, " it added.
Samsung said the participants at the gathering will confirm the final technologies for 5G commercialization.
"These include 5G wireless access technology providing ultra - high speed data and ultra - low latency and the conformance testing method for 5G terminals, " the tech giant added.