SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) – According to a May 3 announcement from the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, the number of budget phone service subscribers surpassed the 5 million mark as of April 21. Reaching the 5 million mark means that mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) are hitting their stride as meaningful competitors [...]
SEOUL, March 30 (Yonhap) – South Korea’s mobile carriers said Monday they will accept preorders for Samsung Electronics‘ latest high-end smartphone models — the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge – this week, adding that the models will be available for use on April 10. SK Telecom, the country’s leading mobile carrier, said subscribers can make orders [...]
SEOUL, March 26 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics, South Korea’s No. 2 tech firm, plans to roll out its latest LTE network-powered smartwatch in Korea. The LG Watch Urbane LTE comes with its own universal subscriber identity module (USIM) card that allows users to make phone calls without being paired with smartphones. It will be [...]
SEOUL, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom slipped below a 50 percent share in the domestic market for the first time in 13 years in February, data showed Wednesday. According to data compiled by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, SK Telecom had 49.6 percent of the [...]
SEOUL, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s No. 3 mobile carrier, LG Uplus, said Wednesday it has launched a smart-car management system that runs on the long-term evolution (LTE) network, providing users with real-time information related to their automobiles to ensure safer driving. Dubbed Telematics in Athena (TiA), the service allows users to check [...]
SEOUL, March 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The three biggest mobile network operators in Korea, SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus have joined forces to launch a unified app store platform, One Store, in a move that will combine their current offerings, T Store, Olleh Market and U Plus Store. The three mobile operators invited 350 app developers [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) — South Korea’s mobile carrier LG Uplus said Monday it will start selling its new smart navigation platform overseas as part of its broader efforts to set foot in global market with Internet-of-Things (IoT) technology. The Car Link, developed in collaboration with a local platform operator, is based on a “mirroring” service, which [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Koreans are on an exodus to the land of MVNO discount phone services, fleeing from mobile network operators such as SKT and KT. According to a report from the Korea Telecommunications Operators Association (KTOA) on February 2, the number of added net subscribers of MVNOs reached 64,500 in January alone, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — LG UPlus, a South Korean wireless carrier, has launched a unique mobile application which can be used as a portable radio transceiver, enabling communication between up to 500 users at the same time across the globe. The carrier announced on January 25 that once the U+ LTE Radio Transceiver [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Central District Court has ruled against SK Telecom‘s advertising for its tri-band LTE-A service. KT and LG Uplus filed complaints to the court on January 10 and 12 respectively, claiming that SK Telecom’s tri-band LTE-A service ads represented false advertising. The two plaintiffs filed an injunction to ban SK [...]