HADONG, Jul. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — A safety drone that can detect human thermal energy to locate individuals in danger flew over Cheonghak-dong, one of Korea’s traditional villages, on July 6. The 20 million won (US$ 17,730) drone was donated by telecommunications carrier KT to this village full of traditional scholars and institutions, as part [...]
SEOUL, June 26 (Korea Bizwire) – As the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus and drought devastate the local economy, Korean companies and local government bodies are implementing various measures to boost the economy. On June 25, Hyundai Motor, the largest automaker in Korea, decided to offer a grace period of three months to those who [...]
SEOUL, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) — KT, South Korea’s No. 2 mobile carrier, said Monday it has created a new mobile network that offers gigabyte (GB) speed to customers, as it takes a step closer to the next-generation 5G network. The Giga-LTE service can achieve a peak speed of 1.17 gigabytes per second (Gbps), 15 [...]
SEOUL, June 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Most of the major Korean IT companies use little renewable energy while consuming significant amounts of power, says Greenpeace. According to a report released by the international environmental advocacy group in June, the seven major IT companies in Korea including Naver, SK C&C, KT, LG CNS, LG Uplus, Samsung [...]
SEOUL, June 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean mobile carriers said Wednesday they have opened a unified app store for their smartphone users, as part of an effort to bolster their presence in the growing app content sector dominated by two app giants: Google and Apple. The One Store is a consolidated mobile version of [...]
“With the cooperation of Nokia and Ericsson, world-renowned communications equipment manufacturers, KT will lead the development of core technology for the 5G era. As a corporation of people, we will be well-prepared to offer the world’s first 5G mobile service at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games in 2018.” - Hwang Chang-gyu, KT Chairman SEOUL, June [...]
SEOUL, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) – “With smartphones, users will be able to change their home lighting in 36,000 different ways. At the same time, they won’t need to push a cart at a store. All they’ll need to do is scan barcodes, and the products will be delivered to their homes,” said an SK [...]
SEOUL, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) – With subscriptions to data-oriented rate plans passing the 800,000 mark just 17 days after their rollout earlier this month, the ICT ministry expects that the 2- million-subscriber mark is within reach this year. According to the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning on May 26, the total number [...]
SEOUL, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) — As mobile phone plans rapidly shift from voice-centered to data-centered plans—with free calls and text messages—2G users are feeling left out. The new plans are designed for those who access 3G and LTE service networks with smartphones. As 2G users use mobile phones only for calling and texting, mobile carriers are [...]
SEOUL, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — As the Korean government has banned monetary incentives to customers buying cell phones, some bizarre stories about illegal offers are circulating around the web. Since all forms of monetary incentives are now illegal, some phone sellers are secretly providing cash support to buyers using secret code, such as 40 [...]