DAVIS, CA, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) - The ZigBee Alliance, a non-profit association of companies creating, maintaining and delivering open, global standards for the low-power wireless Internet of Things (IoT), today announced that Midea Group has joined the ZigBee Alliance at the Promoter level and will be accepting a seat on its Board of Directors. The [...]
DAEGU, April 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Daegu residents will soon be able to find out where wild boars frequently appear using a new smartphone application. According to the Daegu Environmental Protection Agency and KT’s Daegu Customer Service headquarters, an agreement was reached to establish a system to prevent damage from wild boars through IoT (Internet of Things) [...]
SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) - Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday it has launched a new refrigerator in South Korea which uses Internet-of-Things (IoT) technologies. The Family Hub refrigerator, first showcased at the Consumer Electronics Show in January, is equipped with a 21.5-inch Full HD touch screen that allows users to follow-up on various conditions of the refrigerator. [...]
SEOUL, March 28 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s two tech giants — SK Telecom Co. and Samsung Electronics Co. – will team up with a local city government to construct an Internet of Things (IoT) trial town, officials said Monday. They plan to install the IoT infrastructure across Daegu, 300 kilometers southeast of Seoul, to be designated [...]
SEOUL, March 22 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Telecom announced plans to expand its ‘Smart Home’ offerings by providing consumers with more opportunities to experience the company’s home Internet of Things (IoT) services. The company announced that it will start selling five different Smart Home connection gadgets including plugs, switches, sensors, gas circuit breakers and bridges (devices [...]
SEOUL, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. said Wednesday it will establish a nationwide network of the Internet-of-Things (IoT) by the end of this year and bolster its related business as the segment has emerged as a new growth engine for the telecom industry. SK Telecom said it will utilize [...]
SEOUL, March 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Internet connection is working deeper into everyday lives as more home gadgets, small and big, become controllable by smartphones under an industry-wide advance of the Internet of Things (IoT), business watchers said Monday. The latest air purifier marketed in October last year by Coway regularly measures indoor air quality [...]
SEOUL, March 7 (Korea Bizwire) – To provide visitors with a ‘smart’ tour experience, Seoul Grand Park is launching a mobile application service using Internet of Things (IoT) technology. The popular park announced that it will launch the ‘Seoul Grand Park Mobile App’ service from March 7. Information on various locations in the park will be provided [...]
SEOUL, March 7 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of users subscribing to Internet-of-Things (IoT) services grew at a faster pace than those subscribing to smartphones in South Korea on-month in January, data showed Sunday, on the back of the rising sales of wearable smart devices. According to data compiled by the Ministry of Science, ICT and [...]
SEOUL, Feb.23 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government has selected ‘diginomics’ as a new strategy to boost city growth. With the city currently losing its growth engine, and with the population dwindling and expected to fall under 10 million, diginomics will be counted on to boost growth, create jobs and make the lives of [...]