Samsung today hosted the first Silicon Valley 5G Summit, it was held at the Samsung Research American in San Jose, California. The company expects this summit to become an annual event which brings together global telecom industry leaders and calls on them for a united front in building the 5G ecosystem. More than 100 industry leaders gathered to discuss the opportunities and challenges faced in the commercialization of 5G technologies. Participants consisted to telecom operators, system vendors, chip makers, policy makers, industry analysts and others.
The summit went over the current status, challenges and requirements for creating business opportunities for 5G. The role of policymakers was discussed as well through the allocation of spectrum and various technical aspects of the next-generation mobile communications technology were discovered as well. “Today’s summit will also accelerate 5G deployment and contribute to future wireless innovations for 5G and beyond,” said Julius Knapp, Chief of the Federal Communications Commission Office of Engineering and Technology. Samsung says that it's time for the industry to come together and shape the new era of 5G and build a sustainable ecosystem by inviting industry stakeholders and looking at their perspectives on how 5G will be developed over the coming years.
