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SK Telecom To Be Fined For Late Data Breach Report, Ordered To Waive Cancellation Fees

SK Telecom To Be Fined For Late Data Breach Report, Ordered To Waive Cancellation Fees

SEOUL, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government said Friday it will fine SK Telecom Co. for belatedly reporting a data breach affecting all 25 million users and ordered it to waive customer cancellation fees, wrapping up its two-month probe into one of the worst data leak cases in the country’s history. SK [...]

Samsung Unveils 2025 AI TV Lineup, Marking New Era of Intelligent Home Entertainment

Samsung Unveils 2025 AI TV Lineup, Marking New Era of Intelligent Home Entertainment

SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics has declared the dawn of the true AI television era with the launch of its expansive 2025 TV lineup, designed to offer personalized, intelligent viewing experiences by understanding users’ preferences, intentions, and behaviors. At its annual “Unbox & Discover 2025” showcase held Monday at the Samsung Gangnam [...]

Korean Games Misreport Loot Box Odds, Triggering Legal Probe and Gamer Outrage

Korean Games Misreport Loot Box Odds, Triggering Legal Probe and Gamer Outrage

SEOUL, Apr. 6 (Korea Bizwire) –With a new law mandating transparency on loot box odds in video games taking effect, multiple South Korean game companies have acknowledged errors in how they previously disclosed the probabilities of receiving rare in-game items, raising concerns among gamers about potential manipulation. In recent days, major publishers including Gravity for [...]

SK Telecom’s Coding Education for Children Becomes School Curriculum in Barcelona

SK Telecom’s Coding Education for Children Becomes School Curriculum in Barcelona

Barcelona, Spain, Mar. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Telecom (NYSE: SKM) announced today that the company will partner with Global System Mobile Association (GSMA) and Spain’s No.1 mobile carrier Telefónica to introduce South Korea’s coding education to Barcelona, Spain. The company said that its Smart Robot Coding School will be added to the school curriculum [...]

SK Telecom to Accelerate Popularization of Quantum Cryptography with Ultra-Small, Low-Cost QRNG

SK Telecom to Accelerate Popularization of Quantum Cryptography with Ultra-Small, Low-Cost QRNG

Seoul, Korea, Jul. 24 (Korea Bizwire) - SK Telecom (NYSE: SKM) today announced that it has successfully developed a prototype of an ultra-small quantum random number generator (QRNG) chip packed with entropy source and Deterministic Random Bit Generator (DRBG). A QRNG generates true random numbers without any kind of pattern, meaning that it is ideal for [...]

Constructing House of Cards on Running Washing Machine Earns LG Prestigious Industry Award

Constructing House of Cards on Running Washing Machine Earns LG Prestigious Industry Award

SEOUL, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) ― Proving that a washing machines can be the star of a viral video, LG Electronics’ House of Cards video was the recipient of an AME Award in the category of branded entertainment. One of the most prestigious industry honors, the AME (Advertising & Marketing Effectiveness) Awards recognize a marketing [...]

SK Telecom’s Travelling ICT Experience Center ‘T.um Mobile’ Goes to Barcelona

SK Telecom’s Travelling ICT Experience Center ‘T.um Mobile’ Goes to Barcelona

Seoul, Korea, Feb. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Telecom (NYSE:SKM) today announced that it will bring T.um Mobile, a travelling ICT museum, to Barcelona to provide Spanish children with the chance to experience cutting-edge technologies. T.um Mobile will be opened as part of the Youth Mobile Festival (YoMo) Barcelona at Fira Montjuic, from February 27 [...]

SK Telecom Completes Deployment of LTE-R for Busan Subway

SK Telecom Completes Deployment of LTE-R for Busan Subway

Seoul, Korea, Feb. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Telecom (NYSE:SKM) today announced that it, together with Busan Transportation Corporation (BTC), has deployed the world’s first LTE-R, a standard for the next-generation railway communication system, on Busan Subway Line 1. Since entering a contract for the deployment of LTE-R with BTC in August 2015, SK Telecom [...]

SK Telecom Publishes White Paper on Next Generation Network Evolution

SK Telecom Publishes White Paper on Next Generation Network Evolution

Seoul, Korea, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Telecom (NYSE: SKM) today announced that it has published ‘ATSCALE White Paper’ to suggest the direction for evolution of the next-generation telecommunications networks including the 5G network. In this white paper, SK Telecom describes in detail its ATSCALE vision and architecture, based on which it will realize [...]