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LG U+ and SK Telecom Achieve Top Marks in User Protection, While Apple and Meta Lag Behind

LG U+ and SK Telecom Achieve Top Marks in User Protection, While Apple and Meta Lag Behind

SEOUL, Mar. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – In the latest assessment of telecom operators’ efforts to protect users, LG U+ and SK Telecom have set a high standard by receiving the highest rating of “Outstanding.” In contrast, Apple’s App Store and Meta have struggled to improve, maintaining the lowest rating of “Poor” for another year. The evaluation, [...]

LG U+ Modernizes Network to Offer New Enterprise Services with Cloud-Native Solutions from Casa Systems

LG U+ Modernizes Network to Offer New Enterprise Services with Cloud-Native Solutions from Casa Systems

ANDOVER, Mass., April 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Casa Systems (Nasdaq: CASA) today announced that LG U+ selected its virtualized Home eNodeB Gateway solution to help the South Korean operator modernize its network infrastructure and unlock new services and revenue streams as part of its broader network and service strategy. Casa Systems worked with distribution partner, [...]

Chinese Smartphones Make Inroads into S. Korea

Chinese Smartphones Make Inroads into S. Korea

SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Taiwan-born singer Tzuyu, a member of the popular girl group TWICE under South Korea’s JYP Entertainment, promotes a Huawei smartphone in advertisements that local mobile carrier LG Uplus Corp. has posted on YouTube and other online platforms. It’s no surprise that a foreigner appears on South Korean ads as [...]

Home IoT Services Surge in 2016

Home IoT Services Surge in 2016

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 [...]

Price War Imminent in Budget Phone Industry

Price War Imminent in Budget Phone Industry

Competition in the ‘budget phone’ market has been fierce from the start of the year, with the affordable phones rapidly gaining popularity. By the end of last year, one out of ten people was using a budget phone. (Image : Yonhap) SEOUL, Jan.6 (Korea Bizwire) – Competition in the ‘budget phone’ market has been fierce [...]

Huawei Smartphones Doing Well in Korean Market

Huawei Smartphones Doing Well in Korean Market

SEOUL, Jan.4 (Korea Bizwire) – Smartphones from China’s Huawei, exclusively sold in Korea by LG U+, are creating a craze after the launch of the company’s affordable Y6 model, with 10,000 devices sold in only 15 days. LG U+ announced that approximately 700 units of the Y6 are being sold every day, creating an unprecedented [...]

LG Uplus Rolls out Huawei’s Budget Smartphone in S. Korea

LG Uplus Rolls out Huawei’s Budget Smartphone in S. Korea

SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) - South Korea’s No. 3 mobile carrier LG Uplus Corp. said Tuesday that it will exclusively distribute a budget smartphone released by China-based Huawei, a move that may signal a further setback for local manufacturers already facing challenges from Chinese brands. The Y6 smartphone, which comes with a price tag [...]