Company Profile

Location

Samsung Main Building, 2-Ka Taipyung-Ro, Chung-Ku, Seoul, Korea
Telephone　82-2-727-7114
FAX　82-2-727-7985

Founded in

1969

Representative
executives

President and CEO Kun Hee Lee
Vice-President and CEO Jong Yong Yun

Capital

966,100,000 dollars（As of the end of December, 2006）

Scope of business

Semiconductor products
Manufacturing and sale of DRAM/SRAM/NAND-type flash memories, smart cards, MCPs, LCD driver ICs, HDDs and other related products

LCD
Manufacturing and sale of TFTs, LCDs and other related products

Telecommunication
Manufacturing and sale of mobile phones, PDAs, equipments for network operators, and other related products

Digital media products
Manufacturing and sale of LCD TVs, PDP TVs, LCD monitors, laptops, DVD players, digital video cameras, laser printers and other related products
Home electronic appliances
Manufacturing and sale of air conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines, microwaves and other related products

Our business in the field of telecommunication

Samsung Electronics supports 21st century information communication through its advanced telecommunication service including its ultramodern mobile phones and high-speed wireless broadband internet service. Especially, our mobile phones are widely used in Europe, America and Asia, and we have won many design awards.

Samsung’s mobile phones , which aim to be the “World’s first, world’s best”, are appreciated for their functions and designs in many countries all over the world, as is seen from the fact that they are called the “Benz of mobile phones” in Europe and a “symbol of wealth” in China.

Moreover, we have been an official sponsor of the Olympic Games in wireless communication equipments since 1998, and we support this peace festival through our own wireless communication system.

"Anycall" is one of the most representative brands of Samsung’s mobile phones. It was put on the Korean market in 1994, and obtained the highest market share in Korea the following year. Nowadays, this brand is one of the most popular worldwide.

Moreover, the "Blue Black Phone", released in 2004, has become a hot-selling product in Europe with over 400,000 terminals sold during the first month of sale. It has become widely popular as one of the representative brands of the new Samsung, and it has been highly appreciated in various design award contests and trade fairs.

In 2005, the sales amount of the telecommunication business of Samsung Electronics reached 18 trillion and 800 billion Korean Won, and its operating profit amounted to 2 trillion and 300 billion Won. Samsung was ranked the second in the world in sales and the third in the world in quantity sold.

The telecommunication branch of Samsung is now preparing for the future, creating mobile phones and related next-generation technologies.

We have launched into the field of the world’s third-generation mobile communication technologies including CDMA, WCDMA and TD-SCDMA, and we boast of our advanced technology in the areas of satellite and ground wave DMB which connects communication and broadcasting, and of portable internet service which allows us to use super high-speed internet service even while traveling.

In addition, with a view to developing and standardizing fourth-generation mobile communication technology, we will continue to make efforts for the creation of a true "ubiquitous" era.