04/20/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/19/2021 12:24
New portfolio provides operators with a wide range of mid-band solutions to expand 5G service and enrich customer experiences, including C-Band Massive MIMO radio, now in market
Samsung Electronics today announced its C-Band network solutions portfolio, developed to help U.S. mobile operators deliver advanced 5G service in the mid-band spectrum. With this complete line-up, operators can deliver high performance and efficiently expand the coverage of their networks, while providing enhanced 5G experiences to users in both indoor and outdoor environments.
C-Band refers to mid-band spectrum ranging from 3.7GHz to 4.2GHz, of which a total of 280MHz between 3.7GHz to 3.98GHz was auctioned by the FCC earlier this year. The spectrum will play a critical role in helping operators provide 5G service with high performance, advanced features, and wide coverage for users in the U.S. Samsung's new C-Band portfolio includes the latest advanced radios, such as Massive MIMO radio, indoor solutions and network optimization tools.
Backed by Samsung's commercial experience delivering 5G network solutions in the mid-band spectrum in leading markets, the company offers U.S. operators a full range of C-Band solutions to deliver on the promise of 5G. Samsung's C-Band portfolio includes:
'Samsung is proud to help operators deploy 5G networks in the C-Band spectrum with our expansive portfolio of solutions,' said Junehee Lee, Executive Vice President and Head of R&D, Networks Business at Samsung Electronics. 'C-Band spectrum is foundational for delivering 5G networks with high performance and wide coverage. Our complete C-Band solutions portfolio offers U.S. operators greater flexibility in 5G deployments, which will help drive new business models and opportunities.'
C-Band Acceleration
With Samsung's C-Band Massive MIMO radio commercially available, units have been shipped for use in Verizon's state-of-the-art network.
'Verizon has been leading the way with building our 5G Ultra Wideband service on mmWave spectrum using Samsung's robust mmWave equipment offerings and now, by adding C-band spectrum to this portfolio, we are perfectly positioned to deploy the fastest, most powerful 5G experience to the most people - or as we call it, 5G built right,' said Adam Koeppe, Senior Vice President of Technology Planning at Verizon. 'We are accelerating our deployment efforts with the support of our partners like Samsung so that our customers will see the benefits of expanding 5G Ultra Wideband service very shortly after the C-band spectrum is cleared later this year.'
'The arrival and deployment of mid-band frequencies like C-Band in the US market is going to lead to an explosion of 5G usage and new applications,' said Bob O'Donnell, president and chief analyst at TECHnalysis Research. 'Samsung's industry-leading C-Band portfolio will be critical in helping operators accelerate the buildout of their 5G networks to provide enhanced 5G experiences to users, covering indoor and outdoor applications, as well as urban and rural deployments.'
Samsung has pioneered the successful delivery of 5G end-to-end solutions including chipsets, radios, and core. Through ongoing research and development, Samsung drives the industry to advance 5G networks with its market-leading product portfolio from fully virtualized RAN and Core to private network solutions and AI-powered automation tools. The company is currently providing network solutions to mobile operators that deliver connectivity to hundreds of millions of users around the world.