SEOUL, Mar. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. said Wednesday it has successfully completed the network test of Samsung Electronics Co.’s first 5G smartphone in the runup to its launch next month. SK Telecom said its dual connectivity technology, which combines 5G and 4G LTE mobile networks, will deliver up [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean telecom KT Corp. said Tuesday it will integrate its 5G network with a voice-controlled drone enabled by artificial intelligence (AI) to better monitor major infrastructure. KT signed a memorandum of understanding with indigenous drone developer Woori Aviation Co., voice recognition solution start-up Syncspace and the state-run Korea [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Uplus Corp. and Hanyang University jointly demonstrated a self-driving car smoothly maneuvering its way through the busy streets of Seoul on Monday, aided by and broadcast live on a 5G network. The South Korean mobile carrier and the university’s Automotive Control and Electronic Lab (ACE Lab) showcased an [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The monthly data usage by smartphones surpassed 400,000 terabytes (TB) for the first time in January, led by increasing use of streaming services and other mobile apps, government data showed Thursday. The wireless data traffic reached 403,812 TB in January, up 1.5 percent from the previous month, according to [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has the most advanced 5G network in the world after using the Winter Olympics to showcase its edge and is set to roll out commercial services later this month, a London-based market researcher said Wednesday. According to Arthur D. Little’s 5G country leadership index on over 40 [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of Samsung Electronics Co.’s Galaxy S10s that South Korean users have signed up for at local mobile carriers came to 140,000 units on the first day of registration, industry data showed Tuesday. The number of Galaxy S10′s first-day registration falls below that of the Galaxy S9′s 180,000 [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Premium smartphones that run on a 5G network are expected to hit the market in April, a few weeks later than their original release schedule, due to problems with parts supply and test runs, industry sources said Monday. Samsung Electronics Co. is expected to release its 5G version of [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Naver Corp., South Korea’s dominant Internet portal and search engine, said Thursday that it will develop 5G-enabled service robots in partnership with the country’s telecom giant KT Corp. and U.S. tech firm Intel Corp. The partnership would allow Naver Labs Corp., a R&D subsidiary of Naver, to use Intel’s [...]
BARCELONA, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei Technologies Inc. wants to expand investment in South Korea’s 5G infrastructure and services as it moves to strengthen its presence in the key market, a senior network official said Wednesday. South Korean carrier LG Uplus used Huawei’s equipment for its 5G infrastructure and is [...]
BARCELONA, Feb. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Uplus Corp., South Korea’s third-largest mobile carrier, said Monday that it will step up security measures on its 5G network that uses Huawei’s equipment, addressing concerns over the Chinese telecom gear maker that’s facing possible bans around the world. LG Uplus CEO Ha Hyun-hoi tried to assuage concerns [...]