SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of LINE messenger users operated by the Japanese arm of South Korea’s top portal provider Naver Corp. has surpassed the 1 billion mark five years after its launch in 2011, the company said Thursday. The number of monthly active users, or MAU, of the social networking mobile application stood at 215 million globally as of [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The total number of subscribers to MVNO discount phone services in Korea is expected to surpass 5 million in this month. According to industry representatives on April 12, the number of subscribers reached 4.85 million in February, giving MVNO services an 8 percent share among the total mobile service subscribers. [...]
SEOUL, June 27 (Korea Bizwire) – GS25, Korea’s major convenience store franchiser, is enjoying a sharp increase in the sales of MVNO (mobile virtual network operator) phones at its stores nationwide. Mobile virtual network operators obtain bulk access to network services at wholesale rates and set retail prices accordingly. That’s how MVNO service providers typically charge lower rates [...]
SEOUL, South Korea, Sept 30 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Post said on September 28 that it began selling low-cost phones on the 27th and signed up 660 subscribers for the first day. Of these, 194 were changing their calling plan only while the remaining 427 bought phone devices as well as signing up for the [...]