Kim Yuna, a SK Telecom user herself, said that she also would like to see more new and interesting services come out using 225Mbps LTE-Advanced. (image: SK Telecom)
“The world’s first commercialization of 225Mbps LTE-Advanced by SK Telecom will pave the way for Korea to open up an era of 5G in the future. With ceaseless innovation of services, SK Telecom surely will elevate Korea’s status as an ICT powerhouse.”
SEOUL, June 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Lee Jong-bong, Executive Vice President and Head of Network Division, declared SK Telecom, the nation’s top carrier, successfully commercialized 225Mbps LTE-Advanced, that is three times as fast as 75Mbps LTE, on the smartphones supporting the technology for the first time in the world.
A press conference held at its headquarter in which Kim Yuna, world-renowned figure skater and SK Telecom’s new model for its new technology also attended, has attracted much interest from both international and local stake-holders as well as customers to the ‘world’s first’ new telecommunication feat.
Kim Yuna, reportedly a SK Telecom user herself, said that she also would like to see more new and interesting services come out using 225Mbps LTE-Advanced.
SK Telecom described the world’s first commercialization of 225Mbps LTE-Advanced a remarkable accomplishment that would further raise the status of Korea as an ICT powerhouse. Among 300 network operators with commercialized LTE across 107 countries*, SK Telecom is the first to implement 225Mbps LTE-Advanced technology on network systems and smartphones for commercialization.
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