SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent analysis has revealed that South Korean mobile carriers are charging more for LTE (4G) phone plans than for 5G plans, despite offering less data and slower speeds. This pricing strategy has raised concerns about fairness and potential overcharging of consumers. Rep. Choi Su-jin of the People Power Party, [...]
SEOUL, March 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of 5G network base stations throughout South Korea remains low at less than one quarter of that of LTE base stations, despite the fact that the amount of monthly data usage by domestic 5G subscribers is twice as high as that of LTE subscribers, data showed Monday. [...]
SEOUL, March 15 (Korea Bizwire) — 5G smartphone users have long surpassed 4G LTE users in terms of data usage with higher demand for improved service quality, data showed Monday. The Ministry of Science and ICT reported that 5G traffic in January reached 544,974 terabytes (TB), up by 9,915 TB (1.9 percent) from the previous [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — A civic group has suggested that the nation’s three major carriers — SK Telecom Co., KT Corp. and LG Uplus Corp. — have chalked up huge profits from 4G LTE services over the past 10 years. The People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy analyzed LTE sales statistics for the period [...]
SEOUL, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) — A growing number of South Korean 5G handset users are making a u-turn back to the preceding 4G long-term evolution (LTE) plans, in part to save money but also due to a lack of new LTE handsets. In principle, this is a consumer’s right – they are free to [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The average download speed via 4G LTE networks in South Korea got faster this year, the country’s ICT ministry said Monday, with SK Telecom Co. offering the fastest data transmission speed. The average 4G LTE download speed in South Korea reached 158.53 megabits per second (Mbps) in 2019, up [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. are lowering the price of LTE flagship smartphones released this year while offering higher subsidies to empty out remaining stocks. South Korean telecom giant KT Corp. raised the official subsidy for the LG G8 ThinQ to a maximum of 655,000 won (US$564) [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co.’s Galaxy Note 10 will be only available in 5G models in South Korea, despite the government’s pressure to add a long-term evolution (LTE) network version to expand options for local consumers, industry sources said Thursday. The Korean tech giant last week launched the Note 10 only [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The 5G telecommunications standard, regarded as the next generation technology for mobile communications, is expected to be formally rolled out next March, but a recent surveyed showed that few South Koreans were aware of the upcoming launch. According to Consumer Insight, 85 percent of 3,690 people between the ages [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Not all drones fly, as telecom operator LG Uplus proved on the waters of coastal Busan on January 25 by showcasing its “smart drone management service”. Onlookers got a firsthand look at the full spectrum of capabilities offered by LG Uplus’s marine drone. Departing from land and traveling approximately [...]