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 [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s 5G users reached nearly 8 million in July after the country first offered the service in April last year, government data showed Tuesday. As of July, the country had 7.86 million 5G users, up 487,190 from the previous month, according to data compiled by the Ministry of [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Uplus Corp., South Korea’s No. 3 mobile carrier, said Monday it has signed a deal to supply 5G-based augmented reality (AR) content to Japanese carrier KDDI Corp. Under the deal, LG Uplus will supply its educational service of around 220 children’s books in AR format to KDDI. The [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean 5G users are connected to the latest generation network at just over 20 percent of the time, ranking fourth globally on the network’s availability, a report showed Thursday. Many countries that have deployed 5G, including South Korea, which launched the network in April last year, currently offer [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. on Sunday introduced a new midrange 5G smartphone as the South Korean tech firm seeks to overcome a long slump in its mobile business with price-competitive devices. LG said the Q92 will go on sale in South Korea on Wednesday with a price tag of 499,400 [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said Thursday it will allow new unlocked 5G phones to use 4G LTE plans amid growing complaints over quality issues surrounding the latest generation network. The country’s three major mobile carriers — SK Telecom Co., KT Corp. and LG Uplus Corp. — have previously limited new unlocked [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Despite its overwhelming speed and data processing advantages, South Korea’s 5G service is facing growing consumer complaints primarily for poor call quality resulting from a shortage of 5G base stations, a consumer watchdog said Wednesday. The number of applications for 5G service-related damage redress filed by consumers during the [...]