SEOUL, April 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s ICT ministry said Thursday it aims to encourage more competition in the local 5G market through the release of affordable mobile data plans from mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs). The ICT ministry said 10 MVNOs in the country, including Sejong Telecom Inc., will release new data plans [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of 5G users in South Korea hit more than 13 million last month, data showed Wednesday, on the back of releases of new phones running on the latest generation networks. The country’s total 5G subscriptions stood at 13.66 million in February, up 792,118 from the previous month, [...]
SEOUL, March 28 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Uplus Corp., a major South Korean telecom operator, said Sunday it signed a deal to export US$11.14 million worth of 5G solutions and content to Thailand’s top mobile carrier, Advanced Info Service (AIS). Under the deal, LG Uplus will provide AIS with augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality [...]
SEOUL, March 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday it has developed a new System-on-a-Chip (SoC) that can improve the performance of 5G networks in collaboration with U.S. chip designer Marvell Technology Ltd. The South Korean tech giant said the new SoC will be used in the company’s network equipment, such as massive [...]
SEOUL, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Hundreds of 5G smartphone users in South Korea are banding together to take legal action against the country’s three major telecom operators — SK Telecom Co., KT Corp. and LG Uplus Corp. — for spotty connection and the poor quality of the latest generation network, industry sources said Thursday. [...]
SEOUL, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday it has been selected as the sole vendor to supply 5G network equipment and solutions to a Canadian telecommunications firm. Under the deal with Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corp. (SaskTel), Samsung will provide the Canadian company with the 4G/5G radio unit, massive multiple input, multiple [...]
SEOUL, March 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A group of local and foreign researchers have succeeded in demonstrating augmented reality (AR) service at a giga-level speed in a running subway. In a joint study with researchers from Britain, the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) said Wednesday the successful demonstration of 5G AR service at a [...]
SEOUL, March 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday said it has launched a 5G network in New Zealand with the country’s largest telecommunications service firm as the South Korean tech giant tries to expand its presence in the network equipment market. In collaboration with Spark New Zealand Ltd., Samsung said its 5G [...]
SEOUL, March 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Monday it will release a new 5G budget smartphone in South Korea this week to expand its dominant status on home turf. Samsung said the Galaxy A42 5G smartphone will be launched here Friday with a price tag of 449,900 won (US$400), the cheapest among [...]
SEOUL, March 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said on Thursday it achieved the industry’s fastest download speed with an advanced telecommunications technology using both 5G and 4G LTE base stations. In a demonstration carried out in Suwon, south of Seoul, the company achieved 5.23 gigabits per second (Gbps) in data speeds, which is [...]