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[Shenzhen, China, 23 October, 2009] Huawei, a leader in providing next-generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world, and Samsung today jointly announced the world' s first LTE IOT (Interoperability Test) in Europe in November to verify the interpretability of LTE network infrastructures and device terminals. 

The IOT will use LTE modems manufactured by Samsung on Huawei' s LTE trial network in Europe. 

"The test bridges the most cutting-edge telecom technology with people' s demands of enjoying rich and compelling services anytime, anywhere." said Mr. Wan Biao, President of Wireless, Huawei," As a leading provider of end-to-end mobile broadband solutions, Huawei is dedicated to accelerating the commercialization of LTE technology through cooperating with other industry peers." 

"We are delighted to announce the cooperation with Huawei for LTE technology. With Samsung' s industry leading technology, I believe that more and more customers will enjoy mobile broadband service to enrich life styles," said Byungduck Cho, executive vice president of the Research and Development Centre, Digital Media & Communications Business, Samsung Electronics.

Huawei has made over 3000 LTE/SAE contributions to standardization bodies, and finished over 20 field tests and trials with world-leading operators such as Vodafone, Telenor and China Mobile.


About Samsung Electronics 

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2008 consolidated sales of US$96 billion. Employing approximately 164,600 people in 179 offices across 61 countries, the company consists of two business units: Digital Media & Communications and Device Solutions. Recognized as one of the fastest growing global brands, Samsung Electronics is a leading producer of digital TVs, memory chips, mobile phones and TFT-LCDs. For more information, please visit www.samsung.com.