SK Telecom to Unveil ‘360 VR Live’ at MWC 2017

02/21/2017 | By Netmanias

SK Telecom today announced that it will unveil its 360-degree live broadcast platform named ‘360 Adaptive VR Live Streaming Platform (hereinafter referred to as “360 VR Live”)’ at the MWC 2017 to be held in Barcelona, Spain, from February 27 to March 2.

Samsung Announces Commercial Readiness of its 5G RFIC

02/20/2017 | By Netmanias

Samsung Electronics announced the commercial readiness of its 5G RF Integrated Circuit (RFIC) – a key component in the production and commercialization of next-generation base station and other radio access products.

World’s First 5G Federated Network Slicing Grants Global Reach

02/15/2017 | By Netmanias

SK Telecom announced today that SK Telecom, Deutsche Telekom (DT), Ericsson have jointly built and demonstrated the world’s first intercontinental 5G trial network. SK Telecom and DT network slices are now available in the other operator’s footprint - Korea and Germany are connected.

Chairman Hwang Chang Kyu to transform KT into a platform provider with over 20% of its revenues coming from platform business by 2020

02/11/2017 | By Netmanias

Last week, at the ‘2017 New Year Strategies Workshop’, KT Chairman Hwang Chang Kyu unveiled a blueprint for the management strategies in his second term, announcing his great ambition to boost ‘five key platforms’ (media, smart energy, enterprise/public value enhancement, financial transaction, safety) for the three years to come.

SK Telecom Completes Deployment of LTE-R for Busan Subway

02/11/2017 | By Netmanias

SK Telecom today announced on Febrary 9, 2017 that it, together with Busan Transportation Corporation (BTC), has deployed the world’s first LTE-R, a standard for the next-generation railway communication system, on Busan Subway Line 1.

SK Telecom, Ericsson and BMW Korea Realize 3.6 Gbps for 5G Connected Car

02/07/2017 | By Netmanias

SK Telecom today announced that it, together with Ericsson and BMW Korea, has realized a peak rate of 3.6 Gbps for a connected vehicle travelling at a speed of 170 Km/h.

SK Telecom and CAT Telecom Sign Contract for IoT Network and Services in Thailand

02/06/2017 | By Netmanias

SK Telecom today announced that it signed a contract with CAT Telecom (or CAT Telecom Public Company Ltd.), a state-owned telecommunications service provider in Thailand, for the deployment of IoT networks and provision of technology consulting.

SK Telecom Announces 2016 Earnings Results

02/03/2017 | By Netmanias

SK Telecom announced its earnings on a K-IFRS consolidated basis for the year 2016: revenue of KRW 17.092 trillion, operating income of KRW 1.536 trillion, and net income of KRW 1.660 trillion.

KT opens up Home AI era with GiGA Genie, the world's first AI TV

01/30/2017 | By netmanias

KT unveiled GiGA Genie, the world’s first artificial intelligence (AI) TV set-top box (and also service) at a press conference held on the 17th. The company said the new device/service, developed based on network technologies grafted onto AI know-how it has long accumulated, will bring a new paradigm to consumer services.

SK Telecom and Nokia Successfully Develop the World’s First MCPTT Solution Over VoLTE

01/23/2017 | By Netmanias

SK Telecom and Nokia have jointly developed the world’s first “Mission-Critical Push-To-Talk (MCPTT)” solution, which is a next-generation push-to-talk communications technology over VoLTE, and demonstrated the solution at Nokia's Research and Development Center in Kraków, Poland.

Korean startups win CES 2017 Innovation Awards - Cremotech, Mangoslab, Salted Venture and Neofect

01/19/2017 | By Netmanias

Four South Korean startups - Cremotech, Mangoslab, Salted Venture and Neofect - won the Consumer Electyronics Show (CES) 2017 Innovation Awards

SK Telecom to invest $9.2 billion over the next three years - $4.2 billion for new ICT ecosystem and $5.0 billion for futuristic network (5G, 2.6 GHz, etc.)

01/19/2017 | By Netmanias

On the 11th, SK Telecom broked the news that it will invest a total of $9.2 billion, specifically $4.2 billion in building a new ICT ecosystem and $5.0 billion in deploying future network (5G, 2.6 GHz, etc.) over the next three years, in partnership with global leading companies like Samsung and Nvidia, and startups.

2016 communication service quality evaluation - Average LTE speeds of 120.09 Mbps

01/12/2017 | By Netmanias

On the 28th of last December, the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (MSIP) announced the results of '2016 communication service quality evaluation' mainly in two categories: Wireless Internet (LTE, 3G, WiBro, WiFi (Telco, Public)) and Wired Internet (Giga and high-speed divisions).

Samsung to Reveal Creative Lab Projects for Kids and Skincare at CES 2017

12/26/2016 | By Netmanias

Samsung Electronics announced that following the success of last year’s showcase, it will display three more Creative Lab (C-Lab) projects during CES 2017, at Eureka Park: Tag+, S-Skin and Lumini.

SK Telecom Names Park Jung-ho President and CEO

12/22/2016 | By Netmanias

SK Telecom today announced that SK Holdings C&C Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Park Jung-ho has been appointed as the new President and CEO of SK Telecom.

SK Telecom, Ericsson and Qualcomm announce collaboration on 5G NR trials to accelerate wide-scale 5G deployments

12/21/2016 | By Netmanias

SK Telecom, Ericsson, and Qualcomm Technologies today announced that plans to conduct interoperability testing and over-the-air field trials based on 5G New Radio (NR) standards being developed based on specifications by 3GPP.

KT to launch 5G network for PyeongChang Winter Olympic by September 2017

12/21/2016 | By Michelle M. Do

On December 13, KT held a press conference, sharing the results of "PyeongChang 5G" field tests and introducing 5G-based media services that would offer even more enjoyable and realistic viewing experiences.

Korea has the world's fastest average Internet speeds in Q3 2016

12/20/2016 | By Netmanias

As if Q3 2016, Korea has remained the country with the world's fastest average Internet speeds for 11 quarters in a row, and also with the highest broadband Internet adoption rates, proving its unsurpassed leadership in the global Internet market.

LG U+ to deploy NB-IoT-dedicated network

12/15/2016 | By Netmanias

LG U+ launched the deployment of an NFV-based, NB-IoT-dedicated core network equipment called ‘C-SGN’ that it developed in cooperation with Eluon, a South Korean mobile communication solution developer last month.

SK Telecom to introduce Huawei’s Cell Towers

12/08/2016 | By An, Hocheon

SK Telecom is introducing Huawei’s cell towers and this is expected to bring remarkable changes to overall structure of competitions between telecommunication equipment manufacturers.