SEOUL, March 22 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Uplus Corp., a major South Korean telecom operator, said Monday it has launched its first store that operates without the help of retail workers, joining other mobile carriers to offer services that minimize physical contact amid the coronavirus pandemic. LG Uplus’ new store in Seoul’s central ward of [...]
SEOUL, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Hundreds of 5G smartphone users in South Korea are banding together to take legal action against the country’s three major telecom operators — SK Telecom Co., KT Corp. and LG Uplus Corp. — for spotty connection and the poor quality of the latest generation network, industry sources said Thursday. [...]
SEOUL, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday it has been selected as the sole vendor to supply 5G network equipment and solutions to a Canadian telecommunications firm. Under the deal with Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corp. (SaskTel), Samsung will provide the Canadian company with the 4G/5G radio unit, massive multiple input, multiple [...]
SEOUL, March 12 (Korea Bizwire) — KT Corp., a major South Korean telecommunications firm, said Thursday that a ‘Smart Green Kitchen,’ a digital transformation (DX) platform tailored to the needs of food businesses, has been added to the newly opened 5km Kitchen, a shared kitchen in Seoul’s Seodaemun District. A shared kitchen rents out cooking [...]
SEOUL, March 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A group of local and foreign researchers have succeeded in demonstrating augmented reality (AR) service at a giga-level speed in a running subway. In a joint study with researchers from Britain, the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) said Wednesday the successful demonstration of 5G AR service at a [...]
SEOUL, March 11 (Korea Bizwire) — KT Corp., a major South Korean telecom operator, said Wednesday that it had developed new technology that prevents smartphone eavesdropping through the use of quantum encrypted voice data. The new technology enables the use of quantum encryption technology without a physical scrambler device. A scrambler is a device that [...]
SEOUL, March 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday said it has launched a 5G network in New Zealand with the country’s largest telecommunications service firm as the South Korean tech giant tries to expand its presence in the network equipment market. In collaboration with Spark New Zealand Ltd., Samsung said its 5G [...]
SEOUL, March 10 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s largest mobile carrier, has succeeded in reducing its emissions of greenhouse gases using advanced telecommunications technology. The company announced on Tuesday that it had reduced the use of electricity by integrating and upgrading its 3G and LTE network equipment, and the reduction of greenhouse [...]
SEOUL, March 2 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Innotek Co., a major electronics parts maker in South Korea, said Tuesday it has developed an automotive Wi-Fi module with advanced wireless communication technology as the company eyes to expand its presence in the future mobility market. LG Innotek claimed its latest automotive Wi-Fi module is the industry’s [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean telecom companies are stepping up efforts in sustainable energy projects, as they join the country’s broader push for renewable energy and commit more to environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) initiatives. Last Monday, top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. said it signed a deal with state-backed utility [...]