Samsung Electronics has been chosen to provide next-generation communications equipment to KDDI, Japan's mobile phone operator.
KDDI is scheduled to start a commercial service using long-term evolution (LTE) technology next year. Global mobile operators are preparing to launch new technologies allowing faster wireless data transmission to cater to increasingly popular smart phones and tablets.
Samsung already provides LTE equipment to wireless carriers in the US and the Middle East. It is working to offer commercial LTE services to eight mobile operators around the world.
In Tokyo, KDDI claimed the Korean firm would provide small base stations, especially in cities. It earlier selected NEC Corp and Motorola Mobility Holdings to build the large stations for its LTE network.
Samsung is believed to have introduced the best technology for hotspots in extremely dense user areas that require higher capacity mobile broadband, whilst simultaneously improving service quality in weak-signal areas.
