World Mobile News

Samsung Electronics will demonstrate three key network technologies at Mobile World Congress 2015 in Barcelona, which will pave the way for 5G mobile communications. Each technology focuses on important aspects of the Radio Access Network (RAN) and involves networking innovations that will have a dramatic impact on the capabilities of commercial mobile networks. “We consider 5G to be a transformation of how networks are constructed and how radio resources are used,” said Chang Yeong Kim, Head of DMC R&D Center at Samsung Electronics. “To support 100 times greater throughputs at a fraction of the latency, we need to consider more than just a single network component; we need to look at how everything works together. At the same time, the evolution toward 5G must be an incremental process, introducing new technologies in the short- and mid-term that can be tried, tested and proven on commercial networks.” mmWave Wireless Backhaul Utilizing a 60 GHz spectrum, Samsung is rapidly nea...

Samsung Electronics announces the launch of its CognitiV Analytics solution to provide operators with a powerful, data-driven approach to network quality improvement. The solution combines real-time data collection with efficient congestion relief algorithms to provide in-depth insight into, and resolution of, network traffic challenges, and represents the first new component of its CognitiV OSS portfolio. “Existing industry analytics solutions typically focus on analyzing data generated by either the network or the user data service alone,” said Jungah Choi, Senior Vice President of Advanced Technology at Networks Business, Samsung Electronics. “These two separate approaches can abstract network issues and do not provide true insight into the end user’s service Quality of Experience (QoE). By analyzing the data on a per-user and per-service basis in real-time, CognitiV Analytics pinpoints the root cause of service quality issues as, or even before, they occur, and jointly optimize t...

Our lives have fundamentally changed with the widespread use of mobile devices. Mobile users on average spend more than 2 hours each day using their devices across dozens of different applications. Thanks to the wide coverage of mobile broadband networks these days, people are able to continually use mobile phones and tablets to communicate with friends, work while traveling and enjoy their lives. When we look at the content people enjoy on their mobile phones, we find that end users enjoy video content more and more. As a result, 40 to 60 percent of total mobile traffic comes from video. As end users are getting more dependent on video content and have less patience when they cannot enjoy smooth video experience because of repetitive buffering and stalling issues due to network congestion, it is getting critical for mobile service providers (MSPs) to ensure the best quality of experience (QoE) in video for their customers. MSPs have tried to prepare for a tsunami of data usage on the...

Samsung is now mass producing the industry’s first 128-gigabyte (GB) ultra-fast embedded memory based on the much-anticipated Universal Flash Storage (UFS) 2.0 standard for next-generation flagship smartphones. The new embedded memory’s UFS 2.0 interface is the most advanced JEDEC-compliant, next-generation flash memory storage specification in the world. “With our mass production of ultra-fast UFS memory of the industry’s highest capacity, we are making a significant contribution to enable a more advanced mobile experience for consumers,” said Jee-ho Baek, Senior Vice President of Memory Marketing, Samsung Electronics. “In the future, we will increase the proportion of high-capacity memory solutions, in leading the continued growth of the premium memory market.” UFS memory utilizes “Command Queue,” a technology that accelerates the speed of command execution in SSDs through a serial interface, significantly increasing data processing speeds compared to the 8-bit parallel-interface-ba...

8GB? 16GB? 32GB? 64GB? 128GB?!! We just can’t seem to get enough. With better cameras and displays – which mean more selfies, bigger pictures and more videos – memory has been a growing priority when consumers shop for new mobile and tablet devices. Naturally Samsung, the world leader in advanced memory technology, has been working vigorously to develop solutions to equip users with the ability to store as many images, videos and other media, as well as the capability to multitask on the device without jeopardizing the integrity of basic functionality is imperative. Typically, smartphone and tablets have been using eMMCs (embedded multi-media cards) to store information. And today, we announced the mass production of the industry’s first 128GB embedded memory solution based on Universal Flash Storage (UFS) 2.0 standard. First, what is eMMC? eMMC, or embedded multimedia card, is an advanced, managed NAND flash memory for mobile applications and still is the dominant go-to memory soluti...

Sorry, some of us in the office can’t wait for the next Unpacked event either and felt inclined to share some of the Spaniard’s words. While the next flagship device will be revealed in Barcelona, Spain in a bit more than a week from now, another video has been released: From what’s been revealed so far, we’ve seen quite a lot about speed and cameras including thoughts on wireless charging from a Samsung engineer, a word from an engineer/executive who’s been putting cameras in mobile phones for over a decade, and an infographic that walks us through how those little cameras in our phones have gotten big in digital imaging. There have also been an array of tweets from #TheNextGalaxy itself. What more will we see? We’ll have to stick around just a tad bit longer for the video livestream of the event – which will be available on Samsung Mobile’s Youtube channel  and also on Samsung Tomorrow. Until then, check out what’s been out and let us know what you’d like to see. I am #TheNextGalaxy...

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. has received two praiseworthy ratings from two world renowned sources. It was rated the 3rd most visible company in the United States in the Harris Poll Reputation Quotient (RQ). It was also listed as one of the most innovative companies in the Internet of Things by Fast Company. What about Samsung appealed to these sources, and what do these ratings mean for Samsung? The RQ is a study carried out every year to find the 100 most visible brands in the US. Although Samsung is no stranger to the RQ’s top 100 – it has found itself there for four years running – this is the first year that the electronics producer has been ranked in the top five. This means that it was ranked more highly than all other technology companies. What is it that makes a company ‘visible’ according to the RQ? There are many criteria in a variety of areas: emotional appeal, financial performance, products and services, social responsibility, vision and leadership and workplace environ...