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Mobile Communications

LG Electronics supports all leading technologies that have the potential to enrich lives and aid communication. The company will always support leading technologies that have the potential to reshape your everyday life.

Major R&D Achievements

2009
First successful demonstration of ATSC-M/H technology.
Successfully completed the trial for receiving live transmission of North American mobile DTV broadcasting using ATSC-M/H technology—the North American mobile digital TV standard—on various portable devices including MP3 and portable DVD players. This achievement has established a footing for pioneering North America's new mobile DTV technology standard and leading the converged media market.
The world's first successful demonstration of high-speed wireless transmission using an LTE device.
Demonstrated two HD quality movies using the LTE modem chip embedded USB data card. A transmission speed of 60 Mbps was found to be possible.
Introduced the world's first watch phone that enables video calls.
It is the thinnest among all watch phone products at just 13.9 mm and is the first model to apply 3G HSDPA technology. It also enables high-speed data transmission and video calls.
2008
Independently developed the world's first LTE device modem chip.
Following the world's first successful demonstration of LTE technology in 2007, LG Electronics has developed the world's first LTE device modem chip that incorporates all the 2008 LTE technology standards. This achievement is a milestone in the 4G LTE mobile telecommunication era.
Demonstrated 4G mobile telecommunication technology — live wireless broadcasting of an HD quality movie.
Successfully demonstrated live wireless broadcasting of an HD quality movie using Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology, the standard 4G mobile telecommunication technology.
2007
Demonstrated world’s first Mobile TV based on 3G.
Successfully demonstrated MBMS(Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service) technology of Mobile TV using 3G network.
Developed MOBILE VSB technology.
LG develops a MOBILE VSB technology that allows users to watch mobile broadcasting without additional equipment using current ATSC digital broadcasting service.
2006
LG introduces the world to HSUPA technology.
LG establishes an upgraded uplink transmission speed, greater than that of exisiting 3G technology(HSDPA) fot the real full-duplex experience.
2005
LG develops the world’s first WCDMA DMB phone.
LG develops a mobile phone that allows users to watch mobile broadcasting with 3G mobile communication configuration, and provides mobile broadcasting services using WCDMA.
2004
LG develops the world’s first terrestrial DMB phone and satellite DMB phone.
LG develops mobile phones that support terrestrial & satellite DMB protocols the two major protocols for Korean mobile broadcasting -- and provides mobile broadcasting services.
2003
LG Ddevelops the world’s first synchronized / unsynchronized 3G DBDM mobile handset.
LG combines the wide connection range of CDMA with the fast data transmission speed of WCDMA into a single mobile phone, enabling the phone to benefit from both technologies.
1996
LG releases the world’s first CDMA digital mobile phone.
LG develops mobile phones that support digital CDMA – a major mobile communication technology – and provides advanced CDMA technology.

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