Cisco partners with SK Telecom and Samsung to develop 5G smart office system

By Lim Chang-won Posted : June 7, 2019, 14:44 Updated : June 7, 2019, 14:44

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SEOUL -- For a joint project to develop a smart office environment in tune with the 5G era, Cisco System, a U.S. networking hardware and telecom equipment developer, has partnered with South Korea's SK Telecom and Samsung Electronics to pool their technologies.

Under an agreement signed on June 5 at the main office of SK Telecom (SKT) in Seoul, the three companies will combine each company's products and services for an integrated package and promote joint marketing by forming the so-called "5G Smart Office" dream team.

"The 5G Smart Office is a working space where all tasks can be done with just one smartphone," said Choi Il-gyu, who is in charges of SKT's business-to-business services. The smart office does not need personal computers, fixed-line phones and local-area networks (LANs).

The three companies plan to release an integrated smart office package and services in the second half of this year. The smart office service will be tailored according to the characteristics of companies and the type of their work.

SKT, a mobile carrier which played a role in introducing the 5G era in South Korea, said it would supply 5G infrastructure, smart office solutions, cloud and mobile corporate phone services. Samsung will provide business terminals, security, and mobile-based business environment solutions, and Cisco is in charge of collaboration solutions and network security solutions.

Office PCs will be replaced with mobile virtual desktop infrastructure, SKT said, adding a system combining cloud mobile-based business environment solutions and a customized 5G network would allow users to work by simply plugging a smartphone into a docking pad without having to use an office PC or laptop.

Fixed-line phones in offices will give way to mobile corporate phone services. Without having to establish separate equipment for a video conference, a video conference is possible with smartphones.
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