{"id":42367,"date":"2020-09-24T09:00:42","date_gmt":"2020-09-24T13:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/?p=42367"},"modified":"2023-12-29T10:17:50","modified_gmt":"2023-12-29T15:17:50","slug":"samsung-brings-5g-indoors-with-new-commercial-5g-mmwave-small-cell-for-in-building-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samsung-newsroom-production.barbariangroup.com\/us\/5g-indoor-mmwave-small-cell\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung Brings 5G Indoors with New Commercial 5G mmWave Small Cell for In-building Use"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Small cell solution is part of Samsung\u2019s newly-branded 5G in-building product portfolio\u2014<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Samsung Link<\/span>\u2013which helps operators expand and enhance 5G experiences<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Verizon\u2019s 5G Ultra Wideband network will be the first to use Samsung\u2019s new small cell\u2014<span style=\"color: #333333;\">Link Cell<\/span>\u2014featuring the Qualcomm\u00ae 5G RAN Platform<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_42381\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42381\" class=\"wp-image-42381 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/new-integrated-5G-mmWave-small-cell-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/23203456\/new-integrated-5G-mmWave-small-cell-4.jpg 900w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/23203456\/new-integrated-5G-mmWave-small-cell-4-600x512.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-42381\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Samsung\u2019s new 5G indoor mmWave solution, Link Cell, delivers a 5G indoor experience for venues and businesses. The Link Cell integrates antennas, radio, and baseband processing functionality into a discrete enterprise form-factor.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Samsung Electronics. Co. Ltd. today unveiled a new integrated 5G mmWave small cell for indoor use as part of the company\u2019s full suite of 5G in-building products, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/global\/business\/networks\/products\/radio-access\/indoor-solutions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Samsung Link<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Samsung\u2019s new 5G indoor small cell\u2013<strong>Link Cell<\/strong>\u2013will help provide seamless and enhanced 5G experiences to users in indoor environments. It delivers 5G-powered applications within enterprises, including manufacturing or distribution facilities, corporate offices, and entertainment or public venues (such as shopping centers, stadiums or hotels). Link Cell is among the first commercial products available globally that provides wireless operators with a mmWave indoor small cell.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_42382\" style=\"width: 970px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42382\" class=\"wp-image-42382 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/new-integrated-5G-mmWave-small-cell-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/23203503\/new-integrated-5G-mmWave-small-cell-5.jpg 960w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/23203503\/new-integrated-5G-mmWave-small-cell-5-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/23203503\/new-integrated-5G-mmWave-small-cell-5-713x950.jpg 713w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-42382\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Samsung\u2019s new 5G indoor mmWave solution, Link Cell, delivers a 5G indoor experience for venues and businesses. The Link Cell integrates antennas, radio, and baseband processing functionality into a discrete enterprise form-factor.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Link Cell gives wireless operators a way to extend 5G service\u2014with its high throughput and low latency capabilities\u2014into businesses and venues. It is also a critical component for future private 5G networks in enterprises, such as manufacturing, healthcare, retail and warehouse facilities.<\/p>\n<p>Verizon will be the first U.S. wireless operator to commercially deploy Samsung\u2019s Link Cell, which the wireless provider will use to extend the footprint of its 5G Ultra Wideband network. This marks a new phase in delivering enterprise private 5G networks, and advancing next generation cellular technology use cases and applications. Verizon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verizon.com\/about\/news\/verizon-corning-samsung-complete-trials\">recently announced<\/a> lab trials of 5G in-building solutions, which used Samsung Link.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"embedded recommended recommended-tag\" data-tagpost=\"84966\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"embedded-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-badge\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Related News<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"recommended-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/samsung-newsroom-production.barbariangroup.com\/us\/tag\/5g\/\" class=\"recommended-news\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/17152728\/Generic-Card_416x520-1.png\" alt=\"Read more from 5G\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"details-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-category\">5G<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>See the News<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"article-body\">\n<p>\u201cVerizon continues to rapidly advance our 5G deployment, and the addition of indoor cell sites will extend the availability of the fastest 5G service in the U.S. This is a key step in providing industry-changing, scalable, latency-sensitive, robust 5G solutions for enterprises,\u201d <strong>said Adam Koeppe, Senior Vice President of Technology Planning and Development at Verizon.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Link Cell: High-Speed 5G Power for Indoor Environments<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The first version of Samsung\u2019s Link Cell will support 28GHz and has the capability to combine four 100MHz bandwidth of frequencies, offering high capacity and ultra-fast download speeds. Moreover, it brings together a radio, antenna and digital unit into one compact box, and is less than 4 liters in volume, one of the smallest in the industry.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_42380\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42380\" class=\"wp-image-42380 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/new-integrated-5G-mmWave-small-cell-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/23203450\/new-integrated-5G-mmWave-small-cell-3.jpg 900w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/23203450\/new-integrated-5G-mmWave-small-cell-3-600x512.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-42380\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Samsung\u2019s new 5G indoor mmWave solution, Link Cell, delivers a 5G indoor experience for venues and businesses. The Link Cell integrates antennas, radio, and baseband processing functionality into a discrete enterprise form-factor.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Link Cell offers fast and easy indoor installation; it can be discretely placed on walls or ceilings, similar to a Wi-Fi access point, while minimizing noise through fanless convection cooling. Designed to self-organize, Link Cell will adjust for optimal RF performance, allowing mobile applications to seamlessly operate within a facility or\u2014as applications transition from a macro 5G network outside to the in-building network\u2014maintain high-quality communications continuity. Link Cell is available now for wireless operators to purchase for use in commercial rollouts.<\/p>\n<p>See the videos below for more information on Samsung\u2019s indoor solutions:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Extend your boundary towards better indoor 5G experience\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hPYakXTSMjQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Extend your boundary towards better 5G indoor experience with Samsung Link Cell\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YvDDVUJAjgE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, we are excited to unveil Samsung Link for wireless operators to expand the capabilities of 5G networks and seamlessly link together outdoor and indoor 5G experiences,\u201d <strong>said Jaeho Jeon, Executive Vice President and Head of R&amp;D, Networks Business at Samsung Electronics<\/strong>. \u201cAs one of the first commercial 5G mmWave indoor small cells, Link Cell will enable wireless operators and enterprises to bring 5G services to various offices, facilities and venue locations.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #808080;\">A Complete 5G In-building Product Portfolio: Samsung Link Solutions <\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The new Samsung Link portfolio features several solutions to help businesses address indoor 5G service needs. In addition to Link Cell, Samsung will deliver solutions supporting other indoor needs and spectrums. <strong>Link Hub <\/strong>and <strong>Link HubPro<\/strong> provide low and mid-band support to operators and enterprises.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_42378\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42378\" class=\"wp-image-42378 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/new-integrated-5G-mmWave-small-cell-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/23203437\/new-integrated-5G-mmWave-small-cell-1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/23203437\/new-integrated-5G-mmWave-small-cell-1-600x512.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-42378\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Samsung\u2019s new 5G indoor mmWave solution, Link Cell, delivers a 5G indoor experience for venues and businesses. The Link Cell integrates antennas, radio, and baseband processing functionality into a discrete enterprise form-factor.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Link Hub is designed for venues with existing Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS), providing low and mid-band 5G service across an existing in-building infrastructure. Link HubPro is an active antenna system, which includes a hub and indoor radios for mid-to-large enterprises with support for various spectrum options. Link Hub and Link HubPro are expected to begin commercial rollouts beginning 1Q 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Samsung\u2019s Link Cell features the Qualcomm 5G RAN platform, which builds on the collaboration between Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and Samsung. <strong>According to Durga Malladi, Senior Vice President and General Manager, 4G\/5G, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.<\/strong>, \u201cSmall cells are an excellent vehicle to deliver the incredible speed, capacity and low latency benefits of 5G mmWave to indoor locations. We are very pleased to continue our long standing relationship with Samsung to support development of high-performance 5G small cell infrastructure that addresses the challenging power and size requirements for enterprise deployments, using Qualcomm Technologies\u2019 5G RAN Modem-RF technology.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_42379\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42379\" class=\"wp-image-42379 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/new-integrated-5G-mmWave-small-cell-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/23203444\/new-integrated-5G-mmWave-small-cell-2.jpg 900w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/23203444\/new-integrated-5G-mmWave-small-cell-2-600x512.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-42379\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Samsung\u2019s new 5G indoor mmWave solution, Link Cell, delivers a 5G indoor experience for venues and businesses. The Link Cell integrates antennas, radio, and baseband processing functionality into a discrete enterprise form-factor.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Samsung Networks is a pioneer in the successful delivery of 5G end-to-end solutions including chipset, radio, and core network technologies. The company has supported 5G commercial service in leading markets, including Korea and the U.S., where the majority of worldwide 5G subscribers are located, and it is supporting the expansion of 5G in Japan. In addition, the company is rapidly expanding its global footprint to new markets, including Canada and New Zealand.<\/p>\n<h6>Qualcomm 5G RAN Platform is a product of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and\/or its subsidiaries. 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