SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Mobile Internet speeds in Seoul are the fastest among seven cities in the world, a survey by a U.S. mobile analytics firm showed on Tuesday. In Seoul, a median download speed for the wireless network run by mobile carrier LG Uplus is 74.7 Mbps, followed by Madrid with 44.6 [...]
SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of cyberbullying cases observed by local schools jumped in 2015 from three years earlier, data showed Monday, in line with the sharp increase in mobile messenger users. According to the data compiled by the parliament’s education committee, the number of cyberbullying cases monitored by schools came to [...]
SEOUL, June 28 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea ranked 14th among 134 countries in terms of mobile internet connectivity, a global association of mobile operators said on Tuesday. According to the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSMA), South Korea scored 80.7 out of 100 in four key areas of mobile internet connectivity –infrastructure, affordability, consumer [...]
SEOUL, May 11 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of the Interior revealed yesterday that it will implement new mobile systems for social affairs. Over the course of a three-year plan, up to 3,000 social affairs services will become available from smartphones. Social affairs services include the issuance of various types of documents such as resident [...]
SEOUL, Feb.17 (Korea Bizwire) – Even though we are living in a ‘mobile first’ era, when most of the tasks we used to do on a PC are now easily completed on mobile phones, it turns out that PC usage still outpaces mobile usage in certain areas. Although mobile use is increasing, this doesn’t mean [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – A government-affiliated foundation said Monday the Chinese-language version of a free mobile application introducing Korean cuisine is now available. The Korean Food Guide 800, which is already in service in English and Spanish, includes information on rice, side dishes and soups that South Koreans enjoy daily, as well as [...]
BERLIN, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Mitel® (Nasdaq:MITL) (TSX:MNW), a global leader in real-time business, cloud and mobile communications, today announced a disruptive series of new solutions that accelerates its lead in the mobile enterprise market. The announcements, made in Berlin at the Mitel Next event, reflect rapid implementation of the company’s strategic vision of [...]
SEOUL, July 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Korea has been picked as a “Mobile First” nation, with a significant number of smartphone users taking advantage of their mobile devices for Internet searches, online purchases and watching videos. According to Google’s “Consumer Barometer” analyzing internet usage patterns across the globe, 60 percent of Korean Internet users preferred [...]
SEOUL, May 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top financial regulator said Wednesday that it will pave the way for local banks to invest in financial technology firms as part of its efforts to boost the integration of the two industries. According to current financial laws, financial institutions are allowed to buy stakes in or [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The government said Monday it will take a set of measures to tackle the problem of smartphone addiction among adolescents that has been worsening in recent years. According to a survey commissioned by the Ministry of Science, ICT, and Future Planning, 29.2 percent of the adolescents were heavily dependent [...]