SEOUL, Mar. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. said Wednesday it has successfully completed the network test of Samsung Electronics Co.’s first 5G smartphone in the runup to its launch next month. SK Telecom said its dual connectivity technology, which combines 5G and 4G LTE mobile networks, will deliver up [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean telecom KT Corp. said Tuesday it will integrate its 5G network with a voice-controlled drone enabled by artificial intelligence (AI) to better monitor major infrastructure. KT signed a memorandum of understanding with indigenous drone developer Woori Aviation Co., voice recognition solution start-up Syncspace and the state-run Korea [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s telecom giant SK Telecom Co. is pushing to team up with Singapore’s Singtel to mutually invest in their over-the-top (OTT) subsidiaries, industry sources in Seoul said Sunday. The partnership, which is currently under discussion, enables Singtel to invest in SK’s Telecom’s OTT video service OKSUSU and Pooq, [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The monthly data usage by smartphones surpassed 400,000 terabytes (TB) for the first time in January, led by increasing use of streaming services and other mobile apps, government data showed Thursday. The wireless data traffic reached 403,812 TB in January, up 1.5 percent from the previous month, according to [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has the most advanced 5G network in the world after using the Winter Olympics to showcase its edge and is set to roll out commercial services later this month, a London-based market researcher said Wednesday. According to Arthur D. Little’s 5G country leadership index on over 40 [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Mobile carriers that fail to inform their customers about ‘mobile mileage’ will now be fined. The South Korean Ministry of Science and ICT announced that new legislation will soon take effect that will hold carriers accountable for any actions in which they fail to inform their customers about ‘mobile [...]
BARCELONA, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei Technologies Inc. wants to expand investment in South Korea’s 5G infrastructure and services as it moves to strengthen its presence in the key market, a senior network official said Wednesday. South Korean carrier LG Uplus used Huawei’s equipment for its 5G infrastructure and is [...]
BARCELONA, Feb. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Uplus Corp., South Korea’s third-largest mobile carrier, said Monday that it will step up security measures on its 5G network that uses Huawei’s equipment, addressing concerns over the Chinese telecom gear maker that’s facing possible bans around the world. LG Uplus CEO Ha Hyun-hoi tried to assuage concerns [...]
BARCELONA, Feb. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co. will expand investment in augmented reality (AR) gear and content to offer a new level of media experiences to users of upcoming 5G networks, its chief executive said Monday. Park Jung-ho, CEO of South Korea’s leading mobile carrier, said his company has been negotiating with major [...]
BARCELONA, Feb. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co. and Comcast Spectacor on Monday agreed to establish an esports joint venture tasked with global team operation, content development and marketing to cash in on the fast growing entertainment segment. South Korea’s leading mobile carrier and U.S. media and entertainment giant Comcast’s professional sports unit signed [...]