Supply of base stations required for 5G commercial network construction
KDDI, the No. 2 communication service provider, also secured customers
NTT DoCoMo has about 82 million subscribers
Samsung Electronics announced on the 23rd that it has signed a 5G mobile communication equipment supply contract with NTT DOCOMO, the largest mobile communication service provider in Japan. This is the first time that Samsung Electronics directly supplies mobile communication equipment to NTT DoCoMo.
With this supply contract, Samsung Electronics secured NTT Docomo as a 5G customer following KDDI, the second-largest telecommunications service provider. This expanded its presence in the Japanese 5G mobile communication market. NTT DoCoMo has about 82 million subscribers as of December last year. Since March of last year, it has been providing commercial 5G mobile communication services.
Samsung Electronics plans to support rapid 5G network construction by supplying base stations (RUs, Radio Units) necessary for building 5G commercial networks to NTT DoCoMo.
Sadayuki Abeta, head of the NTT Docomo Wireless Access Network Development Department, said, “As a leading provider of mobile communication, NTT Docomo aims to provide customers with more innovative and exciting experiences, and to provide the best services that solve social issues “We will expand ‘5G as the speed of light’ nationwide through cooperation in the 5G field with Samsung Electronics.”
Satoshi Iwao, Senior Vice President of Network Business at Samsung Electronics Japan, said, “We will do our best to contribute to accelerating 5G innovation of NTT DoCoMo.” “We will expand our position in the global mobile communication market.”
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