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Research Institute Develops Wireless Backhaul Technology to Enable 25 Gbps Service in Remote Areas

SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The state-run Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) said Tuesday that it had developed wireless backhaul technology that supports 25-gigabits per second (Gbps) service. Backhaul refers to the transmission network that connects the peripheral networks around base stations with backbone networks. Wired backhauls that use fiber optic cables or [...]

S. Korean Telecom Providers Allegedly Engage in Discriminatory Acts Against Domestic Content Providers

SEOUL, Apr. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The Citizens’ Coalition for Economic Justice (CCEJ) has claimed that South Korea’s three major telecommunications companies — KT Corp., LG Uplus Corp., and SK Broadband Inc. — are discriminating against South Korean firms by collecting minimal fees from Google, Facebook, Netflix, and other foreign content providers for accessing their [...]

Gov’t to Mandate Installing Bypass Networks at All Telecommunication Facilities

SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The government is pushing to require all communication facilities to install bypass networks in case of serious disruptions to its operations following a transceiver station fire at the nation’s second-largest mobile carrier KT Corp., officials said Thursday. A set of countermeasures to strengthen communication facility management was drafted by [...]