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LG Uplus Commercializes World’s First PUF-based USIM

LG Uplus Commercializes World’s First PUF-based USIM

SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Uplus Corp., a major South Korean telecom operator, has announced the world’s first commercialization of a Physical Unclonable Function (PUF)-based Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM) in collaboration with security solutions company ICTK Holdings. PUF is a technology that prevents counterfeits or modifications using the difference in microstructure of [...]

S. Korean Telcos Likely to Post Improved Q3 Earnings on Faster 5G User Growth

S. Korean Telcos Likely to Post Improved Q3 Earnings on Faster 5G User Growth

SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean telecom operators are expected to report robust earnings for the third quarter, analysts said Saturday, as subscriptions to pricier 5G mobile plans pick up steam. The combined operating profits of the country’s three major mobile carriers — SK Telecom Co., KT Corp. and LG Uplus Corp. — [...]

Quarter of S. Korean Mobile Users Subscribed to 5G

Quarter of S. Korean Mobile Users Subscribed to 5G

SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Around a quarter of South Korea’s mobile subscriptions were on 5G networks in August, data showed Wednesday, as new smartphone launches boosted user growth in the latest generation networks. As of end-August, there were 17.8 million 5G network users, accounting for 24.8 percent of the country’s total 71.9 million [...]

SK Broadband Files Counterclaim Against Netflix in Network Fee Case

SK Broadband Files Counterclaim Against Netflix in Network Fee Case

SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Broadband Co., a major South Korean internet service provider (ISP), said Thursday it has filed a lawsuit against Netflix to demand network usage fees after a local court ruled against the video streaming giant on the dispute earlier this year. In June, the Seoul Central District Court dismissed [...]

S. Korea’s 5G Base Stations Account for 11 pct of Total in Q2

S. Korea’s 5G Base Stations Account for 11 pct of Total in Q2

SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of 5G network base stations in South Korea accounted for just 11 percent of the total in the second quarter, data showed Monday, amid continued user complaints against the latest generation networks. As of the April-June period, there were 162,099 5G base stations in the country, compared [...]