À̹ÌÁö È®´ë LG Electronics and KAIST have joined forces to speed up developing next-generation mobile technology through LG Electronics-KAIST 6G Research Center at KAIST INSTITUTE, which was inaugurated at KAIST in Daejeon on Monday. LG`s chief technology officer Park Il-pyung (left) and KAIST INSTITUTE head Lee Sang-yup shake hands after exchanging an MOU. [Photo by LG Electronics Inc.]
South Korea¡¯s LG Electronics said Monday that it has opened a 6G research lab at KAIST INSTITUTE (KI) under state-run Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST) to prepare ahead for the technology beyond 5G whose commercial engagement is in fledgling stage.
The opening ceremony was attended by Park Il-pyung, chief technology officer of LG Electronics, Kim Byung-hoon, head of next-generation standard research of LG Electronics, Park Hee-kyung, vice president for KAIST¡¯s R&DB and Lee Sang-yup, head of KI.
KI founded in 2006 has focused on a cross-disciplinary approach in projects to develop new technologies to drive the Korean economy. LG Electronics aims to take a leadership in future 6G enabling technology based on close industry-academia collaboration with KI researchers and resources.
¡°It is significant to start the development of proprietary 6G mobile communication technology ahead of others and prepare for the next decade,¡± said Cho Dong-ho, a KAIST electrical engineering professor who will head LG`s 6G research lab.
¡°With the establishment of the 6G research center, we will strengthen the research of next-generation mobile communication technology to lead global standardization and grab an opportunity to create new businesses,¡± said LG`s chief technology officer Park Il-pyung.
According to U.S. patent analyzer TechIPm, LG Electronics ranked No. 1 in the category of 4G (LTE/LTE-A) patents for the fifth consecutive year from 2012 to 2016. It also proposed the Cellular-V2X standard, key technology for autonomous driving, for the first time in the world
By Lee Sang-duk and Minu Kim
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