SEOUL, May 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. will skip in-person exhibitions at the upcoming mobile technologies trade fair due to novel coronavirus concerns, the company said Tuesday, although it plans to join the event online. The world’s largest smartphone vendor will not showcase its products and technologies “offline” at the Mobile World Congress [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Wednesday it has decided to withdraw from the upcoming mobile technologies trade fair due to concerns over the fast-spreading novel coronavirus. LG said it will not take part in the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2020 in Spain, becoming the first South Korean company to cancel [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s three major telecommunication companies said Saturday they will participate in the upcoming mobile technologies trade fair as planned despite growing fears over the spread of the new strain of coronavirus. The three — SK Telecom Co., KT Corp. and LG Uplus Corp. — said they have no [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday its new flagship smartphone the Galaxy S9 Plus has been named the Best New Connected Mobile Device at the Mobile World Congress (MWC), the world’s largest gathering for the mobile communications industry. The prize is awarded to new smartphones; wearable, consumer electronics; or other [...]
BARCELONA, Spain, Mar. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Mobile World Congress — UAE-based telco ‘du,’ from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), and Cisco announced a collaboration to build a future-proof network that is designed to support du’s rapid transformation into a digital service provider. The announcement was made to coincide with Mobile World Congress 2018, being [...]
BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Mobile World Congress — Saudi Telecom Company (STC) and Cisco today announced they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and intend to collaborate on the development of 5G communication systems and networks. The joint effort aims to facilitate STC’s transformation into a digital service provider and supports the [...]
BARCELONA, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Mobile World Congress – Video will comprise 82% of all IP network traffic by 20211, as more people are watching on multiple screens. This presents unique challenges for mobile operators, including how to scale their networks to handle all this video traffic and how to manage a profitable business [...]
BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Mobile World Congress – Remaining competitive in today’s increasingly connected, mobile, digital and video-centric environment requires a network that is more agile and responsive than ever before. For service providers looking to support network speed and deliver high-quality services faster and more easily, deploying network and services automation solutions is [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Tuesday it will focus on audio, batteries, cameras and displays, referred to by the acronym ABCDs in South Korea, to beef up its smartphone division, which has been suffering losses for nearly three years. During the meeting with reporters at the Mobile World Congress (MWC), [...]
BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Mobile World Congress – Cisco, together with Vodafone, is demonstrating new network slicing techniques via segment routing this week. The technique could help to lower and control latency for high-bandwidth applications running on Vodafone’s network, to improve the overall entertainment experience for customers streaming video, games and augmented, virtual [...]