SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) — KT Corp., South Korea’s leading telecommunications firm, said Tuesday it has joined hands with Hyundai Construction Equipment Co. to develop 5G-based remote control platform for construction equipment and industrial trucks. Under the memorandum of understanding (MOU), the two sides will collaborate in developing various technologies for the builder’s autonomous [...]
SEOUL, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said a 5G version of its mid-range smartphone will be launched in South Korea next week as the company targets boosting its presence in the 5G handset market. Samsung said the Galaxy A51 5G will go on sale here on May 7, with online preorders starting [...]
SEOUL, April 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday unveiled 5G versions of its mid-range smartphones as the South Korean tech giant aims to boost handset sales amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. The world’s largest smartphone vendor introduced the new Galaxy A71 5G and Galaxy A51 5G smartphones, expanding its smartphone lineup that [...]
SEOUL, April 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of subscribers to the 5G mobile network in South Korea passed the 5 million mark in February, 10 months after its commercialization, government data showed Wednesday. Nearly 5.37 million South Koreans subscribed to the top-of-the-line wireless network as of end-February, up 8.1 percent from the previous month, [...]
SEOUL, March 22 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Uplus Corp., South Korea’s No. 3 mobile carrier, said Sunday it will supply 5G virtual reality (VR) content to Hong Kong’s largest telecommunication firm. LG Uplus’ VR content will be also available on Hong Kong Telecommunications (HKT) Ltd.’s 5G service starting next month, the company said. This is [...]
SEOUL, March 13 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 100,000 5G base stations have been built across South Korea. According to the Ministry of Science and ICT, there were 108,897 5G base stations in the country as of the end of February. The figure more than tripled from 35,851 base stations when 5G was commercialized in [...]
SEOUL, March 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. plans to release its 5G smartphones in more than 40 countries this year, a company official said Wednesday, as the South Korean tech giant seeks to further expand its global presence amid the rise of the next-generation mobile service. Samsung’s 5G smartphones were sold in 22 [...]
Stockholm, Sweden, March 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Sinch AB (publ), a global leader in cloud communications and software for mobile operators, has been selected by Ericsson to support its worldwide 5G rollout with messaging technology. Sinch’s SMSF (SMS Function), a cloud-native 3GPP-specified messaging product, will be incorporated into the Ericsson core network offering. In 5G, [...]
SEOUL, March 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday said it will supply 5G network equipment to New Zealand’s largest mobile carrier. Under the deal with Spark New Zealand Ltd., Samsung will supply 5G network equipment and will help the mobile carrier develop its 5G infrastructure this year. The value of the deal, [...]
SEOUL, March 1 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s largest mobile carrier, said Sunday it has formed an international alliance with nine telecommunication firms to develop 5G mobile edge computing (MEC) technologies and services. SK Telecom said Telecom Edge Cloud TF was established with nine other companies at a GSMA meeting in London [...]