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S. KOREA SAW AN INCREASE IN 5G USERS BY 14 MILLION IN APRIL
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- S. Korea saw an increase in 5G users by 14 million in April.
- SK Telecom Co. reported the most 5G subscribers at 6.74 million in April.
- 4G subscriptions declined to stand at 51.18 million in April.
- Some unsatisf...
SPOTIFY - KAKAO M’S LICENSE DEAL EXPIRES; MAJOR K-POP ARTISTS’ SONGS REMOVED
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- Spotify – Kakao M’s license deal expires; major k-pop artists’ songs removed.
- Major South Korean artists’ including IU and Apink songs removed.
- Spotify is said to have faced heated competition agai...
S. KOREA OFFERS FREE VIDEO CALLS DURING THE LUNAR NEW YEAR HOLIDAY
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- S. Korea offers free video calls during the Lunar New Year holiday.
- The ICT ministry gave the order to encourage virtual family meetings amid pandemic.
- SK Telecom Co., KT Corp., and LG Uplus Corp. agreed to not charge fo...
KT CORP. SHOWS AN INCREASE IN NET PROFIT IN Q4 BY $35 MILLION
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- KT Corp. shows an increase in net profit in Q4 by $35 million.
- The expansion in net profit was mostly due to growing 5G users.
- The company’s operating income rose 6.4 percent on-year.
- In 2021, the company...
S. KOREAN TELECOM COMPANIES TO EXPAND SERVICES WITH AI TECHNOLOGY
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- S. Korean telecom companies to expand services with AI technology.
- KT Corp. will work with Hyundai Home Shopping Network Corp. to establish an AI call center.
- SK Telecom Co. has commercialized a cloud-based customer conta...
S. KOREAN LG UPLUS CORP. TO STOP 2G SERVICES BY THE END OF JUNE 2021
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- S. Korean LG Uplus Corp. to stop 2G services by the end of June 2021.
- The telecom operator has submitted its application to the government.
- The country’s telecom operator SK Telecom Co. had shut down its 2G services...
LG UPLUS GAINS FASTEST DOWNLOAD SPEED AMONGST SOUTH KOREAN MOBILE CARRIERS
- LG Uplus Corp., a chief South Korean telecom operator, has the fastest 5G download speed among South Korean mobile carriers, so revealed a report.
- The mobile carrier's average 5G download speed in Seoul hovered around 476.5 megabits per second (Mbps).
This...
SPECTRUM PRICE WAR BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND MOBILE CARRIERS
- South Korea's three principal telecom operators on Tuesday appealed to the government to hold an auction to reallocate their network spectrum set to expire next year amid controversy over prices.
- Spectrum for 2G, 3G and 4G LTE networks held by the three chief carriers -- SK...
KOREA’S INGENUITY HAILED BY INDUSTRY STALWARTS IN DRIVING HI-SPEED 5G NETWORKS
- Global stalwarts from around the globe and industry officials acknowledged the supremacy of South Korea’s 5G network technologies at an online seminar hosted by SK Telecom on Wednesday.
- Korea’s 5G achievements hold privileged position in the world, said Alex Choi, v...
UNMANNED STORES BEING DEVELOPED SOUTH KOREAN TELCOS
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- Due to the infection caused by coronavirus, social distancing is necessary.
- Telco companies in South Korea are planning to offer unmanned services at their stores.
Due to the crisis caused by coronavirus, social distancing...
KT CORP. TO DEVELOP AN APP WHICH CAN DETECT INFECTIOUS DISEASES
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- KT Corp. planning to develop a self-diagnosis application to detect infectious disease.
- This application could be used to detect COVID-19 as well.
- The South Korean company will be funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Fo...
SOUTH KOREAN MOBILE SERVICE PROVIDER CANCELS LAUNCH EVENT FOR GALAXY S20
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- Top South Korean service provider cancels mobile phone launch
- COVID-19 fear leading to cancellations
- Pre orders of Galaxy S20 from February 20 – 26.
South Korea’s top mobile phone operators SK Telecom Co. and...
Blockchain local currency about to be launched in Busan Korea by KT Corp and Hana Bank
An announcement was made yesterday by Korean telco Corp that it got selected as the operating agency for Blockchain-based local currency Dongbaekjeon of Busan city. The official launch of the digital currency will take place at the end of this month with a yearly issue amount of 300bn won which i...