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LTE/LTE-A commercialization by South Korea’s big 3 operators (Q2 2015)

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08/19/2015

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SK Telecom to realize the World’s First LTE Network for Seamless Maritime Wireless Comm...

To build LTE-M test network by May 2016 as part of the government-led project to enhance safety of small ships LTE-M will enable high-speed data communications on ships located as far as 100 kilometers offshore SK Telecom today announced plans to launch the world’s first pilot LTE-M (LTE for Maritime Wireless Communications) network, as part of a research and development proje...

08/03/2015

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KT, World’s First Commercial Wireless 1 Gbps (GiGA LTE = 3-band CA + GiGA WiFi)

KT announced that it succeeded in commercialization of the world’s first wireless 1 Giga service, called “GiGA LTE". The service is known to have achieved speeds 15 times faster than the current LTE, through combining two heterogeneous networks: LTE and WiFi. Previously, the company has released “GiGA Internet” in October 2014, and “GiGA WiFi Home” in March 2...

07/31/2015

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Mobile Subscriber Growth of China

China began 4G service back in December 2013. Today, of the nation's entire mobile service, 4G subscription has reached 17.4%, which accounts for 225 million subscribers.

07/31/2015

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Mobile Subscriber Growth of China Mobile

China Mobile launched 4G service in December 2013. Now, 4G subscription accounts for only 23.2% of the company's entire mobile service, but that still means a whopping 189 million subscribers.

07/29/2015

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LG U+ awarded for VoLTE Service at MWC Shanghai 2015

On July 15, LG U+ was awarded for its contribution in development of LTE-based interconnected VoLTE service at Mobile World Congress (MWC) Shanghai 2015. LG U+, Korea's largest VoLTE service provider, has provided VoLTE service to its LTE subsribers since 2012, and now is offering HD Voice service to its 7 million subscribers in the nation. The company also has over 3 million users...

07/22/2015

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KT GiGAtopia: What's promised and what's delivered

It has been over a year since KT Chairman Hwang Chang Kyu’s declaration of his vision GiGAtopia on May 20, last year. The main idea of GiGAtopia was that the company would make both of its wired and wireless networks giga-class, through investment of KRW4.5 trillion for three years to come. We thought it would be a good time to check how they did for the past one year, and what innovation...

07/18/2015

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SK Telecom wins the Right to establish World’s First LTE-R Business

Busan won the right to start ‘Busan Number 1 Line Subway Wireless Facility Purchase and Installment’ business that received attention as world’s first LTE-R. SK Telecom can occupy advantageous position in expansion of LTE-R throughout Korea and foreign LTE-R businesses and Public Safety-LTE business. Busan Transportation Corporation announced on the 13th that it has selected...

07/14/2015

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Commercialization Status of LTE-LTE and LTE-WiFi Carrier Aggregation in Korea (June 30,...

For the rest of the Q3 2015 issue of Korea Communication Review magazine please click here

07/10/2015

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Korea Communication Review, Q3 2015

Table of Content LG U+ achieved 600 Mbps in its Second LTE-U Demonstration We had a chance to discuss with a member of LG U+ Access Network Development Team who conducted the LTE-U demonstration last month. Below we will briefly review what we learned from him about their LTE-U demonstration, target areas, and commercialization plan, one at a time....

07/10/2015

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Evolution of SK Telecom’s in-building LTE solutions

For the rest of the Q3 2015 issue of Korea Communication Review magazine please click here As of April 2015, SK Telecom's mobile data traffic accounts for 44% of the entire mobile traffic in Korea (See Figure 1). Since the launch of LTE service, the company has experienced rapid growth of mobile traffic - more than tenfold from 5.7 PB in June 2011 (right before LTE service launch) to...

07/09/2015

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KT demoed Dual Connectivity - Data Transmission Speeds and Base Station Capacity boosted

Now operators can boost both data transmission speeds and transmission reliability by having data transmitted from two LTE base stations at the same time. KT announced on the 8th that it successfully demonstrated an interworking technology between base stations called Dual Connectivity in partnership with Ericsson. Previously, base stations could interwork with each other only in the ways...

07/08/2015

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Korea Telco Market 2015

For the rest of the Q3 2015 issue of Korea Communication Review magazine please click here

06/30/2015

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LG U+'s new services: 'LTE Video Portal' and 'Home IoT'

After 4 years of providing LTE service, LG U+ presented the world's first integrated video streaming service ‘LTE Video Portal' and a new IoT solution 'Home IoT Service' at a press conference held at its Yongsan headquarters on the 29th. At the conference, LG U+ Vice President Sang- chul Lee revealed his ambitious plans, stating: "With LTE Video Portal, LG U+ will...

06/29/2015

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Samsung Electronics and SK Telecom to jointly develop SDN PoC for LTE Core Network

Samsung Electronics announced on the 25th that it will partner with SK Telecom, to develop a Software Defined Networking (SDN) proof of concept (PoC) for an LTE Core Network. Both companies have recently announced their plans to develop virtualized, software-based networking solutions. SDN is one of the hottest, and most interested next generation technologies, and many global players have...

06/25/2015

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World's First Inter-Carrier VoLTE Service available in November

Korea, which presented the world's first VoLTE service in 2012, is now getting ready to present the world's first inter-carrier VoLTE service in November. The Ministry of Science, ICT, and Future Planning (MSIP) announced on the 17th that the Korean big 3 mobile carriers would participate in a trial VoLTE service at the end of June, and gradually expand it until the service is fully lau...

06/23/2015

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LTE success story in Korea- presentation for Iran (June 2015)

06/18/2015

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KT’s GiGA LTE, World’s First Commercial Wireless 1 Giga (3-band CA + GiGA WiFi)

06/17/2015

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Hear from CTOs of Korean Telcos (3) SK Telecom: Dr. Jinsung Choi 'SK Telecom's 5G Evolu...

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 Dr....

06/16/2015

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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

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