SEOUL, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Uplus Corp., a major South Korean telecom operator, said Thursday it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Japan’s largest mobile carrier KDDI to find new business applications for 5G network technology and strengthen cooperation to prepare for future 6G networks. Under the agreement, the two aim to [...]
SEOUL, July 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Monday it has signed a partnership with Hanwha Q Cells Co., a local solar power cells and modules producer, to develop home energy solutions. The two sides agreed to work together in establishing “zero energy homes,” referring to homes that produce their own power with [...]
SEOUL, June 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Monday said it has signed a partnership with the Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) to develop home energy solutions that can help users reduce electricity costs. Under the deal with the state-run utility firm, Samsung will use KEPCO’s electricity data to upgrade its SmartThings Energy [...]
SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-biggest carmaker, said Wednesday it has partnered with U.S. ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc. to supply its electric vehicles in Europe. The strategic partnership is aimed at promoting the adoption of EVs and the expansion of the EV charging infrastructure in major European cities, Kia [...]
SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean battery maker SK Innovation Co. and American automaker Ford Motor Co. will establish a 6 trillion won (US$5.3 billion) joint venture in the United States to produce batteries for electric vehicles, the two companies said Thursday. The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding on the joint [...]
SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday that it will team up with Google LLC to deliver a new smartwatch operating system (OS), as they seek to better compete with Apple Inc. in the wearables market. Yoon Jang-hyun, who heads Samsung’s software development team, said in an editorial that the South [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s top wireless carrier, said Thursday it has joined hands with local defense company Hanwha Systems Co., Korea Airports Corp. and the Korea Transport Institute to speed up development of urban air mobility (UAM) services. Last year, South Korea unveiled its plan to commercialize UAM [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. on Monday said it has signed a partnership with the global esports organization Gen.G to better target young consumers amid the pandemic. Under the deal, the two sides agreed to seek various business opportunities in the global esports industry and cooperate in promoting LG UltraGear gaming [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. on Friday said it has signed a partnership with South Korea’s top internet portal operator Naver Corp. to enter the remote learning service business amid the pandemic. Under the deal, the two sides will develop a notebook dedicated to Naver’s online education platform Whale Space. Tentatively [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Wednesday it has signed a partnership with Swedish door opening solutions firm Assa Abloy Entrance Systems to commercialize automatic sliding doors with transparent OLED displays. The product combines LG’s 55-inch transparent organic light-emitting diode (OLED) signage and related software with the automated glass sliding doors [...]