SEOUL, July 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean mobile users on 5G networks reached nearly 16 million in May, data showed Thursday, as telecom operators seek to expand applications of the next generation networks. As of the end of May, 5G subscriptions stood at 15.84 million, accounting for 22 percent of the total 71.45 million [...]
SEOUL, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Hundreds of 5G mobile users filed a joint lawsuit Wednesday against the country’s three major mobile carriers — SK Telecom Co., KT Corp. and LG Uplus Corp. — over disappointing quality of the latest generation networks, according to their legal representative. Around 520 people are taking part in the [...]
SEOUL, June 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s ICT ministry said Tuesday it will provide 5G frequency bands to companies other than telecom operators later this year in a move to spur the wider adoption and development of technology for the latest generation networks. The country has so far distributed 3.5 gigahertz (GHz) and 28 [...]
SEOUL, June 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., a major electronics components maker in South Korea, on Tuesday said it has developed a high-capacity multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) to be applicable to 5G devices. The company said its new 1050-size (length 1mm and width 0.5mm) MLCC boasts the industry’s largest power capacity of 27 [...]
Waterloo, Ontario, June 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The University of Waterloo is showcasing the operation of a driverless, autonomous shuttle research program that will transport students and staff around campus. The demonstration of the shuttle, dubbed “WATonoBus” by the research team, is the first of its kind at a Canadian academic institution and marks a [...]
SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Heavy Industries Group (HHIH) said Wednesday it has successfully conducted a test-run of a fully autonomous cruise ship backed by its own autonomous navigation system and a local mobile operator’s 5G network. The 12-person cruise ship navigated through the narrow 10-kilometer Pohang Canal in the port city, 302 [...]
SEOUL, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co. on Tuesday released a new multi-chip package (MCP) memory product for use in 5G smartphones as the South Korean tech giant tries to better target the fast-growing handset market. The world’s largest memory chip producer said it has begun mass-producing low-power double data rate 5 (LPDDR5) [...]
SEOUL, June 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Monday it will supply its latest 5G network solutions to Vodafone, a London-based telecommunications giant, a move that will expand its presence in Europe. Under the deal, the South Korean tech giant will provide its commercial virtualized radio access network (vRAN) solutions and open radio [...]
SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Telecom Co., a major South Korean telecom operator, said Tuesday it will wrap up the testing of a next-generation traffic system in Seoul by the end of this month as it seeks to accelerate efforts to develop self-driving technology based on its high-speed 5G network. The telecom operator [...]
SEOUL, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) — An artificial intelligence (AI)-based emergency medical system that enables the transfer of patient data and first-aid activities within ambulances on the basis of 5G telecommunication technologies will be introduced in field operations. The Yonsei University Medical Center developed the system after two years of collaboration with 20 other institutions. [...]