SEOUL, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean smartphone users’ connection to 5G network services is far lower than expected, with 5G users only able to use the fastest network 15 percent of the time, a report showed Tuesday. South Korea, the first country around the globe to commercially launch a 5G mobile network in [...]
SEOUL, June 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s move to offer an unlicensed 6 gigahertz (GHz) frequency band will lead to superfast Wi-Fi services across the country and the building of 5G network-based smart factories, the science ministry said Thursday. The spectrum, ranging from 5,925 MHz through 7,125 MHz, will open for indoor use in [...]
SEOUL, June 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Mobis Co. said Wednesday it has developed an integrated communication controller to offer 5G networks-based “seamless” connected car services in next-generation vehicles. The integrated communication controller allows a vehicle to have real-time communication with other vehicles and the infrastructure for safe driving and information gathering, the company said [...]
SEOUL, June 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. unveiled on Tuesday a solution that uses drones and artificial intelligence (AI) technology to optimize the performance of 5G networks by analyzing the installation state of base stations and antennas. As part of the solution, drones take videos of 5G base stations and antenna systems and [...]
SEOUL, June 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co., South Korea’s leading tech firm, on Friday said it has been selected as the 5G network infrastructure supplier for Canadian telecommunications giant Telus Corp. This is Samsung’s second 5G equipment supply deal in Canada following its agreement with Videotron Ltd. in December. “Deploying a 5G network [...]
SEOUL, June 18 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s telecommunications giant KT Corp. said Thursday it plans to launch a new communications satellite in 2024 at the earliest as it aims to provide better 5G services and expand coverage. KT Sat Co., a satellite service arm of KT, announced that it will launch the Mugunghwa-6A to replace [...]
SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s telecom regulator has started assessing 5G service quality following constant consumer complaints, industry sources said Tuesday. The Ministry of Science and ICT has recently started to evaluate 5G service quality in Seoul and major cities in the country, according to the sources. This is the first time [...]
SEOUL, June 11 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Uplus Corp., South Korea’s No. 3 mobile carrier, said Thursday it will supply 5G virtual reality (VR) content to Taiwan’s largest telecommunication firm. LG Uplus’ 5G VR content will be also available on Chunghwa Telecom Co. when Taiwan commercializes a 5G network next month, according to the company. [...]
SEOUL, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean 5G mobile network users are estimated to have reached around 7 million as of late May, just 14 months after the country adopted the ultrahigh speed telecom service, data showed Tuesday. The number of 5G subscribers in the nation is 6.9-7 million, roughly equal to 10 percent [...]
Espoo, Finland, June 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Nokia today announced that its liquid cooling 5G AirScale Base Station solution has helped Finnish mobile operator, Elisa, reduce the potential energy expenses of its base station by 30 percent and CO2 emissions by approximately 80 percent. This is the first time a commercial 5G liquid cooling solution [...]