Korea Times | January 19, 2011 | Yoon Ja-young
KT, Korea’s telecommunication giant, is setting up a smart belt in Northeast Asia, lowering barriers for roaming services in the region. China Mobile and NTT Docomo, leading mobile operators from China and Japan, are joining KT in the project.
KT announced Wednesday that it signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement with China Mobile and NTT Docomo, at the headquarters of China Mobile in Beijing, Tuesday. KT Chairman Lee Suk-chae, China Mobile Chairman Wang Jianzhou, and Yamada Ryuuji, president and CEO of NTT Docomo, signed the agreement that expands strategic alliance between KT and China Mobile signed last November.
The three will be cooperating in roaming services, developing services for multinational companies, and engage in joint research. They will also be developing smartphones together.
The agreement is expected to lower barriers for roaming services. KT suggested that the three companies set a “Free Roaming Area,” where users can use voice and data roaming services at lower rates. It would enable users to enjoy fast and stable wireless Internet services anywhere in Korea, China and Japan, using Wi-Fi zones of KT, China Mobile and NTT Docomo that total 100,000.
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