During India Mobile Congress, Samsung also announced its plan for India’s first large-scale 5G trial, scheduled to take place in the first quarter of 2019 in collaboration with the Department of Telecommunications (DoT).

If you didn’t get a chance to visit us during IMC 2018, check out the highlights of the event below.

5G Kiosk & Skyship

5G Connected Car will enable passengers to safely enjoy high-quality contents even when they are on the road. Samsung is already collaborating with many operators as well as industry-leading connected car technology companies like Harman.

5G Kiosk showcasing 5G connected car and skyship at India Mobile Congress 2018

Samsung’s 5G skyship, stationed at the exhibition center enables a systematic and organized rescue in emergency situations.

The solution is demonstrating ultra-high speed data transmission between road infrastructure and vehicles. This enables instant download of High Definition videos, and upload blackbox footage, update driving software and smart navigation.

5G Farm 

With extensive spectrum bandwidth, 5G can accommodate 10 times more connected devices and 5G Farm will be one of the key service case on why India should adopt 5G in the near future.

Smart sensors placed in the farm can gather soil status, humidity and temperature to measure and inform the farmers about what needs to be done to keep their crops healthy.

Government officials and guests at Samsung 5G Farm

5G City

A demonstration of a 5G-powered smart city at Samsung’s IMC booth

Samsung 5G city zone showcases a model of a city connected by Samsung’s 5G Connectivity Node, which will link a wide range of technologies such as drone cameras, sensors and vehicles to 5G networks. The model is demonstrating how by using 5G network, smart cities can detect mishaps and relay the footage and location information to relevant authorities, automatically. With connected sensors, humidity, temperature and pollution of the area can also be monitored, making roads and streets much more safer and convenient.

5G FWA & 5G Home

Using key 5G technologies, 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) services will provide Gigabit speed to households.

With Samsung’s Cloud Platform, high-capacity, high-quality contents and services will be provided to users, enabling benefits like multiple UHD TV streaming, cloud gaming etc.

Gamers playing on a 5G cloud network

5G Stadium 

A Demonstration illustrating how 5G will work in crowded areas like stadium, with wider bandwidth and massive MIMO technology.

Samsung Networks’ booth at IMC 2018 is located at the Hall A and will be open from October 25 to October 27, 2018. To learn more about IMC 2018, please visit https://www.indiamobilecongress.com/

Dr Youngky Kim, President and Head of Networks Business at Samsung Electronics with Telecom Minister, Mr. Manoj Sinha at Samsung 5G Kiosk during India Mobile Congress 2018

Samsung also announced its plan for India’s first large-scale 5G trial, scheduled to take place in the first quarter of 2019 in collaboration with the Department of Telecommunications (DoT).

In his keynote speech at the event, Youngky Kim, President and Head of Networks Business at Samsung Electronics, said, “Samsung will pave the way for 5G to unlock the full potential of India together with industry leaders.”

“We are witnessing a rise in adoption of new technologies, inspired by ‘Digital India’ and spurred by the transition to 4G,” he said.

The event is being attended by VIP dignitaries that include Indian government and industry leaders.

“Our partnership with Reliance Jio has empowered millions, making their everyday lives better. Our roadmap for 5G showcases our strong commitment to India. We will continue to be a partner in Government of India’s Digital India mission,” said HC Hong, President and CEO, Samsung Electronics SouthWest Asia.

Leading Disruptive Changes Using 4G in Digital India

Since 2012, Samsung has been a key partner of the Indian telecommunications industry. During President Kim’s keynote speech at the IMC, he said that Samsung has successfully built the world’s largest greenfield and the most advanced 4G LTE networks nationwide by partnering with Reliance Jio.

Mr. Kim added that by Diwali, Samsung will have delivered its 4G LTE solutions to 99 percent of the Indian population, equivalent to 1.3 billion people.

Samsung has been leading the industry to build the bridge connecting 4G and 5G. Encouraged by its achievements in 4G, Samsung will continue to support India to accelerate its digital transformation and preparations as its 5G future unfolds.

First of its Kind 5G Demo

At IMC 2018, Samsung is showcasing how its 5G solutions can enable a variety of 5G-powered business models and scenarios, including: 5G home broadband services, Smart Cities and Smart Agriculture.

Moreover, Samsung’s 5G Skyship, which was developed in partnership with Korea Telecom, will be flying over the exhibition center to demonstrate first response use cases.

Samsung has been a pioneer in developing 5G solutions using its technology and experience. With its successful development of the first commercial ASIC-based 5G modems and mmWave RFICs, the company has been manufacturing compact-sized 5G radio and router devices and CPEs.

Samsung’s years of commitment to R&D investments since 2000 have come to fruition, as the company has been selected by the world’s leading operators such Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and SK Telecom for both 4G and 5G solutions and services. At the root of this achievement are Samsung’s end-to-end solutions spanning network equipment, devices, chipsets and the world’s-first regulatory approval of 5G equipment by the US Federal Communications Commission. Samsung will continue its legacy of 4G LTE to enable digital transformation and provide a seamless path to 5G.

Samsung Networks’ booth at IMC 2018 is located at the Hall A and will be open from October 25 to October 27, 2018. To learn more about IMC 2018, please visithttps://www.indiamobilecongress.com/