Ministry of Science and ICT to Participate in Incheon from the 10th to the 14th
3GPP 6G Workshop. ⓒMinistry of Science and ICT, ‘[Dailyan = Reporter Kim So-hee] The Ministry of Science and ICT announced that the 6G workshop and technology plenary meeting, hosted by 3GPP, an international organization that develops mobile communication standards, successfully concluded in Incheon from March 10 to 14.’,
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, ‘3GPP is a mobile communication standard development organization jointly established by seven standardization bodies worldwide, including TTA. Following WCDMA, LTE, and 5G, it has also developed the 6G technology standard expected to be commercialized around 2030.’,
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, ‘In particular, the recent 3GPP technology plenary accomplished the election of Samsung Electronics’ Master Kim Yoon-sun as the chair of the Radio Access Network (RAN) plenary and LG Electronics’ Principal Researcher Kim Rae-young as the vice-chair of the Services and Systems (SA) plenary.’,
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, ‘It is the first time that a Korean has been elected as chair at a 3GPP technology plenary. The Ministry of Science and ICT explained that securing the chair and vice-chair positions during the critical period of 6G standardization holds significant meaning.’,
, ‘The technology plenary has voting rights to decide on standard development items pushed by its working groups. The chair has the authority to set directional alignment during member companies’ opinion adjustments, indicating that Korea is positioned at the center of the 6G standardization effort.’,
, ‘Especially, the RAN technology plenary traditionally accounts for about 70-80% of 3GPP patents, so the election of a Korean chair in this plenary is of great importance for Korea in the standardization leadership competition.’,
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, ‘The 3GPP 6G workshop, a significant first step for 6G standardization work, also yielded meaningful results. During this workshop, topics such as AI/cloud integration, software-based networks, cost-effective system evolution, and ubiquitous connectivity technologies were presented with respect to 6G technology.’,
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, ‘The domestic mobile carriers and major electronics companies, including Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, and the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), stressed the inclusion of AI-6G convergence, energy-saving technologies, and 6G standalone (SA) architecture as key research areas within 6G, achieving significant outcomes. The combination of terrestrial networks (TN) and non-terrestrial networks (NTN) was also included in early 6G research.\n’]