SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co.’s upcoming Galaxy Z Flip 5 foldable phone and Z Fold 5 will be equipped with a function to inform users about any defective universal subscriber identity module (USIM). LG Uplus Corp., South Korea’s No. 3 mobile carrier, said Monday it has developed this feature in collaboration [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Uplus Corp., a major South Korean telecom operator, has announced the world’s first commercialization of a Physical Unclonable Function (PUF)-based Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM) in collaboration with security solutions company ICTK Holdings. PUF is a technology that prevents counterfeits or modifications using the difference in microstructure of [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) – The Green Consumer Network (GCN) pointed out Thursday that Korea’s Big Three telecommunications companies – SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus – are racking up excessive retail profits by selling USIMs (Universal Subscriber Identity Module) via their own distribution networks. The GCN analyzed sales and pricing data for smartphone [...]