[단독]LG Euphle builds the Huawei 5G network in the 'Magok LG Science Park'

[이데일리 김현아 기자] Confirmed that he had built a demonstration network with Huawei 5G equipment of the Chinese telecommunication equipment company in the "LG Science Park" in the Magok Industrial Zone in Gangseo-gu, in Seoul.

Although the company did not officially announce it, it has recently been approved by Huawei as Huawei device at the Ministry of Science, Technology and Communication and decided to entrust Huawei with the choice of 4G (LTE) in Seoul and the Gyeonggi region before the first 5G frequency transmission on 1 December. . LG U + selected Huawei for Seoul, its metropolitan area and Gangwon for its LTE equipment.

According to the industry, on November 20, LG U + would build a 5G demonstration network with Huawei equipment in the "LG Science Park" in Magog, the largest fusion research complex in Korea. Using the whole floor, we built a 5G demonstration network such as Smart Factory and test B2B communication.

An equipment industry engineer said: "Chinese engineers are coming a lot, and I want to start 5G from Magog District."

The LG Group is pursuing hybrid research between two different companies on the LG Science Park Science Park in the Magok Industrial District, which opened in April. It also conducts joint research and development (R & D) activities in the form of "open innovation" with small and medium-sized venture capitalists, global companies, universities and external research institutes. .

LG U + has been approved by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Communication for the construction of the Experimental Station Magok District. The government has purchased frequencies of 3.5 GHz and 28 GHz (frequency 5G), but as the period of use begins on December 1, it is necessary to obtain a government authorization to establish the experimental station or the test station for practical use.

An official from the Ministry of Information and Communication said: "Although it is difficult to confirm its purpose, Huawei equipment has been approved by the test center." A manager of LG Upline said: "It has not been decided how to announce the adoption of 5G equipment."

Meanwhile, SK Telecom is the only company to have officially announced the adoption of 5G equipment among the three telecom companies. In September, SK Telecom announced its partnership with Samsung Electronics, Nokia and Ericsson. Samsung Electronics and 5G First Call were successful.

KT plans to announce it soon. Hwang Chang-kyu, chairman of the National Security Council, said: "The most important thing is to meet KT's service objectives." We have to talk to the manufacturers at different stages, "he said, and he said," Are you going to exclude Huawei material? "We are reviewing the results and we will announce them sooner or later. Has not yet been adopted. "