Samsung schedules first large-scale trial of 5G in India for 2019

The company is showcasing the future of 5G in India through different activities. It's illustrating how 5G will impact people across this major emerging market. 5G-powered use cases for cities, homes and agricultural use provide a glimpse of the 5G world that Samsung's solutions can enable.

Samsung showcases different use cases for 5G in India

“Samsung will pave the way for 5G to unlock the full potential of India together with industry leaders,” said president and head of networks business at Samsung Youngky Kim. VIP dignitaries from the Indian government and industry leaders are in attendance.

The company is planning to conduct India's first large-scale 5G trial in the first quarter of 2019. It will be done in collaboration with the Department of Telecommunications.

Kim pointed out during his keynote that Samsung has successfully built the world's largest greenfield 4G LTE network nationwide in partnership with Reliance Jio. The term greenfield refers to work on a project in which there has been no prior development. He added that by Diwali, Samsung's 4G LTE solutions will reach 99 percent of the Indian population. That's almost 1.3 billion people.

Samsung Electronics SouthWest Asia President and CEO HC Hong said that Samsung's roadmap for 5G showcases its strong commitment to India. It will continue to be a partner of the government's Digital India initiative.

The company is showcasing a few of its 5G solutions at the event. They include 5G home broadband services, Smart Agriculture and Smart Cities. Its 5G Skyship, developed in partnership with Korea Telecom, will be flying over the venue to demonstrate first response use cases.