SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co. on Friday introduced a module that supports the Internet of Things (IoT) technology, paving the way for small and medium enterprises to speed up the development of IoT products. The module, dubbed ARTIK, is composed of various parts including an application processor, memory, sensors and a [...]
PARIS, FRANCE, Feb. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – The i3forum, established in September 2007 to drive development of international IP interconnections among telecommunications providers and fight fraud, today announced that it has expanded its scope to focus on a number of new areas of technology and business innovation. The new areas for development, each supported by [...]
SEOUL, Jan.11 (Korea Bizwire) – The three big telecom companies in Korea are set to launch various IoT (Internet of Things) services, expanding the market. According to an industry report, nearly 60 home IoT services will be launched during the first half of this year. SK Telecom launched a new brand called Smart Home in [...]
SEOUL, Dec.30 (Korea Bizwire) – The most noticeable trend in the fashion apparel industry was the increase in consumers who value the experience accrued as an important part of fashion, of Internet of Things (IoT), and of character items pertaining to their historical nostalgia. According to the ‘2015 Fashion Issues and 2016 Fashion Trend Prospect’ [...]
SEOUL, Dec.17 (Korea Bizwire) – To boost its competitive edge, SK Telecom is opening a media department, and has assigned Lee In-chan, the head of SK Broadband to take charge of the new business unit. To strengthen the platform business as a future growth engine, SK Telecom rearranged the structure of its divisions and changed [...]
SEOUL, Dec.8 (Korea Bizwire) – The government has decided to lower regulations and financially support three new technologies – wireless charging, fused pay channels, and Internet of Things (IoT). These technologies are attracting significant attention, as they could change the way we live forever. On the other hand, there is a need for large-scale R&D [...]
MORGAN HILL, Calif., Nov. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The Wi-SUN Alliance, a global ecosystem of companies seeking to accelerate the implementation of Field Area Networking and the Internet of Things, today announced support for wireless frequency bands in SE Asia (920-925 MHz in Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand and Vietnam; 919-923 MHz in Malaysia; 918-920 MHz [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc., South Korea’s top two tech firms, said Wednesday that they have garnered international awards for some of their latest home appliances, mobile devices and memory chips. Samsung won the Best of Innovation award for a total of 38 products, including the most [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s No. 3 mobile carrier LG Uplus Corp. said Monday it has rolled out pet-care devices equipped with Internet-of-Things (IoT) technology, allowing owners to feed their animals from long distance. The company said its Pet Station can provide meals to pets at pre-set times, allowing owners to leave [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – IBM has announced that it will concentrate on Internet-of-Things (IoT) businesses in the B2B (business to business) sector, and strengthen cooperation with Korea. At an IoT strategy briefing, Jack Desjardins, who is the vice-president at IBM in charge of the global business development of IoT, talked about possibilities in [...]