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SK Telecom and Nokia Networks Announce World’s First Commercialization of eICIC

SK Telecom and Nokia Networks Announce World’s First Commercialization of eICIC

Seoul, Korea, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Telecom (NYSE:SKM) today announced that it, together with Nokia Networks, commercialized a core LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) technology called ‘Enhanced Inter-Cell Interference Coordination (eICIC)’ for the first time in the world. eICIC is a technology that controls signal interference between macro and micro base stations to enhance the quality [...]

LG Uplus, Nokia to Join Forces for 5G Network Technologies

LG Uplus, Nokia to Join Forces for 5G Network Technologies

SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s smallest mobile carrier, LG Uplus Corp., said Monday it has agreed with Nokia to join hands in developing the fifth-generation (5G) network technologies, which is set to emerge as the new industrial standard in the near future. Under the memorandum of understanding (MOU), LG and Nokia will [...]

Samsung to Equip with Proprietary Modem Chips in Its Smart Devices

Samsung to Equip with Proprietary Modem Chips in Its Smart Devices

SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics is expected to use its own developed mobile modem chips capable to support CAT6 (LTE modem). According the industry, the System LSI division of Samsung is producing modem chip Exynos Modem 303. Modem chip is one of the system semiconductors and a core part for smartphones transforming radio frequencies [...]

LG Uplus Develops World’s First “Uplink CA” Technology

LG Uplus Develops World’s First “Uplink CA” Technology

SEOUL, June 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Ahead of the nationwide deployment of broadband LTE-A service, LG Uplus has successfully developed the world’s first Uplink Carrier Aggregation technology that provides four times faster upload speed than LTE. The company said on June 18 that it has completed the pilot run on the uplink CA technology with an upload [...]

SK Telecom to Mark World’s First Commercialization of 225Mbps LTE-Advanced

SK Telecom to Mark World’s First Commercialization of 225Mbps LTE-Advanced

    Seoul, Korea, Jun. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Telecom (NYSE:SKM) announced, at a press conference held at its headquarter, that it commercialized 225Mbps LTE-Advanced, that is three times as fast as 75Mbps LTE, on the smartphones supporting the technology for the first time in the world. SK Telecom upgraded the existing LTE-Advanced which [...]

LG UPlus Wins GTB Award with 3-Band CA Technology

LG UPlus Wins GTB Award with 3-Band CA Technology

SEOUL, May 15 (Korea Bizwire) – LG UPlus announced that it won the Global Telecoms Business (GTB) Innovation Award in the wireless network infrastructure innovation category by its LTE-A technology utilizing 3-band carrier aggregation (CA) and small cell technology. The global communications and IT business magazine Global Telecoms Business is giving the awards to communications [...]

SK Telecom Selected as ‘Best Mobile Carrier’ at Telecom Asia Awards for Three Consecutive Years

SK Telecom Selected as ‘Best Mobile Carrier’ at Telecom Asia Awards for Three Consecutive Years

Seoul, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Telecom today announced that it has been named Asia’s best mobile carrier for three consecutive years at the Telecom Asia Awards held in Jakarta, Indonesia. The prestigious industry award recognized SK Telecom for its continuous efforts and achievements in the mobile industry. Once again, SK Telecom cemented its [...]