SEOUL, Apr. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Uplus Corp., South Korea’s No. 3 carrier, said Thursday that it will launch two types of unlimited data plans for 5G smartphones, joining the cutthroat price competition to attract early adopters for the new service. LG Uplus, which was the first to unveil its 5G mobile package on [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Uplus Corp. on Wednesday opened a 5G Innovation Lab for tech startups to facilitate collaboration in development of innovative content and services for the new telecommunication standard. The nation’s No. 3 carrier said the 5G Innovation Lab will offer a new network environment and service platform as well [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co. said Wednesday it will offer a wide range of mixed reality game and media content for its 5G customers to take advantage of its new mobile network set to launch later this week. The nation’s top mobile carrier unveiled four types of mobile plans for 5G [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean telecom firm KT Corp. on Tuesday introduced its mobile data plan for 5G smartphones, hoping to attract customers with wide coverage and a range of content. KT, the nation’s second-largest mobile carrier, launched three 5G mobile with free international roaming data in South Korea and 185 countries. [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. said Tuesday it will collaborate with retail giant Shinsegae to develop a next-generation retail business model based on 5G and an advanced ICT platform. SK Telecom and Shinsegae I&C Co., Shinsegae’s IT subsidiary, signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a new [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Sunday it will release V50 ThinQ, its first 5G smartphone with a detachable second screen, in South Korea on April 19 with a competitive price tag. V50 ThinQ’s 128 GB model will be priced at 1.2 million (US$1,054) in the domestic market, cheaper than Samsung [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The government is poised to approve the new fifth-generation (5G) mobile network rate plan by mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. later this week, industry sources said Thursday. The Ministry of Science and ICT received the application from the mobile carrier on Monday and is forecast to make the final [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean telecom companies have released their new security management solutions as the country gets ready to begin 5G services that boast higher network efficiency and potential to offer high-value differentiated services. Local carriers are stepping up promotion for their new security services as they are set to launch [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — KT Corp., one of South Korea’s largest telecommunication companies, said Tuesday that it plans to build 30,000 network stations across the country for its first 5G services, which are slated to kick off early next month. The country’s three main telecommunications companies, including LG Uplus, are set to provide [...]
INCHEON, Mar. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — On Sunday, when the opening game of the Korean professional baseball league was held between SK Wyverns and KT Wiz at SK Happy Dream Park in Incheon, a flying dragon, which symbolizes the Wyverns, appeared on the world largest electronic scoreboard, ‘Big Board’. The imaginary creature, a flying dragon, [...]