SEOUL, April 18 Asia Pulse - South Korea's state-run telecommunications research institute said Friday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Bell Labs to expand cooperation in a wide range of next-generation information technology.
The Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) said the MOU, signed in Washington Thursday, calls for closer ties in advanced optical communications, network applications and mobile technology development.
The two sides also plan to exchange views on how best to respond to rapid changes in the global information technology sector and to jointly develop necessary technologies and corporate strategies.
"The main goal of the MOU is help both sides lead in the cutting edge industries through joint research and development efforts," an ETRI researcher said.
ETRI has been instrumental in transforming South Korea into a global IT leader and helped contribute to widespread use of code division multiple access systems for mobile phones. It pioneered technology development for wireless broadband Internet technology (WiBro) and terrestrial digital multimedia broadcasting.
Bell Labs, the R&D arm of multinational Alcatel-Lucent, created transistors, communication satellites, mobile phones and high definition TVs. It has corporate headquarters in Paris and New Jersey.
ETRI president Choi Mun-kee and Bell Labs president Jeong Kim signed the MOU. Knowledge Economy Minister Lee Youn-ho, who is in Washington with President Lee Myung-bak, and U.S. deputy secretary of commerce John Sullivan attended the signing ceremony.
(Yonhap) 18-04 0946
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