SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Uplus Corp., a South Korean telecom company, said Thursday it released a virtual reality (VR) series on the International Space Station, its first project with a global alliance of telecom operators and VR developers. “Space Explorers: The ISS Experience” follows the daily activities of the astronauts all in [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean telecom giant LG Uplus Corp. said Thursday it opened a seven-story product showroom in southern Seoul by partnering with local popular establishments as part of its broader efforts to capture young customers. The seven-story building, including its underground floor, in the posh southern district of Gangnam houses [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Uplus Corp., a major South Korean mobile carrier, said Sunday it is joining forces with Google to jointly develop 5G mobile edge computing (MEC) technology. Under the partnership, LG Uplus will work with Google Cloud, which will provide its artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies, to develop new [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Uplus Corp., a major South Korean mobile carrier, said Friday it plans to roll out its 5G-powered autonomous robot next year. The robot — which is being developed in partnership with autonomous mobility firm Unmanned Solution — has recently demonstrated its abilities at local refiner Hyundai Oilbank Co.’s [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Uplus Corp., South Korea’s third-largest mobile carrier, said Tuesday it has developed an advanced cellular module technology with global partners that does not require Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards in mobile devices. In collaboration with cellular chipset developer Sony Semiconductor Israel, local communication module maker NTmore, and German [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Uplus Corp., South Korea’s No. 3 mobile carrier, said Tuesday it has formed an alliance with global telecom operators, content developers and U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm Technologies Inc. to develop 5G-based augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) content to boost the budding industry. The Global XR Content Telco [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Uplus Corp., South Korea’s No. 3 mobile carrier, said Monday it has signed a deal to supply 5G-based augmented reality (AR) content to Japanese carrier KDDI Corp. Under the deal, LG Uplus will supply its educational service of around 220 children’s books in AR format to KDDI. The [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Uplus Corp., a major South Korean telecom firm, said Tuesday it will launch augmented reality (AR) glasses in partnership with Chinese mixed-reality product developer Nreal and chipmaker Qualcomm Inc., boosting its 5G services by tapping into the budding wearable AR market. The world’s first 5G-based glass device available [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Uplus Corp., South Korea’s No. 3 mobile carrier, said Friday its 5G equipment from China’s Huawei Technologies Co. does not pose security risks, downplaying U.S. concerns that they can be used for espionage by China. Last month, Robert Strayer, the U.S. deputy assistant secretary of state for cyber [...]
SEOUL, July 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean telecom operator LG Uplus Corp. said Thursday it will introduce digital kiosks and new online shopping services as part of its shift toward going “contactless” amid the pandemic. Starting in September, visitors to the mobile carrier’s flagship store in Gangnam, southern Seoul, will be able to use [...]