SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government on Thursday announced an initiative to add free Wi-Fi to streets and tourist attractions with a heavy floating population. In collaboration with the Ministry of Science and ICT and major telecom operators, the city government installed 23,476 Wi-Fi routers throughout the city during the period [...]
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 [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Science and ICT on Tuesday made an administrative notice on the upward revision of the output standards for some Wi-Fi 6E (6th Generation Extended) frequency bands. Compared to existing Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 6E that uses the 6 gigahertz (GHz) frequency band (5,925∼7,125 megahertz (MHz)) is up [...]
SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — LitePoint, a leading provider of wireless test solutions, today announced it is collaborating with leading chipset maker MediaTek to deliver turnkey design validation test solutions for MediaTek’s Wi-Fi 6/6E Filogic chips. The collaboration will enable MediaTek customers to simplify and speed test results for this new family [...]
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 [...]
OCEANSIDE, Calif., Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Promptlink Communications, Inc., a leading provider of software applications for broadband network management and customer premise equipment testing, announced today that it has launched support for Wi-Fi 6e wireless testing, as well as multi-gigabit Ethernet testing. This advancement gives customers the ability to certify the latest broadband CPE [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Some sections of the Seoul subway are expected to offer 5G-based Wi-Fi service starting from late October. The Ministry of Science and ICT, together with three major mobile carriers, launched an empirical test to improve the performance of 28-gigahertz (GHz) 5G subway Wi-Fi at Sindap Station in Seoul on [...]
SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s two largest TV makers — Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. — said Tuesday their premium TVs have obtained a certification for advanced Wi-Fi technology that enables them to deliver faster and more stable connectivity. Samsung said two Neo QLED TV models — QN900A and QN800A [...]
PYEONGCHANG, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Pyeongchang County in Gangwon Province said Tuesday that it has completed the construction of a TV White Space (TVWS)-based Internet of Things (IoT) service platform and is soon to begin operations for the safety and convenience of local residents. The county has invested 140 million won (US$123,800) to set [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — With next-generation unlicensed frequency set to come in 16 years, the speed of Wi-Fi will become five times faster than the present. The Ministry of Science and ICT announced on Thursday that it will release the next-generation gigahertz (GHz) band (5,925 to 7,125 megahertz (MHz), 1.2 GHz bandwidth) frequency [...]