Message by Dr TM Roh, President and Head of Mobile Communications Business, Samsung Electronics
Unpacked is my favorite time of year. It’s here that we set the tone for the mobile industry and we open people’s eyes to new possibilities for the future. This year is especially meaningful to me because it’s my first year at Unpacked as Head of Samsung’s Mobile Communications Business.
Over my career at Samsung, I’ve had the pleasure of leading the development of mobile
devices and breakthroughs that have come to define the last decade of smartphone innovation, starting with the very first Galaxy S.
Today, I’m excited to say that we believe we are at the dawn of an inspiring new decade filled with the promise of growth and change.
Fifty years ago, Samsung Electronics was founded with a clear purpose: to use the power of technology to create a better world. Driven by our commitment to break down barriers and make what some thought impossible, possible.
In 2011, we recognized that consumers were doing even more on their devices. We responded and introduced a more powerful phone with a larger screen and an S Pen to give consumers ultimate productivity on the go—the Galaxy Note.
With every new device, we continued to innovate and pioneer new display, camera, and performance technologies. Last year, we created a new category with the foldable device, the Galaxy Fold.
Now here at the start of 2020, we are excited about the opportunity to define a new era. An era that is defined not simply for innovation’s sake but to truly enable experiences that are more personal, meaningful, private and secure; that will create more intelligent connections across devices, people, businesses, and communities.
This will be enabled by key advancements in the three most important technologies of our time: 5G, AI and the Internet of Things (IoT). As the leading innovator of new mobile experiences, Samsung is proud to drive the convergence of these technologies through more than one billion smart devices, including Galaxy phones, wearables and PCs.
We’ve already started bringing these new experiences to life. Through open collaboration with industry leaders, such as Microsoft and Google, we are building the robust connected ecosystem in the world. And we are working with major carriers to build out 5G networks, so hundreds of millions of more consumers around the world can have access to next generation networks.
It’s our responsibility and opportunity to shape the next ten years of mobile innovation, starting right now at Unpacked. No company is better suited to take on this massive challenge than Samsung.
What an exciting time for Samsung, our industry and consumers. You will see some exciting examples of how we’re driving growth and progress, changing the shape of the future and introducing new mobile experiences at Unpacked.
I’m excited to flip the industry on its head. It’s going to be an absolutely incredible event, and I hope you’ll join me online or in-person for Galaxy Unpacked 2020 on Tuesday, February 11 th (San Francisco date).