LG Uplus added a total of 1.48 million 5G subscribers during last year
Korean operator LG Uplus ended the fourth quarter of 2022 with 6.11 million 5G subscribers, up 32.11% year-on-year, according to the company’s latest earnings statement.
The telco added a total of 1.48 million...
The new operator will be the only service provider in the 28 GHz band during an initial three-year period in order to be able to secure its market position
The Korean government announced plans to award spectrum in the 28 GHz band to a new...
The government of South Korea noted that the decision was made because carriers failed to deploy the 28 GHz radio stations that were required as part of the licensing
The government of South Korea has effectively cancelled the spectrum licenses in the 28 GHz band...
The three operators in South Korea had secured frequencies in the 3.5 GHz and 28 GHz bands in 2018
The South Korean government said it will cancel the spectrum licenses in the 28 GHz band that was allocated to local operators for 5G deployments, citing...
South Korea ended July with 25.1 million subscribers in the 5G segment
Nearly half of 5G base stations in South Korea are concentrated in the greater Seoul area, while other regions in the country are lagging behind in terms of the deployment of base stations,...
KT noted that this specific 5G network will be used in the first phase of the K-UAM Grand Challenge initiative
South Korean carrier KT said it has completed the construction and performance verification of a 5G network exclusively for urban air mobility (UAM).
The Korean government...
The 5G communication module combines a communication chip, memory, an RF circuit, and GPS
South Korean auto parts and mobility solution maker Hyundai Mobis has successfully developed a 5G communication module for automotive use, the firm said in a statement.
The new 5G communication module for...
5G accounted for 33.3% of all mobile subscriptions in South Korea in July
South Korea ended July with 25.1 million subscribers in the 5G segment, local press reported, citing data from the Ministry of Science and ICT.
Local carriers in South Korea had initially launched 5G...
SK Telecom recorded a net addition of 1.81 million 5G customers in H1
SK Telecom, South Korea’s largest telecom operator, ended the second quarter of the year with a total of 11.68 million subscribers in the 5G segment, up 51.8% year-on-year, the carrier said in...
LG Uplus secured additional spectrum in the 3.4-3.42 GHz band
Korean carrier LG Uplus secured an additional 20 megahertz of spectrum to use for 5G, according to Korean press reports.
Last week, the Ministry of Science and ICT said it would allocate the 3.4-3.42 GHz frequency...
The total number of 5G subscribers in South Korea reached nearly 24 million in May
South Korea’s Minister of Science and ICT Lee Jong-ho urged the country’s mobile carriers to introduce mid-tier 5G data plans during a meeting with the operator’s CEOs.
During the minister’s first...
South Korea was the first country to launch commercial 5G networks in April 2019 and currently has 5G coverage across its 85 cities
The total number of 5G subscribers in South Korea reached nearly 24 million in May, Korean press reported, citing data from the...
LG Uplus and Nokia aim to cooperate for research on the expansion of network structures, bandwidths and service zones
LG Uplus, South Korea’s third-largest mobile operator, has reached a tentative deal with Finnish vendor Nokia to cooperate in research and development (R&D) projects for next-generation...
The average number of 5G base stations per district in Seoul is estimated at 1,507 units
South Korea’s capital Seoul ended March with a total of 37,680 5G base stations, according to local press reports.
Among Seoul’s 25 districts, the top three areas in terms of...
Telcos in South Korea area currently providing 5G services via NonStandalone networks
Korean mobile operators have deployed a total of 202,903 5G base stations as of the end of February, Korean press reported, citing figures from the country’s Ministry of Science and ICT.
This figure is...
The government of South Korea previously said it expected to launch a pilot project for 6G mobile services in 2026
South Korea aims to commercialize 6G services by around 2028, local news agency Yonhap reported, citing the country's science minister.
"We are continuing our preparations for...
The government of South Korea has postponed an auction to award additional 5G spectrum as local mobile operators SK Telecom and KT have complained about the process, Korean news agency Yonhap reported.
In December, South Korea’s Science and ICT ministry said it would open bidding...
Nearly 30% of mobile subscriptions in South Korea were on 5G networks at the end of last year, Korean news agency Yonhap reported, citing data from the Ministry of Science and ICT.
The total number of 5G subscribers amounted to 20.92 million as of the...
The Korean Ministry of Science and ICT announced that it is working on next-generation network development strategies together with local carriers and tech firms SK Telecom, KT, LG Uplus, Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics, Business Korea reported.
The government and the companies aim to carry...
Korean carrier KT and Japanese tech company Fujitsu have completed a verification facility at the KT Research and Development Center in Seoul, South Korea, at which the two companies leveraged Fujitsu’s Open RAN-based 5G base station equipment to successfully test call connections during interoperability...
South Korea's ICT ministry confirmed it will launch an auction next month to award additional 5G network spectrum for the country's major mobile carriers, local news agency Yonhap reported.
Last month, the Korean government had agreed to open bidding for additional 5G frequencies in the...
SK Telecom has the largest 5G subscriber base in South Korea
The total number of 5G subscribers in South Korea reached 20.19 million in November 2021, accounting for around 28% of the total 72.57 million mobile subscriptions in the Asian nation, Korean press reported, citing...
South Korea ended October with a total of 19.38 million subscribers in the 5G segment, local news agency Yonhap reported, citing data from the Ministry of Science and ICT.
5G subscribers at the end of September had reached 18.41 million, according to the report.
5G subscribers...
The number of 5G base stations in South Korea accounted for 11% of the total base stations in the country at the end of the second quarter, local news agency Yonhap reported, citing data from the Korea Communications Agency.
At the end of June, there...
