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KT and the Center for Disease Control (CDC) (Department Head Jeong Gi-seok, www.cdc.go.kr) made a joint announcement. From November 16th, a blocking infectious disease from abroad service would be provided using roaming big data, starting with KT customers. An agreement was reached in May of this year, with the CDC to formulate a response to infectious diseases from abroad. The agreement sp...

11/16/2016

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Samsung acquires Rich Communications Services Business from Skyview Capital’s NewNet Co...

Samsung Electronics announced on November 15th its acquisition of NewNet Communication Technologies (Canada), Inc. (“NewNet Canada”), a company operating Rich Communications Services (RCS) business within NewNet Communication Technologies. Previously known as NewPace prior to its acquisition by NewNet Communication Technologies, the company is a leading provider of RCS infrastructur...

11/16/2016

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SK Telecom's first commercial LoRa service and other IoT services presented at 'IoT Kor...

Before we begin Earlier in late June, SK Telecom completed deployment of a nationwide LoRa network in Korea. A few weeks later, it announced LoRa service plans (ranging from KRW 350 (USD 0.30) to KRW 2,000 (USD 1.72) per month excluding VAT) while offering free LoRa modules for accelerated commercialization of LoRa services (see 'SK Telecom's IoT Target and Strategies: LoRa-based IoT...

11/16/2016

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5G: Industry Politics, Use-Cases & a Realistic Timeline

We are pleased to share with you all an interesting article contributed by Dean Bubley who is mobile & telecom sector analyst, expert consultant & conference speaker. Dean Bubley Founder and Director at Disruptive Analysis All Articles by Dean Bubley...

11/16/2016

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SK Telecom Demonstrates World’s First 5G Connected Car with Ericsson and BMW

Deployed world’s largest mmWave 5G trial network with Ericsson at BMW driving center located in Incheon, Korea to demonstrate ‘T5’, the world’s first 5G connected car Supported by Gbps throughput and ultra-low latency of 5G, T5 provides enhanced safety features to improve driving experience and safety by enabling 5G-based V2X communications SK Telecom today a...

11/15/2016

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KT's 5G roadmap: Pilot service and standardization by 2018 and world's first commercial...

Hongbeom Jeon, the head of the Infrastructure Research Center, Seongmok Oh, the head of Network Division and Changseok Seo, the head of Network Strategy Unit (from left) are having a Q&A session after 5G roadmap announcement KT, a South Korea's leading network operator, said in a press conference at KT Square in Kwanghwamoon, Seoul on the 8th that it would take the lead in global init...

11/15/2016

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Samsung Electronics to acquire HARMAN, accelerating Growth in Automotive and Connected...

Samsung Electronics and Harman International Industries, Incorporated today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Samsung will acquire HARMAN for $112.00 per share in cash, or total equity value of approximately $8.0 billion. Upon closing, the transaction will immediately give Samsung a significant presence in the large and rapidly growing market for connecte...

11/14/2016

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“5G is all about SDN and NFV”

We are pleased to share with you all an interesting article contributed by Andreas Hipp. Andreas Hipp Member of the Board at Cirrus Core Networks All Articles by Andreas Hipp How to contribute your artic...

11/14/2016

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SK Telecom’s UO Smart Beam Laser NX Wins CES Innovation Awards 2017

SK Telecom today announced that its UO Smart Beam Laser NX has been named 2017 CES Innovation Awards Honorees in two different categories of ‘Home Audio/Video Components and Accessories’ and ‘Portable Media Players and Accessories’. The CES Innovation Awards is an annual competition honoring outstanding design and engineering in consumer technology products. Since 19...

11/11/2016

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Samsung Successfully Conducts 5G Prototype Trial with China Mobile Communication Corpor...

Samsung Electronics announced on the 9th it has successfully conducted 5G prototype trial in conjunction with China Mobile Research Institute (CMRI), which was a cooperation milestone between the two companies since Samsung became a member of China Mobile 5G Innovation Center in June 2016. During the 5G trial test in Beijing, the key technologies like spatial modulation and FBMC (Filter Ban...

11/10/2016

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KT 5G Master Plan: GiGAtopia, Accelarating the Future

This KT 5G Master Plan presents the vision, the overall business plan, the key directions and activities of KT’s 5G. In addition, KT, an official telecommunication partner of PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games, will show its tentative PyeongChang 5G trial service plan on the application, the network and the devices in consideration.

11/10/2016

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KT presented the world’s first IPTV VR service

[KT’s demonstration, the world’s first VR on IPTV, through Olleh tv] KT presented the world’s first IPTV VR service ‘Olleh TV 360 GiGA VR’, the world’s first IPTV VR service unveiled on Nov. 8th Viewers can enjoy VR content at home using a remote control. No expensive VR-dedicated device is needed. To promote VR content development through ’...

11/09/2016

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Could SDN have avoided recent DDoS network outage ?

We are pleased to share with you all an interesting article contributed by Zeeshan Rizvi. Zeeshan Rizvi Cloud / DevOps / SDN Strategy at Cisco Systems Inc https://www.linkedin.com/in/zeeshanrizvi All Articles by Zeeshan Rizvi...

11/09/2016

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SK Telecom Joins 5G Automotive Association

SK Telecom today announced that it has become a member of 5G Automation Association (5GAA), a global cross-industry association of companies from the telecommunications and automotive industries. Formed in September 2016, 5GAA aims to address society’s connected mobility and road safety needs with applications such as connected automated driving, ubiquitous access to services and inte...

11/07/2016

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Internet of Things (IoT) for Dummies !

We are pleased to share with you all an interesting article contributed by Rajat Kochhar who is a seasoned telecom executive and strategist with around 13 years of experience in the industry. Rajat Kochhar Wireless and Wireline Networks Consultant at Ericsson https://in.linkedin.com/in/rajatkochhar...

11/07/2016

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KT, Brings 5G Era Closer Through Software Networks

In the generation of 5G and IoT (Internet of Things), to process vast amounts of data, the need for innovative new network technology is becoming clear. With this in mind, KT worked with partner companies to launch an institution that certifies software-based network solutions. And KT will lead the consortium for researching software-based infrastructure technology. On November 4th, at thei...

11/05/2016

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4 Gaps of Network Functions Virtualization to Meet Carrier-Grade Expectations

We are pleased to share with you all an interesting article contributed by Avi Dorfman who is technology executive with over 20 years of experience in the development and delivery of telecommunications systems. Avi Dorfman VP R&D at Telco Systems All Articles by Avi Dorfman...

11/03/2016

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SD-WAN 2.0: Building A Better SD-WAN

We are pleased to share with you all an interesting article contributed by Prayson Pate. Prayson Pate Chief Technology Officer for Ensemble at ADVA Optical Networking All Articles by Prayson Pate How to contrib...

10/31/2016

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SK Telecom Announces 2016 3Q Earnings Results

Revenue of KRW 4.244 trillion, operating income of KRW 424.3 billion and net income of KRW 322.1 billion (K-IFRS consolidated) The revenue edged down by 0.6% QoQ backed by decreased sales of its subsidiary PS&M The operating income increased by 4.2% compared to the previous quarter affected by improved performance of its subsidiaries including SK Broadband and SK Planet The net income grew b...

10/27/2016

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