SEOUL, July 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Leading mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. said Thursday it will install earthquake sensors at its mobile network base stations across the country, a move that can help expand readiness against natural disasters. Earthquakes have become a matter of public concern in South Korea in recent years with 88 earthquakes [...]
SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s top mobile carrier by subscribers, started to shut down its 2G services Monday, following receiving government approval last month to terminate its 25-year-old network. The telecom operator said it has begun switching off its 2G base stations in eight provinces and the central city [...]
SEOUL, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean mobile carriers are joining others to go “contactless” in their business by reducing face-to-face services for customers amid the coronavirus pandemic, industry insiders said Friday. With the COVID-19 outbreak spurring a stay-at-home trend, telecom operators are eager to serve their customers remotely. KT Corp., the country’s No. [...]
SEOUL, July 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s major telecom companies are introducing new smart factory solutions to help manufacturers overcome the pandemic-caused economic slump with more efficient production systems. SK Telecom Co., the country’s largest mobile carrier, on Friday released a subscription-based smart factory solution for small- and medium-sized manufacturers that optimizes their equipment [...]
SEOUL, July 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s three major telecom operators are expected to be slapped with a record fine over illegal subsidies for customers, industry sources said Friday. The three companies — SK Telecom Co., KT Corp., and LG Uplus Corp — have been suspected of providing massive amounts of illegal phone subsidies [...]
SEOUL, July 1 (Korea Bizwire) — KT Corp., South Korea’s No. 2 mobile carrier, said Wednesday it has teamed up with the country’s top industrial robot maker and a major general hospital to develop advanced medical solutions. Under the partnership with Asan Medical Center and Hyundai Robotics Co., KT will develop contactless medical services, such [...]
SEOUL, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of new 5G subscribers rose by a record high in May for this year, with total network users reaching just under 6.9 million, official data showed Tuesday. The latest findings showed 5G subscribers increasing by 536,997 in May compared to the month before, exceeding the previous monthly [...]
SEOUL, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) — One in four South Koreans are inclined to spend more on 5G network services and faster internet connection to better prepare for the coronavirus pandemic, a survey showed on Tuesday. The survey conducted by Ericsson-LG, a joint venture between Sweden-based Ericsson and South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc., showed that [...]
SEOUL, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean smartphone users’ connection to 5G network services is far lower than expected, with 5G users only able to use the fastest network 15 percent of the time, a report showed Tuesday. South Korea, the first country around the globe to commercially launch a 5G mobile network in [...]
SEOUL, June 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Smartphone users will be able to make phone calls, send texts and use mobile messenger KakaoTalk even when a certain emergency situation takes down a mobile carrier by using a mobile network from a different service provider. The Ministry of Science and ICT, jointly with the nation’s three mobile [...]