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.
Today's networking allows for a truly wireless, universal environment with virtually unrestricted freedom where a wide range of information can be accessed via diverse multimedia mobile devices. Our mobile technologies in this all-encompassing networking era will enable limitless communication throughout the world and will develop into a customer-oriented, synthetic network service, merging audio and data into one.
LG Electronics develops top-quality, core technologies such as CDMA, GSM, UMTS (WCDMA), and HSDPA, and offers services based on the most advanced mobile communication environment.
LG is the frontrunner of the CDMA market thanks to its many years of technological research and product development. Also, the company has also achieved outstanding success in the GSM category in terms of top-quality, unbeatable product development capability. LG will continue to progress toward global market share and industry-leading competitiveness with its UMTS (WCDMA) and HSDPA handsets using world-class technologies such as mobile TV and 3G technology.
With LG, the future is one step closer.
Major R&D Areas relating to Mobile Communications
CDMA
LG Electronics' major concerns in developing the CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) terminal are in meeting customers' needs by providing new state-of-the-art products. We are showcasing multi-functional devices, which support diverse multi media including music, games, cameras, and TVs, and are developing various high-performance applications to meet the expectations of the CDMA market in America and elsewhere.
GSM
GSM (Global System for Mobile communication) handsets are the world's most widely used communication devices especially in Europe. To lead and exceed the requirements of the global market, LG is providing state-of-the-art, premium handsets, fully equipped with practical functions and applications, as well as stylish and emotive designs.
3G
Next-generation 3G technologies are also at the top of the list for LG Electronics' R&D department. Extensive research on effective communication methods and the development of audio and video streaming solutions to support real-time video communication is being carried out to provide industry-leading, world-class mobile TV technologies.
Major R&D Achievements in Mobile Communications
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.
