Search | NETMANIAS

Documents

352

Reports

119

193

1,040

Mobile connections in South Korea reached 60 million – driven by IoT

As of the end of June 2016, the number of mobile connections in South Korea reached a record of 60 million. Mobile phone subscription reached 54.3 million, 2.2% up from a year ago. Given the nation’s population of 52 million, the mobile market is already fully saturated. During the same period of time, the number of IoT connections has also increased to 4.8 million by 24.0%, subs...

08/04/2016

11,736

Korea ICT News

KT to present IEEE 802.11.ac Wave2-based 'GiGA WiFi 2.0' capable of up to 1.73 Gbps

KT’s 2nd generation GiGA WiFi promises up to 1.73 Gbps Improved QoE and added security as well KT is launching ‘GiGA WiFi 2.0’ on the 22nd, supporting up to 1.73 Gbps - twice faster than the current GiGA WiFi serving public areas like coffee shops, theaters, malls, apartment building. The current GiGA WiFi, based on the global standards IEEE 802.11.ac Wave1, ca...

07/25/2016

14,345

Korea ICT News

KT's olleh tv launched the world's first IPTV HDR service

High Dynamic Range (HDR), a technology that provides a higher level of contrast between light and dark images on the screen to create a much more realistic image, is to be used in IPTV. KT held a press conference at the KT Square in Gwanghwamun, Seoul, on the 12th, announcing the commercialization of the world’s first HDR IPTV service, along with Samsung Electronics and Warner Bros. H...

07/15/2016

12,262

Korea ICT News

SKT to offer 500Mbps – Fastest speed by LTE so far

SK Telecom announced its plan to roll out 500Mbps LTE service starting June, and achieve 1Gbps, relying on LTE only, through 5-Band CA (Carrier Aggregation) in 2018. The company further plans to build a network in 2.6GHz band by the end of 2018 that would use the frequencies it obtained in the last auction. The new network is claimed to serve more than 90% of population in 85 cities. At a r...

05/22/2016

12,797

Korea ICT News

Who will be the world's first operator to deploy a nationwide IoT network?

[Issue analysis-1] IoST era begins with initiatives for a nationwide IoT network deployment IoT, the next generation growth engine in the mobile communication industry, is finally unveiled. South Korea-based SK Telecom and KT, geared up with cutting-edge IoT technologies including LoRa, LTE-M, and NB IoT, etc., are to be in fierce competition to deploy the nation's (and world's) fir...

04/21/2016

46,631

Tech-Blog

Analysis of LTE – WiFi Aggregation Solutions

Table of Content 1. Introduction 2. Current Trends in LTE - WiFi Aggregation 2.1 3GPP-based LTE - WiFi Aggregation 2.1.1 LTE in Unlicensed/Licensed Assisted Access (LTE-U/LAA) 2.1.2 LTE - WiFi Link Aggregation (LWA) 2.2 IETF-based LTE - WiFi Aggregation 2.2.1 MPTCP Proxy 3 Summary and Future Trends 1. Introduction...

03/21/2016

72,382

Reports

Distributed Core Network for 5G demoed by SK Telecom and Nokia

On January 11th, SK Telecom released the news that it succeeded in demonstration of Korea's first wired infra 5G technology, 'Distributed Core Network', in conjunction with Nokia. With this demonstration of 5G in the core network, the company, having already demonstrated speeds of 19.1Gbps in last October, could build the nation's first end-to-end 5G technology lineup. &...

01/21/2016

12,329

Korea ICT News

Ericsson Innovations Expedite Adoption of 'Internet of Things'

Ericsson innovations expedite adoption of "Internet of Things" Enhancements to global cellular networks support mass-market adoption of Internet of Things (IoT) New software supports low-cost devices, extends battery life, improves deep indoor and rural coverage and offers service prioritization Live demonstrations with leading ecosystem partners to be featured at CTIA Super Mobility 2015...

09/01/2015

5,890

Korea ICT News

LG U+ achieved 600Mbps in its second LTE-U demonstration

For the rest of the Q3 2015 issue of Korea Communication Review magazine please click here In its second demonstration of LTE in Unlicensed spectrum ("LTE-U", LAA in 3GPP term) conducted last month - 7 months after its first demonstration where it showed 300 Mbps through CA of 20 MHz at 2.6 GHz and another 20 MHz at 5.8 GHz, LG U+ successfully achieved 600 Mbps through carrier aggregation (C...

06/15/2015

61,725

Tech-Blog

SK Telecom opens ThingPlug, an Integrated IoT Platform based on oneM2M Standards

ThingPlug offers an attractive one-stop development environment as well as diverse application-enabling features for developers The company expects the platform to contribute to the creation of massive number of innovative IoT services that deliver enhanced value for customers SK Telecom today launched ‘ThingPlug,’ an open IoT platform based on oneM2M* standards, along with i...

06/10/2015

8,958

Korea ICT News

Hear from CTOs of Korean Telcos (2) LG U+: LG U+'s Mobile Network Evolution Strategies

For the rest of the Q3 2015 issue of Korea Communication Review magazine please click here Hear from CTO of Korean Telcos 1. Dr. Dongmyun Lee, CTO of KT: Leading 5G through wired/wireless Integration ► 2. Mr. Changwoo Lee, CTO of LG U+: LG U+'s Mobile Network Evolution Strategies 3. Dr. Jingsung Choi, CTO of SK Telecom: SK Telecom's 5G Evolution Strategies...

05/21/2015

66,487

Tech-Blog

KT announced Their Plan to increase Capital spending by approximately $177M more than L...

KT has secured their next generation investment resources as they earned 904 million USD by selling KT Rental. It is expected that ‘Hwang Chang-gyu’s aggressive management’ will kick into high gear at last. On March 12th, KT selected the Lotte group as their priority bidder for KT Rental, and made a 100% stock sales contract—58% of KT stocks holdings and 42% of other...

03/16/2015

7,844

Korea ICT News

SK Telecom participates in Mobile World Congress 2015 (List of Exhibition Items at MWC...

SK Telecom participates in Mobile World Congress 2015 Demonstrates advanced network technologies aimed at accelerating the evolution towards 5G; introduces 5G platforms in five different areas, namely IoT, location-based service, intelligence, commerce and Big Data; and unveils Lifeware, new consumer-centric IoT devices developed to innovate people’s daily lives SK Telecom announced...

03/02/2015

10,102

Korea ICT News

IEEE 802.1X-based user authentication in KT, SK Telecom and LG U+'s Wi-Fi networks

We will talk about call flow in IEEE 802.1X-based user authentication used in Korean network operators' Wi-Fi networks. Before we continue, let's take a look at what Korean operators' current Wi-Fi authentication are like first. KT provides the following SSIDs in its Wi-Fi Hotspots: ollehWiFi (with lock icon): Users are authenticated based on the IMSI stored in USIM of their...

02/26/2015

80,878

Tech-Blog

The Competition for 3-Band CA Terminals and Communication is ignited - Samsung releases...

Samsung 'Galaxy Note 4S-LET' and LG 'G Flex 2' fight for pride over performance. The telecommunication and cell phone industry began to compete with one another in 3-band Carrier Aggregation (CA) marketing. With the LG G Flex 2 scheduled to be released on January 30, the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 S-LTE is forecast to be launched earlier than that. Manufacturers are forecast to f...

01/19/2015

5,519

Korea ICT News

Korean big 3, getting ready for 5G SK Telecom, KT and LG U+ (1): KT

For the rest of the Q1 2015 issue of Korea Communication Review magazine please click here In Korea, LTE service began back in July 2011. Then in June 2013 when LTE subscription exceeded 40% of the nation's total mobile subscription, LTE-A was commercialized for the first time in the world. Here are some facts about Korea's LTE. As of December 2014, i) Korea recorded an LTE sub...

01/14/2015

45,560

Tech-Blog

SK Telecom commercializes the World’s First 3-Band LTE-A Service

SK Telecom Commercializes World’s First Tri-band LTE-A Service Launches tri-band LTE-A service by aggregating three different frequency bands: At its peak speed of 300Mbps, users can download a 1GB movie in just 28 seconds Plans to offer a strong coverage by building more than 26,000 2.1GHz base stations within the first quarter of 2015 With the aim to deliver the highest quality of...

12/29/2014

9,720

Korea ICT News

Debates on LTE-Unlicensed and Wi-Fi (KT, SK Telecom, Qualcomm, etc.)

This article was published in Korea Communication Review magazine (KCR Q1 2015). For the rest of the Q1 2015 issue of Korea Communication Review magazine please click here 1. What is "LTE-Unlicensed"? And what's the big deal about it? 2. Korean Operators' Position (KT, SK Telecom and LG U+) 3. Discussion on Regulatory Requirements 4. LTE Advocates vs. Wi-Fi Advocates 1. W...

11/28/2014

55,225

Tech-Blog

SK Telecom Enhances 2G and 3G Service Stability with its LTE Network

SK Telecom Enhances 2G and 3G Service Stability with its LTE Network Becomes the world’s first to commercialize ‘2G/3G over LTE,’ a technology that enables 2G/3G service using LTE network Expects the technology to help improve stability of its mobile service against network failure and natural disasters, and enhance efficiency in network building and operation SK Telecom...

11/13/2014

6,401

Korea ICT News

What's GiGAtopia envisioned by Chairman Chang-gyu Hwang of KT? (GiGa FTTH, GiGA Wire, G...

KT’s Vision: GiGAtopia Source: KT What? Chairman Chang-gyu Hwang of KT (with sales of KRW 23.8 trillion in 2013), at a press conference held at KT Olleh Square in Gwanghwamun, Seoul on May 20, announced that "KT will open up a new age of GiGAtopia by investing KRW 4.5 trillion (USD 4.4 billion) in GiGA FTTH, GiGA Path (heterogeneous networks convergence technology that combines...

06/26/2014

72,926

Tech-Blog

LAST

4.5G (3) 4G (2) 4G LTE (5) 5G (486) 5G-SIG (2) 6G (4) AI (32) AR (4) ARP (3) ARPU (3) AT&T (2) Akamai (3) Alcatel (1) Authentication (5) Autonomous Driving (9) BMW (2) BSS (1) Backbone (2) Backhaul (6) Big Data (3) Billing (1) Blockchain (4) C-RAN (1) C-RAN/Fronthaul (70) CDN (14) CES (2) CORD (2) CPRI (6) Carrier Aggregation (11) Carrier Ethernet (6) Charging (2) China (3) China Mobile (5) Cisco (4) Cloud (6) Cloud Native (1) CoMP (7) Connected Car (16) Core (1) D-RAN (1) DASAN Networks (5) DHCP (10) Data Center (1) Deutsche Telekom (4) ECM (2) EDGE (4) EMM (16) EPS (2) Edge Computing (1) Ericsson (18) FTTH (16) Femto Gateway (3) Frequency (7) Fronthaul (2) GCSE (1) GSLB (1) GiGA LTE (1) GiGA WiFi (1) GiGAtopia (6) Gigabit Internet (82) Google (11) Google Global Cache (3) HDR (1) HDS (1) HFR (2) HLS (9) HSDPA (2) HTTP Adaptive Streaming (12) Handover (7) Harman (1) HeNB-GW (3) Huawei (1) IEEE 802.1 (1) IP Routing (7) IPTV (101) Immersive Service (1) Initial Attach (2) Intel (1) IoST (5) IoT (205) Jio (2) KDDI (6) KT (254) Korea (88) Korea ICT Market (50) Korea ICT Service (33) Korea ICT Vendor (9) LAA (5) LG U+ (103) LPWA (7) LSC (1) LTE (302) LTE Identification (2) LTE-A (37) LTE-A Pro (1) LTE-B (3) LTE-H (3) LTE-M (5) LTE-R (5) LTE-U (8) LWA (1) LoRa (14) MEC (19) MPLS (5) MPLS-TP (1) MPTCP (7) MSIP (4) MWC (1) MWC 2015 (26) MWC 2016 (4) MWC 2017 (8) MWC 2018 (3) Massive MIMO (1) Media Platform (1) Microsoft (1) Mobility (2) NAT (8) NB-IoT (15) NTT (1) NTT Docomo (1) Netflix (5) Network Architecture (12) Network Protocol (44) Network Slice (1) Network Slicing (6) New Radio (11) Nokia (17) O-RAN (1) OCP (3) OSPF (2) OTT (8) On-Net CDN (3) Openflow (2) Orange (1) PCRF (4) PS-LTE (7) Pay TV (1) Platform (5) Private 5G (86) Private LTE (1) Public Safety (10) QoS (6) Qualcomm (10) RCS (9) Railway (1) Roaming (3) SD-WAN (21) SDF (2) SDN/NFV (143) SIM (1) SK Broadband (12) SK Telecom (347) SK telecom (1) Samsung (181) Security (25) Self-Driving (3) Sk Telecom (1) Small Cell (6) Spectrum Sharing (2) Sprint (1) Switching (6) T-Mobile (1) TAU (2) Transparent Cache (3) UHD (24) URLLC (1) V2X (2) VR (13) Verizon (8) Video Streaming (43) VoLTE (14) VoWiFi (2) Wi-Fi (72) WiGig (1) Wideband LTE (2) YTL (1) YouTube (9) blockchain (1) eICIC (1) eMBMS (9) ePDG (1) iBeacon (1) mmWave (2) security (1) telecoin (1) uCPE (2) vCPE (1) vRAN (1)