S. KOREA SK TELECOM TO CANCEL 8.69 MILLION TREASURY SHARES

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• S. Korea SK Telecom to cancel 8.69 million treasury shares.
• The company plans to cancel the shares in a move to boost shareholder value.
• The cancellation reduces its total issued stocks from 80.75 million to 72.06 million...

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...

TAXI HAILING T MAP MOBILITY TO ISSUE NEW SHARES WORTH $357.3 MILLION

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• Taxi hailing T Map Mobility to issue new shares worth $357.3 million.
• The shares will then be allocated to two private equity funds (PEFs).
• T Map Mobility’s move comes as it plans to compete with Kakao Mobility.

SEVERAL S. KOREAN TELECOM COMPANY’S ESTIMATE PROFIT IN Q1

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• Several S. Korean telecom company’s estimate profit in Q1.
• SK Telecom Co., KT Corp. and LG Uplus Corp. are expected to have a profit of US$863.3 million.
• KT Corp. is expected to have logged 386.3 billion won in oper...

S. KOREAN VIDEO STREAMING COMPANY WAVVE TO INVEST $882.7 BILLION IN CONTENT

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• S. Korean video streaming company Wavve to invest $882.7 billion in content.
• Wavve will enter in a JV with SK Telecom, KBS, MBC, and SBS to produce original content.
• SK Telecom will invest in the JV by issuing 100 billion...

S. KOREAN TELECOM COMPANIES TO PUSH SUSTAINABLE ENERGY PROJECTS

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• S. Korean telecom companies to push sustainable energy projects.
• SK Telecom Co. signed a deal with KEPCO to be supplied with 44.6-gigawatt hours of renewable energy.
• LG Uplus Corp. is also planning to double its efforts i...

S. KOREA’S APP MARKET ONE STORE GAINS POPULARITY

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• S. Korea’s app market ONE store gains popularity.
• The app store is said to be an alternative to Google’s Play store.
• The app market is a subsidiary of wireless carrier SK Telecom Co.
• Google’s ...

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...

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...

FACEBOOK’S OCULUS QUEST 2 VR DEVICE TO BE LAUNCHED BY SK TELECOM CO. IN S. KOREA

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• Facebook’s Oculus Quest 2 VR device to be launched by SK Telecom Co. in S. Korea.
• The company is set to offer the device in the country on Tuesday.
• The device will support games co-developed by SK Telecom.

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...

SOUTH KOREA TO HAVE 7 MILLION 5G SUBSCRIBERS SOON

HIGHLIGHTS

• In APR 2019, 5G internet technology started in South Korea.
• One year later, there were 6.9 Million 5G subscribers in South Korea.

In APR 2019, South Korea witnessed the launch of 5G internet technology. In MAY 2020, South ...

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...