SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The state human rights watchdog has ruled in favor of a high school’s ban on the use of mobile phones by its students on campus, reversing its previous position that such a ban violates their human rights. The National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK) made the controversial decision [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Mobile phone spam in South Korea reached a record high through August, despite ongoing government efforts to curb unwanted messages and advertisements, parliamentary data showed Wednesday. From January to August, 280.4 million spam messages and calls were reported or detected by the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA), up [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The Navy plans to conduct a trial program that will allow sailors to use mobile phones with internet connection while out at sea in an effort to improve their living conditions, officials said Tuesday. The Navy currently restricts using mobile phones with such connection aboard warships due to security [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent survey has revealed that each South Korean household possesses at least one unused mobile phone, along with an average of 11 chargers and cables for electronic appliances. On October 13, a day before International E-Waste Day, Green Korea United unveiled the results of a survey conducted with the participation [...]
SEOUL, May 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The military plans to expand a trial program allowing enlisted troops to use mobile phones on their bases later this year, the defense ministry said Thursday, as part of a broader effort to enhance their welfare. From July through December, the program will be applied to some 60,000 enlistees, [...]
ATLANTA and STOCKHOLM, Sweden, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Fifty years after the first mobile phone call was made on April 3, 1973, a new mobile communications survey has been commissioned by Sinch (publ), the company powering meaningful conversations between businesses and their customers through its Customer Communications Cloud. The survey reveals how vital mobile phones are to our lives, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of mobile phones in use in North Korea is estimated at 6.5 to 7 million, marking a steady increase in subscriptions since the 3G network was first launched in 2008, a new research by an American group showed Tuesday. During a press briefing in Seoul, researchers at [...]
SEOUL, July 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Once applauded as one of the most promising businesses, particularly for those preparing for the second chapter of life, mobile phone retail stores are on the wane. The number of mobile phone retail stores nationwide, which stood at about 30,000 three years ago, is now estimated to have halved. [...]
SEOUL, June 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Rank-and-file soldiers will officially be allowed to use their mobile phones after work starting next month, the defense ministry said Friday. Since April 2019, the ministry has allowed all draftees to use mobile phones, which had previously been banned for security reasons, on a trial basis. “The trial implementation [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — It has been six months since 5G was commercialized, and many users are still not satisfied with the service. According to a survey of 180 5G users by three civic groups including the People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy, 76.6 percent said they were dissatisfied, including those who were very [...]