Mavenir Open vRAN and O-RAN compliant small cells central to success of Three UK’s Glasgow City Centre roll-out – boosting coverage and capacity across a high-demand, dense urban environment Landmark trial demonstrates the benefit of deploying Open RAN small cells alongside existing macro networks to solve blackspot issues GLASGOW, Scotland, May 29, 2025 (Korea Biawire) [...]
SINGAPORE, May 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The United States is looking to “modernize” its alliance with South Korea and “calibrate” U.S. force posture on the Korean Peninsula to deter China, a senior U.S. defense official said Thursday, apparently leaving open the possibility of an adjustment to the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) presence. In a press [...]
SEOUL, May 29 (Korea Bizwire) – K-pop boy group Seventeen placed third on Billboard’s 2025 midyear Top Tours chart, earning $120.9 million from ticket sales. According to Billboard’s midyear boxscore report released on Wednesday (U.S. time), Seventeen sold 842,000 tickets across 30 shows on its latest “Right Here” world tour legs. The report covers the [...]
SEOUL, May 29 (Korea Bizwire) — SM Entertainment will expand its strategic partnership with Tencent Music Entertainment Group, following the Chinese streaming giant’s move to become SM’s second-largest shareholder. SM announced Thursday it signed a memorandum of understanding with Tencent Music to broaden cooperation beyond music distribution. The partnership will include the co-production of new [...]
SEOUL, May 29 (Korea Bizwire) — J-Hope of K-pop supergroup BTS will release a new digital single next month, his agency said Thursday. The song titled “Killin’ It Girl (feat. GloRilla)” will drop June 13 at 1 p.m., according to BigHit Music. The agency described it as a hip-hop song that candidly captures the thrill [...]
SEOUL, May 29 (Korea Bizwire) — SPC Samlip Co., a confectionery unit under SPC Group, said Thursday it will discontinue its popular “KBO Bread” line following a fatal accident at one of its factories. “After consultation with the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), the production of KBO Bread will be halted,” the company said in a [...]
SEOUL/POHANG, South Korea, May 29 (Korea Bizwire) — All four Navy officers aboard a maritime patrol aircraft were killed after the plane crashed on a mountain in the southeastern city of Pohang on Thursday, the Navy said. The crash occurred at around 1:49 p.m., and witnesses reported smoke rising from the mountain with sounds of [...]
SEOUL, May 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Hanwha Ocean Co., a major South Korean shipbuilder, said Thursday it has signed preliminary agreements with two Polish shipyards to cooperate on naval vessel construction and maintenance. The company signed separate memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with PGZ SW and Nauta Shipyard during the ongoing International Maritime Defense Industry Exhibition [...]
SEOUL, May 29 (Korea Bizwire) – The government is currently asking the United States to provide information to South Korean visa applicants regarding the reported suspension of new student visa interviews, the foreign ministry said Thursday. Foreign ministry spokesperson Lee Jae-woong made the remarks during a press briefing, a day after reports emerged that the [...]
SEOUL, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said Wednesday it will mobilize about 6,400 armed police officers to support the transport of ballot boxes for the June 3 presidential election, signaling an intent to quell the controversy over vote rigging. The agency also said it will deploy about 6,200 police officers [...]