SEOUL, April 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s ICT ministry said Thursday it aims to encourage more competition in the local 5G market through the release of affordable mobile data plans from mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs). The ICT ministry said 10 MVNOs in the country, including Sejong Telecom Inc., will release new data plans [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of 5G users in South Korea hit more than 13 million last month, data showed Wednesday, on the back of releases of new phones running on the latest generation networks. The country’s total 5G subscriptions stood at 13.66 million in February, up 792,118 from the previous month, [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — YouTube Music ranked as the second-most popular music streaming platform among South Korean Android users last month, with listeners on the platform more than doubling from the previous year, data showed Wednesday. The music streaming service from YouTube had 2.61 million users in February, compared with just 1.22 million [...]
SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) said Tuesday its research team launched the country’s first mobile app that detects deepfakes — images or videos digitally manipulated with artificial intelligence (AI) — to curb misinformation and prevent potential harm to victims targeted by the technology. The software, [...]
SEOUL, March 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co. said Monday that domestic sales of its new flagship smartphone series, the Galaxy S21, surpassed 1 million units last week. The South Korean tech giant said the S21, which was released here on Jan. 29, achieved the milestone 57 days after its launch, about one-month faster [...]
SEOUL, March 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. reclaimed the top spot in global smartphone sales in February, a report showed Monday, after it narrowly beat Apple Inc. on the back of the early release of the Galaxy S21 series. Samsung shipped 24 million units of smartphones for a 23.1 percent market share last [...]
SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday said it will offer a drone delivery service to its Galaxy device buyers in Ireland under a partnership with Irish drone startup Manna. The service will be first available to customers in Oranmore, some 200 kilometers west of Dublin, but the two sides said [...]
SEOUL, March 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Xiaomi Corp. on Tuesday said it will launch new midrange smartphones in South Korea as the Chinese tech giant tries to beef up its presence amid rumors that the country’s homegrown brand LG Electronics Inc. may exit from the mobile business. Xiaomi said the Redmi Note 10 will be [...]
SEOUL, March 23 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Tuesday it has joined forces with two other partners to develop next-generation 6G network technology. LG signed a partnership with Keysight Technologies Inc., a U.S.-based electronics test and measurement firm, and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST), South Korea’s leading research university. [...]
SEOUL, March 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday it has signed a deal with Japan’s largest mobile operator NTT Docomo Inc. to provide 5G network solutions as the South Korean tech giant tries to further expands its presence in the 5G infrastructure market. Samsung said it will support Docomo with its advanced [...]