SK Telecom announced on February 22 that it has successfully completed a concept verification of AI-based wireless transmission and reception technology for base stations for future 6G mobile communications in cooperation with NTT Docomo, NTT, and Nokia Bell Laboratories.
The developed technology incorporates AI into the wireless transmission and reception technology of base stations and applies the AI model commonly used in vision AI to demodulation transmission and reception, in preparation for the 6G era, when the fusion of communications and AI is expected to gain momentum. is. Technology for base stations.
Current systems use separate control signals to measure the radio environment during transmission and reception. However, demodulation/transmission/reception technology using AI minimizes the load on control signals and increases frequency usage efficiency.
The four companies conducted related experiments not only in a channel emulator environment in the laboratory, but also in an actual over-the-air (OTA) environment. As a result of applying base station demodulation transmission/reception technology that utilizes AI to a laboratory environment, we confirmed an average speed increase of more than 10%.
This development is part of SK Telecom’s efforts to create new value by applying AI to all areas of AI infrastructure, such as wireless transmission and reception, base station operation optimization, and automation.
SK Telecom has been collaborating in the 6G field since entering into a strategic alliance with Japanese telecommunications company NTT Docomo in 2022, but this time, it has announced a four-company collaboration with NTT and Nokia Bell Laboratories. and will develop the core technology of 6G.
SK Telecom and NTT Docomo will jointly exhibit and demonstrate the results of their four-party collaboration, including a 6G simulator, at MWC24 to be held in Barcelona, Spain on February 26th.
Ryu Tak-ki, head of infrastructure technology at SK Telecom, said, “This development demonstrates our cooperation with carriers and manufacturers around the world to develop core 6G technology, and we are currently working with South Korea, the United States, “This is an example of private sector cooperation between Japan and Europe.” . “As an AI company, SK Telecom will continue research and development to apply AI to the infrastructure that is the foundation of SK Telecom.”
