SEOUL, Apr. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s telecommunication companies said Wednesday they will redouble efforts to expand coverage of ultrahigh-speed 5G networks throughout the country and address related complaints by consumers. South Korea was the first country in the world to launch full-fledged 5G services on April 3, which provide super fast connection speeds, [...]
ASHBURN, Va., Apr. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — A new survey from Infovista, the leader in modern network performance, finds that only 25 percent of mobile network operators say they are extremely prepared for 5G, citing as their top concerns making sure their 5G network works correctly, the rollout stays within budgets, not being late to [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Now that South Korea has won the much-coveted crown of the world’s “first” to launch 5G commercial service, it is time to improve the service’s quality and create lucrative business models to lead the way in the global 5G race, market watchers said Tuesday. Samsung Electronics Co.’s Galaxy S10 [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s leading mobile carrier, SK Telecom Co., said Monday it will establish 5G network on a military campus to support smart training for cadets. SK Telecom said it will establish 5G network in the Korea Military Academy’s campus in northern Seoul within the first half of this year [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. has been in talks with South Korea’s three mobile carriers to delay the release date of its first 5G smartphone so as to better ensure stable service, industry sources said Monday. LG Electronics had initially planned to launch V50 ThinQ in domestic market on April 19, [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday that it has delivered the largest share of 5G network solutions in South Korea, making it the leading 5G network vendor in the country. 5G service is now commercially available to consumers and enterprises from all three mobile carries — SK Telecom Co., KT [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Although the 5G services for smartphones were introduced for the first time in the world on April 5, there are growing complaints as users are not able to make proper use of 5G service that is ultra-fast and ultra-low latency due to a lack of base stations. Some have [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government vowed Monday to develop 5G as the key platform for the fourth industrial revolution as the next-generation wireless technology promises advanced connectivity for a wide range of industries and services. The Ministry of Science and ICT said it has designated a number of information and [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. launched its Galaxy S10 5G in South Korea on Friday, hoping to boost the stagnant smartphone market with the new device designed for the latest mobile network. The nation’s three mobile carriers — SK Telecom Co., KT Corp. and LG Uplus Corp. — started official registration [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Becoming the first country in the world to roll out commercial 5G services with a dedicated smartphone is a milestone for South Korea, but the key to staying ahead of the pack lies in creating stable revenue streams, market watchers said Thursday. South Korea’s three telecom companies simultaneously kicked [...]