The demonstrations underscore Samsung's commitment to the development of next-generation communications in Africa. To date, Samsung has partnered several governments and major service providers in Africa to deploy and enhance high-speed mobile and fixed broadband networks based on 4G LTE technology. In addition, Samsung has established business organisations in the region to strengthen and expand its support for African service providers and carriers.
"A large proportion of the African population comprises young and ambitious people, and Samsung believes that mobile broadband services will play a critical role in realising their economic development, just like we've seen in the US, Japan, South Korea and other Asian markets," said Youngky Kim, executive vice-president and GM in telecommunication systems business of Samsung Electronics.
"We're confident that Samsung is ready to contribute to this growth with customised LTE solutions for the African market by providing enhanced customer value through credibility and accumulated expertise in telecommunications," said George Ferreira, COO of Samsung Electronics SA.
Samsung LTE base station boasts the industry's highest level of coverage performance enabled by support for more than 10 Remote Radio Heads (RRH) with advanced RF capability and multiple reception antennas. It is very useful in the African market, which needs wide radio coverage at much lower cost. Through offering a competitive end-to-end LTE solution including network systems, devices and chipsets, Samsung says that it guarantees best quality data and VoLTE service.
Samsung also demonstrated its high-capacity LTE FDD and TD-LTE base stations, supporting a wide range of frequency bands, which offer more flexibility to service providers and simplify the introduction of new technologies. To support smooth transition to LTE, Samsung showcased its readiness to provide latest GSM solutions with competitive features along with LTE deployments for African service operators as well.
Since early 2000, Samsung has been a leading innovator in the 4G OFDMA technology domain; having already deployed more than 100 000 OFDMA-based cell sites across various frequency bands for commercial mobile broadband services around the globe. Through this experience, it has developed one of the industry's most advanced, cost-effective and energy-efficient suite of 4G network solutions comprising Radio Access Networks, Core Networks, IMS, System Integration and Managed Services.
