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 [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean telecom operators are launching new online entertainment services from cloud gaming to augmented reality (AR), industry insiders said Thursday, opening new fronts for 5G user growth amid the COVID-19 pandemic. As the coronavirus outbreak limits outdoor activities, online content consumption has boomed. Telecom operators are banking on [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Uplus Corp., a major South Korean telecom firm, said Tuesday it will launch augmented reality (AR) glasses in partnership with Chinese mixed-reality product developer Nreal and chipmaker Qualcomm Inc., boosting its 5G services by tapping into the budding wearable AR market. The world’s first 5G-based glass device available [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of subscribers to 5G mobile networks topped 7 million in June, after the country began to offer the fastest mobile service in April last year, data showed on Monday. The country had 7.37 million 5G users as of June, up 493,101 from the previous month, according to [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The 5G network services in South Korea have been poorer than expected, with their download speeds and connection far lower than what telecom operators have claimed, an assessment report showed Wednesday. South Korea was the first country to commercialize 5G in April last year, boasting of low latency and [...]