SEOUL, July 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The government is introducing a 5G network to replace LTE-based public Wi-Fi on public buses to expand access to the internet and help the public save on their mobile phone bills. The Ministry of Science and ICT installed 5G networking equipment on the first batch of 4,200 public buses [...]
MOKPO, Nov. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Jeolla provincial city of Mokpo is introducing a new system to provide more accurate real-time information on the location of public buses. The city announced Thursday that it has become the country’s first local government to set up a high-precision bus location information system that uses the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – The government said Wednesday that it plans to introduce 5G-equipped buses across the country by 2023, giving citizens access to free wireless internet that is up to four times faster. The Ministry of Science and ICT said 29,100 out of 35,000 city buses across the country will be upgraded [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Riding a public bus during rush hour can be an unpleasant way to start or end a day, especially on routes that are particularly busy with commuters. In order to ease over-crowded buses on Seoul’s busiest routes, the Seoul metropolitan government announced Tuesday the launch of what are being [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea plans to become one of the world’s first countries to put autonomous cars to actual use this year, introducing its first self-driving bus, a government report showed Thursday. According to the report from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the government plans to introduce a self-driving [...]