SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean governmental bodies are making good use of big data analysis to help design new policies. The Gwangju Metropolitan Government and SK Telecom recently conducted a big data analysis regarding transportation and population information in Gwangju, to find out which areas were the most populated with senior citizens over 65 who had [...]
Seoul, Korea, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Telecom (NYSE:SKM) today announced that it, together with Nokia Networks, commercialized a core LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) technology called ‘Enhanced Inter-Cell Interference Coordination (eICIC)’ for the first time in the world. eICIC is a technology that controls signal interference between macro and micro base stations to enhance the quality [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s top mobile carrier, SK Telecom Co., said Tuesday it has agreed with U.S.-based Intel Corp. to exchange technology know-how and search for business opportunities in the Internet of Things (IoT) industry. The two firms signed memorandums of understanding on a joint project that gives access to each [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Central District Court has ruled against SK Telecom‘s advertising for its tri-band LTE-A service. KT and LG Uplus filed complaints to the court on January 10 and 12 respectively, claiming that SK Telecom’s tri-band LTE-A service ads represented false advertising. The two plaintiffs filed an injunction to ban SK [...]
Seoul, Korea, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Telecom (NYSE:SKM) today announced that it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Nokia on January 21, 2015, to work together to lead the development and verification of the fifth-generation (5G) mobile network technologies. Under the MOU, the two companies will conduct joint researches to develop core [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Three major telecommunications carriers in Korea are engaging in a fierce legal battle over the title of the first commercial service provider of tri-band LTE- Advanced (LTE-A) technology. On December 29, SK Telecom, Korea’s largest mobile carrier, announced that it was the first company in the world to launch commercial [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. said Tuesday it has signed a preliminary deal with local bicycle producer Alton Sports Co. to join forces in developing two-wheelers armed with the latest information and communications technologies (ICTs). Under the deal, SK and Alton Sports will seek to develop [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s ICT ministry said Tuesday the broadband long-term evolution advanced (LTE-A) service provided by SK Telecom Co. posted the fastest download speed compared to other local rivals in 2014. According to the data compiled by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, the broadband LTE-A service rolled out [...]
Seoul, Korea, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Telecom (NYSE:SKM) today announced that it will launch commercial tri-band LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) service on December 29th for the first time in the world. Tri-band LTE-A service offers data speeds of up to 300Mbps by aggregating three component carriers in three different frequency bands: 20MHz bandwidth in 1.8GHz [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – As cyber-attacks such as the breach of the Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Company’s systems by an unidentified hacker group increase, the South Korean government is stepping up its efforts to check emergency response plans in the private sector. According to the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, [...]