SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Science and ICT said Wednesday it will open up public Wi-Fi networks in case of network outages to help citizens gain access to basic telecommunication services. The decision came two months after KT Corp., a major South Korean telecom operator, suffered a nationwide network outage of [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Tuesday that it had completed the installation of public Wi-Fi at 2,340 bus stops with platforms as part of efforts to help lower citizens’ telecom expenditures. The public Wi-Fi service was installed first at major median bus lanes, including those on major thoroughfares in [...]
SEOUL, April 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul metropolitan government said Monday faster public Wi-Fi service will be available at the city’s popular tourist attractions and parks starting next month. The upcoming service will offer speed that is four times faster and simultaneous coverage 2.5 times bigger than the current one, according to the city [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s ICT ministry said Wednesday it made over 15,000 new public Wi-Fi service zones available across the country and in buses last year, bringing the total locations with free public Wi-Fi to over 57,000. The Ministry of Science and ICT said the public can access free Wi-Fi in [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government said Monday it will launch a new public Wi-Fi service in five wards on a trial basis next month. The free service, named “Kkachi On,” will be introduced in the eastern ward of Seongdong and the southwestern ward of Guro on Sunday, before being expanded [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government has launched an initiative to improve the quality of public Wi-Fi service. To this end, the government plans to set up new public Wi-Fi base stations at 10,000 locations throughout the country by the end of this year, as well as to improve the quality [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said Thursday it will expand free public Wi-Fi service to 41,000 additional locations across the country by 2022 to meet increasing data demand amid the coronavirus outbreak. The move comes as the pandemic has led to a surge in data consumption this year. South Koreans used 616,072 [...]
SEOUL, April 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Wi-Fi points that provide services four times faster than the current internet service will be installed at key public venues, the city government said Wednesday. “Wi-Fi 6 is four times faster than the current public Wi-Fi system. It is the latest Wi-Fi technology that is also safer against hacking [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The government will strengthen security of public Wi-Fi hotspots like coffee shops and various other public establishments by mandating an ID and password so that the incidence of personal information breaches can be reduced. The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, jointly with the National Information Society Agency and three [...]