Samsung Teams Up With New Zealand’s Spark In 5G Networks Deal

• Samsung Networks will provide Spark with its latest 5G New Radio (NR) solutions
• Spark has been working with Samsung on network innovation, starting with 5G trials in 2019

Samsung Electronics has signed a commercial agreement with Spark New Zealand to take part in building Spark’s 5G network in 2020. Spark has been working with Samsung on network innovation, starting with 5G trials in 2019.

These trials used Samsung’s 5G end-to-end solutions to test and verify the potential of next-generation network technology at Spark Lab. The trials also the high performance of Samsung’s 5G technology as per the company.

Rajesh Singh, general manager of value management of Spark New Zealand said, “We are pleased to have Samsung as a 5G vendor for our mobile services, not only are they able to offer us a huge amount of global best practice and network infrastructure knowledge, they can also provide a proven immersive 5G experience for our customers,” said Rajesh Singh, General Manager of Value Management of Spark New Zealand. “One of the main reasons we selected Samsung was their 5G NR solutions which deliver enhanced network capability, high-quality connections, and state of the art technology.”

5G New Radio solutions

Samsung Networks will provide Spark with its latest 5G New Radio (NR) solutions. This will include Massive MIMO radios that are lightweight for ease of installation, and provide space savings on tower tops as per Samsung. It will provide carriers with more flexible, scalable 5G solutions that are cost-effective to deploy, and accelerate commercial 5G availability.

WooJune Kim, executive vice president, head of global sales and marketing, networks business at Samsung Electronics said, “We are excited to begin this collaboration with Spark, which is a big step in bringing the power of 5G to New Zealand. We are looking forward to helping Spark unlock the future of mobile connectivity, and are ready to support the new level of 5G experiences they will deliver to their customers with our next-generation network solution.”