SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea racked up nearly 11 million users on fifth-generation (5G) wireless networks as of end-November, data showed Thursday. The country had 10.9 million 5G users last month, accounting for 15.5 percent of the total 70.5 million mobile subscriptions, according to data compiled by the Ministry of Science and [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s 5G download speed and overall quality improved in the second half of the year from the first half as the country races to deploy nationwide coverage of the latest generation network, a report showed Wednesday. The average download speed on the high-speed network from the country’s three [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has the fastest 5G download speed in the world, reaching over 350 megabits per second (Mbps), a report showed Monday. The country’s 5G download speed stood at an average 351.2 Mbps, followed by Saudi Arabia at 272.8 Mbps and Taiwan at 247.7 Mbps, industry tracker Opensignal said [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. ranked second in the Indian smartphone market in October, a report showed Friday, as the world’s largest smartphone vendor led the midpriced segment. The South Korean tech giant accounted for a market share of 20.6 percent in India, the world’s second-largest smartphone market, in terms of [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday denied rumors that it will discontinue the Galaxy Note series next year, saying the flagship phablet line will live on despite the rise of other premium devices. Speculation has arisen recently that Samsung may reconfigure its premium smartphone lineup with Galaxy Z foldables and [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday it plans to expand its foldable smartphone lineup next year and hinted that stylus support may be available to more Galaxy devices as the South Korean tech giant revealed its mobile business goals for 2021. Roh Tae-moon, who heads Samsung’s mobile communications business, said [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. took the No. 1 position in the global foldable smartphone market this year with the launch of new devices, a report showed Tuesday, as it tries to further solidify its status in the burgeoning sector. Samsung is estimated to take up an 88 percent share in [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has established free Wi-Fi networks on around 35,000 city buses operating across the nation, allowing citizens aboard to access the internet free of charge and reduce their mobile phone bills, the ICT ministry said Monday. The Ministry of Science and ICT said it marks the first time [...]
DAEJEON, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The state-run Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) announced on Thursday that it had developed a cutting-edge optical repeater that ensures seamless 5G service, even indoors. The newly-developed optical repeater enables airports, stations and large shopping malls to offer 5G service at a maximum speed of 20 Gbps. The [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The CEO of LG Electronics Inc. vowed Thursday to improve the company’s mobile communications business next year amid the pandemic. Kwon Bong-seok said South Korea’s No. 2 tech firm is “working hard” to create a turnaround in its struggling mobile business. “We are improving by reinforcing our cost competitiveness, [...]