SEOUL, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday denied media reports that the company is pushing to build a network equipment plant in India, saying that nothing has been determined at this point. Foreign media recently reported that Samsung is looking to build the facility in Uttar Pradesh, east of New Delhi, [...]
SEOUL, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s largest wireless carrier, said Thursday it will revamp its governance structure this year in a way that boosts shareholder value. CEO Park Jung-ho told shareholders that the company will announce changes to its governance structure “soon,” admitting its share price has remained largely lackluster [...]
SEOUL, March 23 (Korea Bizwire) — KT Corp., a major South Korean telecom operator, said Tuesday it aims to acquire more than 1,000 works of intellectual property in media content by 2023 and spend big to boost its media and video streaming business amid growing competition. KT CEO Ku Hyeon-mo said in an online briefing [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]