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

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. Under the contract, SK Telecom and CAT will deploy LoRa-based IoT networks in central areas of Bangkok and the entire Phuket Province, and provide...

02/06/2017

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

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. As the standard for mission-critical-voice functionality over LTE adopted by the 3...

01/23/2017

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SK Telecom to invest $9.2 billion over the next three years - $4.2 billion for new ICT...

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. The proposed investments, intended to foster a new ICT ecosystem, will be...

01/19/2017

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

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). ■ Wireless Internet Service LTE service, which includes '3Band LTE-A', 'Wid...

01/12/2017

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5G network technologies and future analyzed by South Korean telcos

On December 7th, "5G Network Technologies Workshop", co-hosted by 5G Forum and SDN/NFV Forum, was held in Novotel Ambassador Kangnam Hotel in Seoul, Korea. At the workshop, panels including Jinhyo Park (Head of Network Technology R&D Center at SK Telecom), Eun Kyung Paik (SVP at KT) and Kyung In Kwon (SVP at Ericsson-LG), gave presentations about "5G Network Technologies and Future", specifical...

01/02/2017

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SK Telecom's Multi-Track IoT Network: LTE, LTE-M and LoRa

SK Telecom faces concerns about market stagnation As the largest mobile operator in South Korea, SK Telecom has been the first in the world to present innovative LTE services like LTE-A and LTE CA every year since its LTE service launch in 2011. The operator has posted higher ARPU and revenues thanks to an increase in LTE subscriptions, which has a higher ARPU than 2G/3G. However, recen...

12/27/2016

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SK Telecom Names Park Jung-ho President and CEO

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. Since joining Sunkyong Group (which is now SK Holdings) in 1989, Park has served various key positions within the SK Group. From 2009 to 2013, he served as Head of Business Development Division of SK Telecom and later also played an integr...

12/22/2016

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SK Telecom, Ericsson and Qualcomm announce collaboration on 5G NR trials to accelerate...

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. The trials intend to drive the mobile ecosystem toward rapid validation and commercialization of 5G NR technologies at scale, enabling timely commercial network launches...

12/21/2016

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LTE Frequency Commercialization Status in Korea (2011 - 2016)

12/16/2016

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SK Telecom's CTO Alex Jinsung Choi's view on 5G Connected Car

T5, the world's first 5G-based Connected Car by SK Telecom and BMW, was showcased last month at the BMW Driving Center in Yeongjong Island, Incheon, South Korea. The Connected Car service was the operator's first service that uses Quantum, its new brand also unveiled on the day. SK Telecom, with the aim to present the world's first 5G commercial service, is expected to launch Conn...

12/14/2016

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SK Telecom to start developing 5G Services using AR (Augmented Reality) and VR (Virtual...

SK Telecom has started developing 5G services using AR (Augmented Reality) and VR (Virtual Reality) with a venture company. SK Telecom selected 3 companies such as Looxid Labs, Red Bird, and ELROIS through a ‘5G Realistic Media & Convergence Service Exhibition’ that it hosted along with UnityKorea which specializes in engines for mobile games. These are companies that speciali...

12/05/2016

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5G-based Connected Car Demonstration by SK Telecom

A connected car, technically a car combined with IT that gives the real-time Internet access, is one of the highly recognized killer services of 5G now. Connected to the wireless network, connected cars can deliver fascinating ICT solutions like infotainment, vehicle control service etc. There is a dominant view that, in the future, automobiles will serve the purposes that smartphones do...

12/03/2016

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Korea Communication Review, December 2016

Table of Contents 01 - 02 | KT's TV Service Revenue quickly catching up with Internet Service Revenue 03 - 07 | SK Telecom's First Commercial LoRa Service and Other IoT Services presented at 'IoT Korea Exhibition 2016' 08 | SK Broadband demoed the World's First 40Gbps Internet Service 09 | KT’s GiGA Wire using Copper Line at 1Gbps connects the World, moving beyond...

12/03/2016

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Korea Communication Market Data: IPTV 2016 Q3

The content, Korea Mobile Communications Market Data: IPTV 2017 Q3 is updated to "Pay TV market in South Korea: IPTV, Cable TV and Satellite TV", which is published in December 14 2017. Source Data: MSIP, KISDI, KCTA, KT, SK Broadband, LG U+, CJ Hellovision

11/29/2016

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Korea Communication Market Data: IPTV 2016 Q3

The report, Korea Mobile Communications Market Report Q2 2017 is updated to "Pay TV market in South Korea: IPTV, Cable TV and Satellite TV", which is published in December 14 2017. Table of Contents 1. Pay TV Subscribers (2007 – 2016.Q3) 2. Pay TV Subscribers by Operator (2016.Q3) 3. IPTV Subscribers by Operator (2006 – 2016.Q3) 4. IPTV Subscription Rate (2006 &n...

11/29/2016

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SK Telecom Signs MOU with Honeywell Korea to Realize Interworking between SK Telecom’s...

SK Telecom today announced that it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Honeywell Korea, the leading provider of automation and control solutions. This MOU brings about the integration of SK Telecom’s LoRa network technology with Honeywell’s sensor and control devices across homes, buildings and factories. Under the MOU, SK Telecom and Honeywell Korea will jointly dev...

11/29/2016

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Korea Communication Market Data: Broadband and Gigabit Internet 2016 Q3

Download PDF file Source Data: MSIP, KISDI, KCTA, KT, SK Broadband, LG U+, CJ Hellovision

11/22/2016

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Korea Communication Market Data: Broadband and Gigabit Internet 2016 Q3

Table of Contents 1. Broadband History in Korea (1999 – 2016.Q3) 2. Fiber Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (2015.Q4) 3. Average Connection Speed by Country (2016.Q2) 4. Broadband Penetration (% of HH) (2007 – 2016.Q3) 5. Broadband Penetration (% of Population) (2007 – 2016.Q3) 6. Broadband Subscribers by Access Network (2006 – 2016.Q3) 7. Broadband Subscribers by O...

11/22/2016

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Meet Quantum, SK Telecom’s new brand for 5G

In physics, a quantum is the minimum amount of any physical entity involved in an interaction, and in quantum mechanics it is often described as a concept beyond conventional time and space. For SK Telecom, it symbolizes the company’s intent to take a big leap towards 5G that will bring us something that is beyond what networks so far have offered. The new brand, 'Quantum' will...

11/22/2016

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