SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean mobile carrier LG Uplus Corp. said Monday it will roll out 5G roaming service in China in partnership with a state-run telecom operator, China Unicom. The preliminary service began earlier in the day for LG Uplus’ 5G customers visiting China, and the full-fledged mobile service will be [...]
BERLIN/SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Now that both Samsung Electronics and Apple have revealed their latest smartphone lineups for this year, here’s a simple question to ask. What are the two things Samsung has that Apple doesn’t in this year’s smartphone lineup? 5G and foldable. Amid flattening smartphone sales, Samsung has changed its strategy [...]
BERLIN, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — While IFA is Europe’s largest consumer electronics show, this year’s event had an interesting twist with unusual scene stealers form the mobile industry to give much-needed hype for the foldable phones and 5G. IFA closed Wednesday after a six-day run, hosting over 1,900 exhibitors that showcased the latest televisions, [...]
BERLIN, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Telecom Co. have agreed to develop 8K televisions based on 5G networks to diversify content available on the top-end resolution TVs, they said Sunday. 8K TVs offer four times the number of pixels as 4K screens, and 5G is the ultra-fast wireless network that [...]
BERLIN, Sept. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Artificial intelligence (AI), 5G and Internet of Things (IoT) will be the key technology trends at IFA, one of the leading shows for home appliances and consumer electronics, industry officials said. IFA, Europe’s largest technology show, kicked off in Berlin on Friday for a six-day run, bringing together nearly [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday introduced a 5G chipset that combines an integrated modem and mobile processors, which can save battery life and space in smartphones. Samsung, the world’s largest chip and smartphone maker, has been working on a mobile processor with a 5G modem built inside, which would [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s strategy to use the latest 5G networks to connect all manners of appliances, vehicles and facilities has been accepted by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a government agency said Wednesday. The United Nations information and communication technologies (ICT) body tapped Seoul’s so-called 5G vertical research question for [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top mobile carrier, SK Telecom Co., said Wednesday it has agreed with U.S. IT giant Microsoft Corp. to launch a test-run of a new cloud-based gaming platform utilizing the fifth-generation (5G) network here. The project will pave the way for gamers to play high-quality titles without having [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday it will release a mid-range 5G smartphone in South Korea to target budget-conscious consumers and expand its presence in the next-generation wireless market. Galaxy A90 will be Samsung’s first non-flagship smartphone with 5G connectivity, which goes on sale at the price of 900,000 won [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. is set to launch two 5G smartphones in South Korea this week, bolstering its device portfolio for the next-generation network, industry officials said Monday. Samsung is expected to launch Galaxy Fold on Friday in the domestic market, in time to showcase the firm’s first foldable device [...]