SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s 5G user base continued to expand in July to reach over 17 million users, data showed Wednesday, with the growth expected to pick up later this year on the back of launches of new devices. The total number of 5G subscriptions stood at 17.08 million in July, [...]
SEOUL, July 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean mobile users on 5G networks reached nearly 16 million in May, data showed Thursday, as telecom operators seek to expand applications of the next generation networks. As of the end of May, 5G subscriptions stood at 15.84 million, accounting for 22 percent of the total 71.45 million [...]
SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Monthly active users of the U.S. video streaming service Netflix Inc. in South Korea recorded a decline in the past three months, data showed Thursday, as the platform faces a slowdown in global subscriber growth and increasing competition from local players. Netflix’s monthly active users in the country last [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of 5G users in South Korea hit more than 13 million last month, data showed Wednesday, on the back of releases of new phones running on the latest generation networks. The country’s total 5G subscriptions stood at 13.66 million in February, up 792,118 from the previous month, [...]
SEOUL, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Hundreds of 5G smartphone users in South Korea are banding together to take legal action against the country’s three major telecom operators — SK Telecom Co., KT Corp. and LG Uplus Corp. — for spotty connection and the poor quality of the latest generation network, industry sources said Thursday. [...]
SEOUL, March 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Active users of video streaming apps by Netflix Inc. on their mobile devices topped 10 million in South Korea last month, more than doubling from the start of last year, data showed Monday. The video streaming platform recorded 10.01 million Android and iOS users in the country in February, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s 5G subscriptions jumped by over one million for the first time last month to reach nearly 13 million users, data showed Friday. The country’s 5G subscriptions reached 12.87 million as of end-January, up 1.02 million from the previous month, according to the data from the Ministry of [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of 5G subscribers in South Korea approached nearly 12 million last year since the launch of the latest mobile network in April 2019, data showed Friday. South Korea’s 5G users stood at 11.85 million as of end-December last year, up over 900,000 from the previous month, according [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea racked up nearly 11 million users on fifth-generation (5G) wireless networks as of end-November, data showed Thursday. The country had 10.9 million 5G users last month, accounting for 15.5 percent of the total 70.5 million mobile subscriptions, according to data compiled by the Ministry of Science and [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent survey has revealed that 8 out of 10 food delivery app users have had the experience of ordering more than they need to meet the minimum order amount. According to a survey conducted by the Consumers Union of Korea of 500 adult consumers living in metropolitan areas, [...]