The demonstration zone was set up in the exhibition hall of the Popov Central Museum of Radio Communications, one of the world’s oldest museums of science and technology, in St. Petersburg. Guests and journalists were given the chance to make HD video calls and play a football simulation video game on Samsung’s 5G prototype tablets. 5G provides an unprecedented mobile video game user experience by dramatically reducing the response rate between devices.

The demonstrations also included streaming of 4K ultra-high definition video. These trials utilized Samsung’s 5G end-to-end solutions including 5G routers (CPE, Customer Premise Equipment) and prototype tablets, 5G radio access unit, virtualized RAN and virtualized core network.

“Our goal is to adapt new technologies to commercial use in cooperation with industry-leading vendors. Today’s trial with Samsung Electronics demonstrates that 5G is not an academic theory, but presents a nearly ready set of practical network solutions that will allow customers to manage a broad range of everyday tasks and open new opportunities that are unachievable on 4G,” commented Pavel Korotin, Director of St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region, MTS.

“Today’s tests demonstrated the readiness of MTS’s network infrastructure for the deployment of 5G. Samsung is pleased to have MTS as our partner to together explore the capabilities of 5G that are essential to unlocking near-term use cases for both customers and enterprises,” said Seungsik Choi, Vice President of Samsung Electronics Russia.

Samsung and MTS began their cooperation in 2014 with the launch of LTE networks in the Northwestern Federal District of Russia, including St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region. In the second half of 2017, Samsung and MTS signed an agreement to expand and upgrade MTS’ network with LTE-Advanced Pro and IoT features. The companies will also continue their collaboration on 5G.

About Mobile TeleSystems PJSC

Mobile TeleSystems PJSC (“MTS” – NYSE:MBT; MOEX:MTSS), the leading telecommunications group in Russia and the CIS, provides a range of mobile, fixed-line and digital services. We serve over 100 million mobile subscribers in Russia, Ukraine, Armenia, and Belarus, and about 9 million customers of fixed-line services, including fixed voice, broadband internet, and pay-TV. To keep pace with evolving customer demand, MTS is redefining what telecommunications services are by offering innovative products beyond its core network-related businesses in various tech segments, including Big Data, financial and banking services, internet of things, OTT, cloud computing, systems integration and e-commerce.

We leverage our market-leading retail network as a platform for customer services and sales of devices and accessories. MTS maintains its leadership in the Russian mobile market in terms of revenue and profitability. MTS is majority-owned by Sistema PJSFC. Since 2000, MTS shares have been listed on the New York Stock Exchange and since 2003 – on the Moscow Exchange. For more information, please visit: www.mtsgsm.com.

During the live demonstration, Samsung, one of Deutsche Telekom’s 5G:haus partners, introduced its 60GHz millimeter wave(mmWave) small cell solution and handheld smartphones.

The demonstration involved the use of two Samsung smartphones to track the precise movements of a robotic arm from two separate angles. The 4K UHD video contents were transmitted over the air without any delay by the Ultra High Mobile broadband (U-MBB) service using Samsung’s 60GHz radio access technology. Samsung and Deutsche Telekom have achieved throughput more than 1.5 gigabit per second (Gbps) on each smartphone., It proves that 5G technology using spectrum above 6GHz can serve as one of the optimized solutions for next generation mobile services such as tactile internet, which requires lower latency and ultra high connectivity/throughput.

“We are pleased to have proven the feasibility of 5G technology through this live demonstration with Deutsche Telekom,” said Youngky Kim, President and Head of Networks Business at Samsung Electronics. “It is important for Samsung to take a realistic path towards 5G world by securing seamless mobility, which will enable people to enjoy immersive experiences such as virtual reality broadcasting services and hologram calls using 5G infrastructures. Samsung will continue its innovation with Deutsche Telekom to bring 5G technology closer to our lives.”

“As we demonstrate together with our partners, the development of 5G technology has reached a very exciting phase. As a next step in our 5G:haus, we will involve customers in the technology development process to bring the technology closer to them and ensure it meets their expectations,” said Bruno Jacobfeuerborn, CTO Deutsche Telekom AG.

Samsung’s radio access for the spectrum above 6GHz is designed to help address the key challenges of future networks such as the explosive growth in demand for bandwidth and densities of increased devices. The large amount of empty bandwidth in the spectrum above 6GHz will make it possible to accommodate large quantities of data traffic.

Samsung’s mmWave Radio Access is capable of beam-forming as well as intra and inter-system mobility. Also it is capable of providing handover within the time below 100msec between mmWave cells and LTE cells/mmWave cells.

The devices used during the demonstration are hand-held smartphones containing 16 antenna elements that support beam-forming, alongside standard 3G and LTE. This capability of supporting multiple bands and technologies in a small form factor is one of the key enablers of 5G.

This 5G demonstration highlights the strength of Samsung Electronics that combines both infrastructure and device solutions for future networks – something that few others in the industry today can match. The R&D talents and knowledge of engineers in both the mobile communications and network business units combined to deliver this leading edge 5G demonstration. We expect this to be the foundation for delivering successful end-to-end 5G solutions at an industry leading pace.

At this Mobile World Congress 2016, Deutsche Telekom has demonstrated ultra Low Latency connectivity and ultra High Data speed for mobile broadband with Samsung and other 5G:haus partners at Deutsche Telekom’s booth (Exhibit Hall 3 Stand 3L20).

The Samsung mmWave Mobile Radio Access and high-end smartphone devices will be also exhibited at both Deutsche Telekom’s booth (Exhibit Hall 3 Stand 3L20) and Samsung Networks’ booth (Exhibit Hall 2 Stand 2M10) during Mobile World Congress 2016, from February 22 to 25 in Barcelona, Spain.

Samsung Electronics unveiled its newest memory card globally—the PRO Plus 128GB microSD card. Built with Samsung’s advanced MLC NAND flash solution, this 128GB memory card provides a powerful new standard for advanced multimedia memory solutions, delivering the highest speed and storage capacity currently available for the growing consumer base using action cameras, drones, premium smartphones and DSLRs with 4K recording and playback feature.

With the introduction of its new 128GB microSD card, Samsung provides consumers with the highest level of memory card solution that smoothly captures heavy-loaded, high-resolution video, photography and multimedia contents for use in today’s mobile devices.

“With the influx of advanced technologies like action cameras and drones, consumers are expecting more out of their memory cards,” said Un-Soo Kim, Senior Vice President of Branded Product Marketing, Memory Business at Samsung Electronics. “We are seeing a fast increase in 4K UHD video recording and playback, and therefore a growing need for higher memory storage volume and faster transfer speeds. The introduction of our PRO Plus128GB microSD delivers on Samsung’s commitment to create best-in-class memory cards that meet the rapidly evolving needs of today’s consumers, as well as strengthens our leadership in branded memory products.”

The PRO Plus 128GB microSD is the newest addition to Samsung’s PRO Plus lineup, which was first introduced in 32GB and 64GB versions in May 2015. The 128GB microSD features the highest-quality MLC NAND flash memory and UHS-I Speed Class 3 (U3) and Speed Class 10 support, offering the industry’s fastest speeds of up to 95MB/s and 90MB/s for read and write respectively.

The new PRO Plus 128GB microSD is ideal for use in high-end smartphones and tablets, as well as fulfilling the security, capacity, performance and environment requirements inherent in newly emerging audio and video consumer electronics, specifically action cameras and drones. The new memory card is equipped to handle storing and transferring professional-grade photos and 4K UHD video recording and playback. It can record up to three hours and 50minutes of 4K UHD video or 16 hours and 20 minutes of Full HD video in action cameras without the need to change or replace the memory card. In addition, the PRO Plus 128GB microSD can store a maximum of 10,940 photos or 30,670 MP3 songs based on Samsung’s estimated user settings and configurations.

The PRO Plus 128GB microSD card is designed to be compatible with any device that has a microSD slot, and is equipped with the recently upgraded Samsung 4-proof features, which include waterproof (IEC 60529, IPX7), temperature proof, X-ray proof, and magnetic proof protection. It comes with a 10 year limited warranty and is guaranteed to survive operating temperatures from -25°C to 85°C (-13°F to 185°F) and non operating temperatures from -40°C to 85°C (-40°F to 185°F). Data stored on the card will not be affected by X-rays and will resist up to 15,000 gauss magnetic force—the equivalent of a high-field MRI scanner.

Samsung will now offer the new PRO Plus 128GB microSD memory card in more than 50 countries including China, Europe, Korea, U.S., and other regions. For more information on Samsung’s memory card offerings and testing conditions please visit www.samsung.com/memorycard.