SK Telecom buys CJ HelloVision and will emerge with SK Broadband in April of 2016

11/03/2015 | By Yoon, Heeseok

SK Telecom is buying the control of CJ Hello Vision that is a number 1 business in cable TV. After securing the control of CJ Hello Vision, it is heard that it will emerge with SK Broadband in April of 2016. It seems that it will cost SK Telecom between $1.32 billion and $1.75 billion (1.5 trillion KRW to 2 trillion KRW) to buy CJ Hello Vision.

SK Telecom to acquire Stake in CJ Hellovision

11/03/2015 | By NETMANIAS

SK Telecom announced that its Board of Directors held a meeting today and decided to acquire CJ O Shopping's 30 percent stake in CJ Hellovision for KRW 500 billion.

SK Telecom and Nokia Networks achieve 19.1 Gbps over the Air in Joint 5G Trial

10/30/2015 | By NETMANIAS

SK Telecom and Nokia Networks together demonstrated Nokia Networks’ cmWave technology, setting a new milestone that adds momentum to the standardization of 5G technologies. In a joint 5G trial in South Korea, the two companies achieved 19.1 Gbps transmission speed over the air using 256 QAM, 8x8 MIMO transmission and 400 MHz of bandwidth.

SK Telecom opens 5G Playground to lead Innovation towards 5G Commercialization

10/29/2015 | By NETMANIAS

SK Telecom today held a press conference to announce the opening of ‘5G Playground,’ an integrated innovation center for development of 5G technologies and use cases, at its Corporate R&D Center located in Bundang, Korea. During the press conference, SK Telecom also unveiled plans to launch a 5G trial service in 2017.

KT presents 'Transport-SDN solution' in Germany, ready for Commercialization in 1H 2016

10/29/2015 | By NETMANIAS

KT announced on the 14th that it presented its new solution 'transport SDN' at the ‘SDN & OpenFlow World Congress’ held in Dusseldorf, Germany, catching visitors' eyes and receiving favorable evaluation.

The Subscription of KT's Gigabit Internet Service has exceeded 700,000 in just One Year since its Nationwide Launch in October, 2014.

10/23/2015 | By NETMANIAS

Internet subscribers: 8,288,753
GiGA Internet subscribers: 700,000 (8.4% of KT's Internet subscribers)

SK Telecom and Ericsson demonstrated World's First 5G Network Slicing Technology

10/23/2015 | By NETMANIAS

SK Telecom announced on October 22 that it, jointly with Ericsson, has successfully demonstrated 5G network slicing technology for the first time in the world.

DASAN launches G.fast to accelerate Gigabit Service

10/20/2015 | By NETMANIAS

DASAN Networks, a global network solution provider in Korea announced that it has completed development of G.fast technology that enables gigabit speeds over copper infrastructure.

SK Telecom wins Wi-Fi Industry Awards for Three Consecutive Years

10/15/2015 | By NETMANIAS

SK Telecom announced today that it has been chosen as the winner of the “Best Wi-Fi Network Infrastructure” with its ‘Cloud AC (AP Controller)’ at the 2015 Wi-Fi Industry Awards* held on October 14 in San Jose, California.

KT & LG U+, leading UHD Market, each with over 300,000 Subscribers

10/14/2015 | By NETMANIAS

KT and LG U+ are known to have over 300,000 UHD service subscribers now. The two companies have been aggressively marketing the service to UHD TV owners and new HD service subscribers, successfully positioning themselves as the "top two" in the UHD market.

Controversy about Auction for 2.1 GHz Frequency becomes More and More Interesting as 3 Companies All have Different Views

10/07/2015 | By Kim, Yongjoo

Mobile telecommunication industries are predicting that an all-out war will take place with 2.1 GHz bandwidth frequency that is expected to be auctioned in first half of 2016 on the line. While some are arguing that all of 100 MHz need to be auctioned, some are counter-arguing that all of it needs to be reallocated. Consumptive controversy is expected if a clear standard of dividing frequency is not set.

KT's 5G Innovations @'5G Vision Forum'

09/25/2015 | By Netmanias

"Innovations and Changes towards 5G" by Hauung Kim at KT (9/10/2015)

Chairman Hwang Chang Kyu of KT says that KT will lead 4th Industry Revolution with its World-Best Giga-Infra

09/24/2015 | By Kim, Yongjoo

Chairman Hwang Chang Kyu of KT put out telecommunication-edition of ‘Hwang’s Law’ and declared that it will lead South Korea’s 4th industry revolution with ‘intelligent giga-infra’ and ‘ICT convergence’ as revolution’s key words. KT will invest $10.9 billion (13 trillion KRW) until 2020.

Samsung deploys Korea's First Virtualized IMS System - SK Telecom advances its Next Generation Network Development with Samsung's Network Virtualization Expertise

09/21/2015 | By NETMANIAS

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a leading provider of mobile broadband networking solutions, announced today that it successfully deployed the first virtualized IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) components of its AdaptiV Core platform for Korean telecommunications service provider SK Telecom, delivering resource usage flexibility and significant potential cost savings to the operator's LTE-Advanced network.

LG U+ and Nokia: CA and pooling demonstration using vRAN and commercial smartphone

09/16/2015 | By Netmanias

LG U+ announced on the 16th that it, jointly with Nokia, a global network equipment vendor, conducted a demonstration of deploying 'commercial' base station software over universal IT servers by means of vRAN. The companies also modified the architecture of C-RAN so that key features previously performed in DU can be performed in RRH instead, proving themselves ready for 5G era where ultra-high speed transmission services are required.

Auction for 2.1 GHz Frequency emerges as ‘Hot Potato’…“needs to be auctioned by The Rule vs. Reallocation is more Efficient”

09/15/2015 | By Kim, Yongjoo

Method to auction 2.1 GHz frequency bandwidth emerged as an issue for industry. It is an issue because a possibility was brought up that 80 MHz range out of 100 MHz bandwidth range can be reallocated to previous users.

Samsung and Verizon announce Plans to deliver LTE-U Small Cells - Companies unveil LTE-U Trial Details at CTIA Super Mobility Week

09/10/2015 | By NETMANIAS

Samsung Electronics, one of the world's leading providers of mobile communications solutions, and Verizon, a leader in 4G LTE and the founder of the LTE-U Forum that drives the technology in the U.S., will be engaging in a trial focused on Samsung's LTE-U enterprise Femto cell that will conclude at the end of 2015. The companies expect the LTE-U-enabled small cells to be commercially available in 2016.

Netflix makes it Official That It will enter South Korean Market in early 2016

09/10/2015 | By Yoon, Heeseok

America’s biggest video-streaming (OTT: Over The Top) service business called ‘Netflix’ is entering South Korean broadcasting market in early 2016. By putting 3 elements of self-produced contents such as ‘House of Cards’, world’s most UHD contents, and low monthly rate out in markets, Netflix is rapidly seizing commands of global broadcasting markets.

SK Telecom demonstrates Advanced Quantum Cryptographic Technologies at Capitol Hill

09/09/2015 | By NETMANIAS

SK Telecom has demonstrated two core quantum cryptographic technologies: Quantum Cryptography System and a small-sized, low-cost true random number generator (QRNG) based on quantum physics.

SK Telecom expands its Smart Home Platform by joining Hands with Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics

09/07/2015 | By NETMANIAS

SK Telecom today announced its cooperation with Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics to interconnect its Smart Home Platform with respective smart home platforms of Samsung and LG. Once realized, SK Telecom’s Smart Home users will be able to control and monitor Samsung and LG’s electronic products equipped with their own smart home capabilities via SK Telecom’s Smart Home App.