Samsung Electronics said on the 20th that it worked with KT and Keysight Technologies (Keysight) to successfully verify ultra-massive multiple-antenna technology in the 7 GHz band, a core frequency for the 6G Network standard.
Ultra-massive multiple-antenna technology integrates numerous antennas into a single system to boost signal efficiency and maximize data throughput.
Samsung Electronics developed a base station prototype applying this technology and verified its performance using Keysight's test 6G device in a test environment built by KT.
As a result, the researchers secured a core technology of the 6G Network by achieving an industry-leading maximum transmission speed of 3 Gbps when sending data from the base station to the user device.
The 7 GHz band used for the verification can utilize wider bandwidth than the existing 3.5 GHz for 5G and is considered a key frequency for next-generation communications.
However, the higher the frequency, the shorter the signal reach, a limitation that drew attention to ultra-massive multiple-antenna technology as a key solution.
Through this technology verification, they confirmed that stable coverage and ultra-high-speed data transmission are possible even in the 7 GHz band, and it is expected to help implement services with high data demand, such as artificial intelligence (AI) and Extended Reality (XR).
Samsung Electronics plans to continue building the 6G core technologies and ecosystem by expanding cooperation with global telecom operators and equipment vendors.
Jeong Jin-guk, head of the Next-Generation Communications Research Center at Samsung Electronics, said, "We will continue to lead in securing future network technologies so that a wide range of services and user experiences in the 6G era can be realized."