SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Uplus Corp., a major mobile carrier in South Korea, reported a cyberattack on its servers to authorities Thursday, industry sources said, the latest in a series of recent industry-wide data breach cases. According to the sources, LG Uplus submitted a report earlier in the day to the Korea [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A steep expansion of SK Telecom’s membership discounts — part of its compensation plan following a major hacking incident — has triggered a price war among South Korea’s mobile carriers, shifting competition from subsidies for new sign-ups to perks aimed at retaining existing customers. Since August 11, SK Telecom [...]
SEOUL, June 26 (Korea Bizwire) — As voice phishing scams using AI-generated fake voices and images continue to rise in South Korea, LG Uplus is stepping in with cutting-edge countermeasures. The telecom company announced Thursday the commercial rollout of its new ‘Anti-DeepVoice’ and ‘Anti-Deepfake’ technologies aimed at detecting fraudulent audio and video content. Unveiled earlier [...]
SEOUL, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) – In a move to better serve the growing number of foreign residents in South Korea, LG Uplus announced Thursday it will launch specialized retail stores tailored for non-Korean customers at key locations nationwide. The initiative aims to improve accessibility and communication for foreign nationals seeking mobile and internet services. The [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Uplus emerged as the leading IPTV provider in South Korea in terms of user satisfaction, outperforming competitors SK Broadband and KT, according to the Ministry of Science and ICT’s 2024 Pay-TV Quality Evaluation Report released on December 23. LG Uplus scored 67.7 points in service-stage satisfaction, narrowly surpassing SK [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Uplus, one of South Korea’s major telecommunications providers, announced on November 20 the launch of its new ‘Dual Number On/Off’ service, allowing users to control incoming calls to their virtual phone numbers. The Dual Number service, a mobile add-on that provides users with a second virtual phone number in [...]
SEOUL, July 24 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Uplus, a major South Korean telecommunications company, announced on July 24 that it will introduce its web-based in-vehicle gaming service, Game Portal, to Kia’s new EV3. This marks the first time the Game Portal service will be available in a domestic brand vehicle in South Korea. According to LG [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The antitrust regulator approved a joint venture between LG Uplus Corp. and Kakao Mobility Corp. for operating electric car charging stations Monday, noting that the partnership is unlikely to impede market competition. The approval by the Fair Trade Commission (FTC) came as LG Uplus, the nation’s No. 3 mobile [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – As the 2024 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) — the premier global event in IT and consumer electronics — draws near, the South Korean telecommunications sector is actively preparing to delve into fresh opportunities within the realms of artificial intelligence (AI) and mobility technology. On December 25, SK Telecom announced it [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Uplus Corp., South Korea’s No. 3 mobile carrier, said Tuesday its second-quarter net profit rose nearly 32 percent from a year earlier, driven by its robust wireless business. Its net income amounted to 213.3 billion won (US$163.3 million) in the April-June period, up 31.7 percent from the year-ago [...]