SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean telecommunications giant KT announced on September 3 its plans to participate in IFA 2024, Europe’s largest consumer electronics and information technology exhibition. The event, celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, will take place in Berlin, Germany, from September 6 to 10. KT will join the exhibition alongside 10 [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean telecom giant KT Corporation has announced a breakthrough in corporate networking technology with its new “lightweight 5G business network” solution. The company revealed on August 15 that this innovation aims to alleviate the burden of infrastructure construction for businesses and public institutions. The 5G business network service is [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – KT, a major telecommunications company in South Korea, announced on August 5 that it will introduce a new program called Sharing Solo, aimed at connecting unmarried professionals in their 30s and 40s through volunteer activities. The initiative targets employees from businesses and organizations near Gwanghwamun, a historic district in central [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent study by KT Corporation has revealed that more than half of single-person households in South Korea engage in simultaneous television viewing and mobile device usage, seamlessly combining entertainment with information gathering and online shopping. On June 13, KT announced the findings after analyzing big data from 3 million [...]
SEOUL, June 4 (Korea Bizwire) — KT Corp., a South Korean telecom company, said Tuesday it will join hands with U.S. technology giant Microsoft to develop the local artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing industries. Under the partnership, the two companies will jointly conduct AI and cloud research projects, KT officials said. “We will do [...]
SEOUL, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) — A group of South Korean and global tech companies adopted a joint pledge on Wednesday, vowing to responsibly develop and use artificial intelligence (AI) and to address social challenges with the technology. The Seoul AI Business Pledge was announced by 14 companies, including Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co., Naver Corp., [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s telecommunications giant KT Corp. said Monday it will lead the transformation of the company’s media business by widely using its artificial intelligence capabilities and strengthening investments to spread Korean pop content in global markets. KT, the country’s No. 2 wireless carrier, said it is utilizing AI technology [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – KT Corporation has announced the introduction of a complimentary value-added service called ‘AI Spam Blocking Service’ that leverages artificial intelligence technology to automatically block spam text messages. The AI system, trained on over 1.5 million daily spam data points using deep learning, can automatically identify and block promotional spam [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – KT has announced a significant 26% increase in monthly active users (MAU) of its membership program, attributed to the in-app services launched last year. Membership now encompasses a variety of services within the KT app, including ‘Genie Music’ for music streaming, ‘Blice’ for webtoons and web novels, and ‘Giftishow’ for [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – As the new year begins, Korea’s leading telecommunications companies are igniting competition by releasing a series of children-focused smartphones. On January 9, LG Uplus announced the launch of the Chunsik-i 2 phone, a child-friendly LTE smartphone designed for eye comfort. This 7th U+ Kids Phone model is based on the [...]