SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s largest mobile carrier, said Thursday it has joined hands with Deutsche Telekom AG on 5G radio frequency (RF) repeater solutions. SK Telecom said it will collaborate with Deutsche Telekom to install Korean technology-based 5G RF repeaters in major German cities in the second quarter [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Uplus Corp., a major South Korean telecommunication firm, said Thursday it has signed a partnership with leading companies in the augmented reality (AR) sector to provide better services with its 5G network. LG Uplus said it has joined hands with AR software startup Spatial Systems Inc., mobile AR [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. signed a partnership with K-pop super band BTS for marketing of its new smartphones, company officials said Wednesday. Samsung will first work with BTS for the boy band’s global contemporary art initiative, “CONNECT, BTS,” and will expand their collaboration to other areas, according to the officials. [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean auto giant Hyundai Motor Group said Wednesday it has signed a deal with U.S. electric vehicle startup Canoo to develop an electric vehicle (EV) platform for its upcoming models. Hyundai said it expects the new platform using Canoo’s scalable skateboard architecture to allow for a simplified and [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. will join hands with Netflix Inc., the world’s leading streaming entertainment service provider, on mobile entertainment as the South Korean tech giant looks to expand partnerships with global media and IT service giants upon the introduction of its new smartphones. Netflix confirmed that it has become [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top three telecommunication firms said Friday they have joined hands to offer 5G services on subways in major cities. The three — SK Telecom Co., KT Corp. and LG Uplus Corp. — said they have recently completed setting up 5G infrastructure on the subway system in Gwangju, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s top mobile carrier, said Wednesday it aims to expand cooperation with Microsoft Corp. on console games. SKT said it plans to support the development of games for Xbox, a home video game console manufactured by Microsoft, by boosting investment and marketing activities. To initiate [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Tuesday it has signed a partnership with U.S.-based automotive voice recognition solutions provider Cerence Inc. to develop an in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) system. Under the deal, which was signed on the sidelines of Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, last week, LG and Cerence will [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday it will acquire U.S. network service provider TeleWorld Solutions (TWS) Inc. to better provide 5G infrastructure and solutions. Under the deal, TWS will be a wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics America Inc., according to the South Korean tech giant. Samsung didn’t reveal the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) –- SK Telecom Co. (SKT), South Korea’s largest mobile carrier, said Monday it has formed an international task force with five Asian telecommunication firms to develop 5G mobile edge computing (MEC) technologies and services. Led by SKT, Global MEC TF will be comprised of Hong Kong’s PCCW Global Ltd. and [...]