SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday it has joined forces with Microsoft Corp. to provide cloud-based private 5G network solutions as the South Korean tech giant tries to expand its presence in the next-generation communications sector. Samsung will deploy its virtualized radio access network (RAN), virtualized core, and multi-access edge [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Apple Inc. is expected to launch its new iPhone 12 series in South Korea earlier than its usual schedule, sources said Monday, as the U.S. tech titan targets to attract more 5G users here. According to officials at local telecom operators, they are preparing to sell the iPhone 12 [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s largest mobile network provider, said Wednesday it aims to commercialize its 5G network on the 28-gigahertz (GHz) band by the end of this year, targeting businesses with faster network speeds. Local telecom operators currently offer 5G on the 3.5-GHz band since commercializing the network [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday it has successfully verified an advanced 5G technology with Japanese telecom operator KDDI Corp. as the South Korean tech titan tries to expand its presence in next-generation wireless solutions. Samsung and KDDI joined hands to demonstrate 5G network slicing technology in Tokyo with the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Uplus Corp., a major South Korean mobile carrier, said Sunday it is joining forces with Google to jointly develop 5G mobile edge computing (MEC) technology. Under the partnership, LG Uplus will work with Google Cloud, which will provide its artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies, to develop new [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Uplus Corp., a major South Korean mobile carrier, said Friday it plans to roll out its 5G-powered autonomous robot next year. The robot — which is being developed in partnership with autonomous mobility firm Unmanned Solution — has recently demonstrated its abilities at local refiner Hyundai Oilbank Co.’s [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — KT Corp., a major South Korean telecom operator, said Wednesday it will build 5G test facilities nationwide as part of the government’s initiative to support companies developing new services on the high speed network. The 28.5 billion-won (US$24.2 million) project is expected to be completed by 2023 and targets [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s top mobile carrier, said Thursday it has joined hands with global partners for commercialization of the 5G virtual network. Under the partnership with Samsung Electronics Co., Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. (HPE) and Intel Corp., SK Telecom will take part in the 5G network virtualization [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — A new service will be introduced featuring autonomous driving robots that will be able to detect people wearing loose masks and ask them to wear them properly, as well as measure body temperatures, and send this data to a central control office. South Korean telecom giant LG Uplus Corp. [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday unveiled its 5G-supporting flexible laptop as the South Korean tech giant tries to increase sales of computing products amid the pandemic. The Galaxy Book Flex 5G is Samsung’s first 5G-equipped laptop boasting enhanced connectivity and performance. Samsung said it will reveal the launch date [...]