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 [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s No. 3 mobile carrier LG Uplus Inc. said Wednesday it has clinched a deal with the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) to distribute the U.S. broadcasters’ programs through mobile platforms. Under the plan, LG Uplus will offer various ABC programs to its subscribers, including “Good Morning America,” “World [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — As Samsung’s Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge have been enticing Korean customers to get rid of their old phones, the number of subscribers changing carriers was 63 percent higher than usual last weekend. According to mobile industry sources, the number of subscriber switches for the major carriers on April [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The total number of subscribers to MVNO discount phone services in Korea is expected to surpass 5 million in this month. According to industry representatives on April 12, the number of subscribers reached 4.85 million in February, giving MVNO services an 8 percent share among the total mobile service subscribers. [...]
SEOUL, South Korea, Oct. 7, 2013 (Korea Bizwire) – Ubitus Inc., the worldwide technology leader in cloud gaming solutions, today announced it has enabled LG Uplus to bring the latest game-changing football classic title Konami’s Winning Eleven 2014 to C-games. The game, which has been nominated for Best Sports Game at Gamescom, will first be available [...]