SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – South Koreans will soon be able to benefit from a new service that analyzes their usage patterns to recommend optimal smartphone plans, according to an announcement by the Ministry of Science and ICT on December 18. The initiative was approved along with four other regulatory exemptions during the 38th New [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Coupang announced on December 12 the launch of a “Safety Mark” system to help customers identify official communications from the company and prevent phishing scams. The Safety Mark will appear on text messages sent from Coupang’s official customer service number (1577-7011) and includes the company’s logo, a shield symbol [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s KT Corp. announced on Tuesday its plan to revolutionize network management by integrating artificial intelligence (AI) technology into its operational systems. The move comes as the telecommunications giant faces potential service gaps following the voluntary departure of 2,800 employees in a recent restructuring effort. KT unveiled two AI-powered [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Uplus, one of South Korea’s major telecommunications providers, announced on November 20 the launch of its new ‘Dual Number On/Off’ service, allowing users to control incoming calls to their virtual phone numbers. The Dual Number service, a mobile add-on that provides users with a second virtual phone number in [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics announced it will debut its private 5G network technology at the Korea Radiocommunication Show (KRS), a three-day event beginning November 20 at COEX in Seoul’s Gangnam district. Private 5G is a customized network solution designed for specific spaces such as smart factories and logistics centers. The technology utilizes [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co., the telecommunications arm of SK Group, will push to create an artificial intelligence (AI) data center hub for the Asia-Pacific region in South Korea, its chief executive said Monday. SK Telecom CEO Ryu Young-sang outlined the vision, dubbed the “AI infrastructure superhighway,” centered on creating comprehensive [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s telecommunications giant KT Corp. said Monday it will provide US$450 million worth of network and data center infrastructure to Microsoft Corp. over the next 15 years as part of their partnership for artificial intelligence. The collaboration, which also includes KT’s cloud service unit, KT Cloud Co., follows [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – With South Korea joining the list of first-wave release countries for the new iPhone, major telecommunications companies are seizing the opportunity to resurrect their offline launch events, abandoned since the iPhone 12 release. This marks a return to aggressive marketing strategies in the competitive smartphone market. Industry sources revealed on [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent analysis has revealed that South Korean mobile carriers are charging more for LTE (4G) phone plans than for 5G plans, despite offering less data and slower speeds. This pricing strategy has raised concerns about fairness and potential overcharging of consumers. Rep. Choi Su-jin of the People Power Party, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s leading telecommunications company, said Wednesday it will join hands with Perplexity, a U.S. artificial intelligence startup, in a bid to transform the global search engine market. In a joint press conference in Seoul, SK Telecom and Perplexity outlined their vision to co-lead the AI [...]