SK’s ‘Square’ spin-off targets semiconductor M&A
SK Telecom has named its planned spin-off company SK Square and provided some additional detail on the new venture, chief among which is its intention to invest heavily in the semiconductor space.
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KT takes the plunge on standalone 5G
South Korean operator KT has become one of the world’s first operators to move its commercial 5G network to standalone mode.
Netflix ordered to pay for network usage in Korea
A South Korean court has ruled against Netflix in a case over its payment – or lack thereof – of network usage fees.
SK Telecom to spin off its non-telecoms companies
Korean ICT group SKT has decided it’s too diversified, so will be creating a new company to house stuff like SK Hynix and ADT Caps.
SKT starts looking into flying cars
Autonomous vehicles are so 2020 and the cools kids are all about the Urban Air Mobility these days.
Coronavirus shuts down Samsung manufacturing site
Having forced the hand of the GSMA to cancel this years’ Barcelona bonanza, the coronavirus is now making itself known in Korea.
SK Telecom claims multi-vendor 5G transmission first with Ericsson and Samsung
Korean operator SK Telecom says it has managed the world’s first standalone 5G data session on a multi-vendor commercial 5G network.
SK Telecom and Samsung give 5G remote-controlled ships a go
Korea is looking to lead the way on autonomous shipping following the development of a 5G-based test platform by SK Telecom and Samsung Heavy Industries.
SK Telecom and Samsung reckon we need 8K TV over 5G
Korean tech giant Samsung has teamed up with compatriot operator SK Telecoms to develop what they claim will be the world’s first 5G 8K TV.
Korea Telecom and Tessares claim 5G Low Latency Multi-Radio Access Technology first
The first commercial test of a 3GPP Release 16 technology designed to improve dynamic switching between 5G and wifi has been claimed by KT and Tessares.
SK Telecom claims 1 million 5G subscriber record
Korean operator SK Telecom has announced it’s the first to accumulate a million 5G subscribers, just four months after it was made available.
LGU+ jumps to the top in 5G testing
Irrelevant as to whether South Korea was actually first to launch 5G or not, it’s the first market Rootmetrics has tested comprehensively and LGU+ have come out on top.
SK Telecom talks 6G with Ericsson, Nokia and Samsung
South Korean operator SK Telecom is hoping to take the lead in the development of 5G towards 6G in partnership with most of the big kit vendors.
SK Telecom is bolstering 5G launch with rich content
The operator will switch on 5G service for consumers on Friday and has plenty of goodies for consumers to fill the bandwidth with.
South Korean consumers will get 5G service starting from $48 a month
5G for consumers is expected to launch late this week in South Korea. The three mobile operators in have published their 5G packages, starting from 55,000 won and going up to 130,000 won.
Ericsson gets some commercial 5G work from KT
Korean operator KT is buying a bunch of 5G NR kit and software to help it launch 5G commercially in a few weeks’ time.
SK Telecom looks to the edge to monetize 5G
SK Telecom has announced the launch of its ‘5G Mobile Edge Computing Open Platform’ in an effort to marry two of the industry’s hottest topics.
KT and Nokia will join hands to launch first ‘true’ 5G this month
Korea’s mobile operator KT is going to launch nation-wide 5G service this month and will collaborate with Nokia to provide services and tools for the business and the public sectors.
Korea switches on 5G
All three of Korea’s major mobile operators switched on 5G networks simultaneous at midnight on 1 December, offering business FWA based on 3GPP standards.
Korean operators make pact to avoid undermining each other on 5G
SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus have all agreed to launch 5G services at the same time to avoid the potentially blood-thirsty race in pursuit of the ‘first’ accolade.
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