SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Three major telecommunications carriers in Korea are engaging in a fierce legal battle over the title of the first commercial service provider of tri-band LTE- Advanced (LTE-A) technology. On December 29, SK Telecom, Korea’s largest mobile carrier, announced that it was the first company in the world to launch commercial [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. said Tuesday it has signed a preliminary deal with local bicycle producer Alton Sports Co. to join forces in developing two-wheelers armed with the latest information and communications technologies (ICTs). Under the deal, SK and Alton Sports will seek to develop [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea plans to develop military reconnaissance satellites and deploy five units by 2022 as part of efforts to beef up defense capabilities to better deter North Korea’s evolving security threats, military officers said Monday. The plan is part of the defense ministry’s policy goals for this year, which [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s smallest mobile carrier, LG Uplus Corp., said Monday it has agreed with Nokia to join hands in developing the fifth-generation (5G) network technologies, which is set to emerge as the new industrial standard in the near future. Under the memorandum of understanding (MOU), LG and Nokia will [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co., South Korea’s top electronics firm, Thursday denied media reports that it is in takeover talks with Canadian smartphone maker BlackBerry Ltd. “It is not true,” a spokeswoman at Samsung Electronics said, adding that the company “does not respond to rumors.” BlackBerry, in a press release on [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of discount phone users reached more than 7 million in 2015 from 4.6 million in 2014. According to industry experts, the share of mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) is expected to grow to 12 percent of the total mobile carrier market. Due to the recently modified law on [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday it has launched its first Tizen-powered smartphone in India as it aggressively targets the low-end market and attempts a breakaway from the dominant Android operating system. The 4-inch Samsung Z1 is powered by the Tizen 2.3 platform and comes with a 1.2GHz dual-core processor. [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Jan. 12, 2015 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today unveiled the new Galaxy A7, one of the slimmest Galaxy smartphones equipped with premium hardware for a superior social experience. Combining powerful multitasking performance with sophisticated design, the Galaxy A7 expands on the popular services provided by the Galaxy A5 and A3, [...]
“The Internet of Things will be a game changer. It is the most important topic for our industry right now and it is something that will revolutionize our lives and unlock infinite possibilities. Samsung is prepared to play a leading role here.” “We need an open ecosystem so that IoT devices work together, and we [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s No. 2 tech giant LG Electronics Inc. on Tuesday rolled out its new curved-style smartphone at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, with updated features from the original G Flex first showcased in 2013. The G Flex 2, featuring a 5.5-inch display that curves inward [...]