Rich Communications Service (RCS) failed to differentiate itself from existing OTT services since it appeared in the market for the first time in 2012. Its functions were disappointedly incomplete and its UX/UI was plain and unattractive compared with OTT services. It also took a long time to stabilize due to the technical complexities and operators’ slow decision making process. Wit...

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통신 사업자망에서 SDN/NFV 도입 전략 및 현황을 분석한 자료입니다. 글로벌 벤더와 통신사들의 SDN/NFV 전개 방향을 살펴보았습니다.

KT IPTV (4K UHD) Service (1) UHD Live TV (2) 'Most Popular Channels Now' (9-Channel View) (3) 4-channel View (4) UHD VoD Success or failure of UHD service lies in how much UHD contents the service provided can offer. Being well aware of that, KT has gradually secured more contents, for example, through upscaling of Full HD movies to UHD quality (e.g. 'The Admiral: Roarin...

LG U+'s IPTV service 1. Live TV 1.1 Basic channel 1.2 Multiview: operator-selected channels 1.3 Personalized Multiview: user-selected channels ► 2. VoD 2.1 UHD VoD: Encoding rate and streaming of 4K UHD VoD content LG U+ began UHD (3840x2160) VoD service in October 2014 (no UHD channel available yet, though). When it comes to UHD service,...

KT IPTV (olleh GiGA UHD tv) 서비스 (1): 실시간 방송 서비스 KT IPTV (olleh GiGA UHD tv) 서비스 (2): 실시간 인기채널 ► KT IPTV (olleh GiGA UHD tv) 서비스 (3): 4 채널 동시 시청 KT IPTV (olleh GiGA UHD tv) 서비스 (4): 4K UHD VoD KT도 LG U+처럼 4개 채널 동시 시청 서비스를 제공하고 있다. LG U+와 마찬가지로, i) 지정세트: 사업자가 지정해놓은 채널 세트(스포츠, 쇼핑, 지상파, 영화)을 시청할 수 있고 ii) 직접선택: 이용자가 직접 4개 채...

LG U+ IPTV (U+ tv G 4K UHD) 서비스 (1): 실시간 방송 서비스 LG U+는 타 통신사(KT, SK 브로드밴드)와 마찬가지로 2009년 1월 실시간 IPTV 서비스를 개시했다. 초기에는 SD, HD 화질로 서비스를 하다가 2013년 8월 무려 33개 채널을 한꺼번에 Full HD(1920x1080)로 전환하며 국내 최초로 Full HD 시대를 열었다. 2014년 8월에는 HD 채널 전부(122개)를 Full HD로 전환했다. 2015년 5월 현재 LG U+는 163개의 채널을 제공하며 이 중 126개가 Full HD이다. 아직은 UHD 채널(3840x2160)은 없으며, UHD 영상은 VoD로만 볼 수 있다. 본 블로그에서는 현재 제공되고 있는 LG U...

Last month, KT, on its website, announced ‘KT 5G-SIG specifications’ as official specifications for 5G trial service to be launched during the PyeongChang Winter Olympic event, and shared its 5G strategies. All ten 5G radio access specifications shared were co-developed with KT’s partners, Samsung, Ericsson, Nokia, Intel and Qualcomm. With the world’s first common sp...

손장우 (Harrison J. Son) 넷매니아즈 | (주)엔앰씨컨설팅그룹 대표이사 son@netmanias.com 세계 각국의 이통사들은 뾰족한 5G B2C 개인향 서비스가 없는 상황을 공감하고, 5G B2B 서비스로 기업(인빌딩형, 캠퍼스형) 내의 기존 와이파이, 인빌딩중계기/DAS, 유선 이더넷을 대체해주는 5G LAN망을 구축해주어 Private 5G 서비스를 제공함으로써 상당한 매출을 올리길 기대하고 있다. 근데, 아주 최근에 새로이 정의되고 있는 기업용 사설 5G 주파수(일본 Local 5G, 독일 Local 5G, 미국 CBRS 5G, 영국, 스웨덴, 등)를 이용하여 자체 소유의 Private 5G망을 구축(DIY:...

손장우 (Harrison J. Son) 넷매니아즈 | (주)엔앰씨컨팅그룹 대표이사 son@netmanias.com 국내에서 기가인터넷 서비스는 2014년 10월에 KT 황창규 회장이 과감하게 저지르면서 개시되었고, 바로 며칠 후 SK 브로드밴드와 LG U+가 뒤를 이었다. 기가인터넷 상용화 초기의 걱정과 달리, 기가 가입자는 계속 증가하고 있으며 KT의 경우 올해 2018년 3월 현재 전체 865만 인터넷 가입자중 49%인 423만이 기가 인터넷 (1Gbps, 500Mbps) 가입자이다. 그림. KT 인터넷 속도 진화 과정 그림 올해에는 10기가 인터넷 서비스 (가구당 10Gbps, 5Gbps, 2.5Gbps의 속도 제...

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KT's 5G trial services that it had developed for 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games were presented to the world at an ongoing test event called Hello PyeongChang (since last November until April). With around 300 days until the Olympic, the telco is carrying out various demonstrations in the test event where actual games as well as the Olympic rehearsal are being held. KT has been testin...

When we talk about 5G, there is one phrase that everyone agrees and likes to say – 5G will not only enhance speeds, but also have every thing ‘connected’ and every industry ‘converged’. What underlies all of this 'keeping every thing connected' is IoT while what keeps industries converged is artificial intelligence (AI) that analyzes big data and derives in...

[Netmanias] Dr. Heung-Ryeol You, General Manager at KT's Network Strategy BU, is in charge of spectrum strategies, and is sharing here what he learned at the 21st ITU-R WP 5D meeting closed early February. One of the main topics at the meeting was the 8 key parameters for 5G. Below let's see what has been discussed at the meeting. Before we begin, we would like to thank Dr. You for shar...

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...