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South Korea reaches 5G penetration of nearly 10%: Report

  South Korea reached 5.77 million 5G subscribers at the beginning of April, Korean press reported, citing data from the country’s Ministry of Science and ICT. According to this figure, Korea reached a 5G penetration of 9.67%, representing the highest penetration rate around the globe. In...

Korean operators to invest $3.4 billion in 5G infra in H1 2020: Report

  South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT said that the country's three major telecom carriers, SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus, have agreed to invest KRW 4 trillion ($3.4 billion) in their 5G networks during the first half of this year, The Korea Times...

Four giant global operators form edge computing partnership

Telefónica, KT, China Unicom and Telstra have all signed an edge Muti-Operator Multiaccess Edge Computing agreement Telecom giants Telefónica, KT, China Unicom and Telstra have entered an agreement to collaborate on the Muti-Operator Multiaccess Edge Computing (MEC) Experience. The collaboration is part of the GSMA...

SK Telecom targets 6-7 million 5G subscribers by end-2020: CFO

  South Korean mobile operator SK Telecom expects to reach 6-7 million subscribers in the 5G segment by the end of 2020, the company’s CFO, Poong-Young Yoon, said durin a conference call with investors. At the end of last year, the operator reached 2.08 million 5G...

Four ways 5G is transforming the medical field

From farming to gaming to driving to work, 5G is promising to be a ubiquitous force There doesn't seem to be a single vertical that isn't being transformed by the next generation of cellular technology. From farming to gaming to driving to work, 5G is...

South Korea sees lower demand for 5G subscriptions: Report

  South Korea ended November 2019 with 4.35 million subscribers in the 5G segment, but demand for the technology is currently experiencing a deceleration period, Korean press reported, citing government data. After an initial accelerated demand for 5G, subscriber growth rates fell to 9.3% on a...

Getting 5G right: Lessons learned from South Korea (Reader Forum)

South Korea was the first country to commercially launch a nationwide 5G network in April 2019, a feat made possible when all three of the mobile network operators in the country simultaneously switched on 5G. As we approach the first anniversary of that milestone...

KT, Ubitus to launch 5G cloud gaming service in Korea

KT hopes the 5G cloud gaming service will encourage more users to subscribe to its 5G network KT has announced plans to work with cloud gaming specialist Ubitus to bring its gaming service — aptly named 5G Streaming Game — exclusively to its 5G customers...

South Korea to reach 5 million 5G subscribers by end-December

  South Korea expects to reach 5 million subscribers in the 5G segment by the end of the year, Korean news service Yonhap reported, citing government data. Almost 4 million South Koreans had subscribed to 5G as of the end of October, adding 516,000 from the...

Korean government urges telcos to expand 5G infrastructure

5G seeing a strong take rate in Korea with 4M subs South Korea’s government urged local telecom carriers to expand their 5G networks across the country, Korean press reported. During a meeting with representatives of local operators SK Telecom, KT Corp. ad LG Uplus, officials from...

KT targets 1.5 million 5G subscribers by year end: CFO

  South Korean mobile operator KT expects to end this year with a total of 1.5 million subscribers in the 5G segment, the operator’s CFO Yoon Kyung-keun said during a conference call with investors. According to KT’s latest earnings report, the telco ended the third quarter...

Ericsson secures third 5G contract in South Korea

LG U+ taps Ericsson as RAN vendor for NSA 5G network Ericsson has been selected by Korean communication service provider LG U+ as a 5G radio access network (RAN) vendor for its 3.5 GHz Non-Standalone (NSA) 5G network, the Swedish vendor said in a statement. Ericsson...

KT reaches 1 million 5G subscribers, strikes 5G roaming deals

  South Korean mobile operator KT says it surpassed 1 million 5G subscribers as of September 21, according to Korean press reports. The mobile network operator launched commercial 5G services in the country in early April. KT is the second largest carrier in the Asian country,...

KT, Tessares test 5G low latency multi-radio access in active 5G network

  KT has completed what it claims to be the world’s first 5G low-latency multi-radio access technology test in a 5G commercial network, in collaboration with Belgian tech company Tessares. The 5G multi-radio access technology, which 3GPP has named ATSSS (Access Traffic Steering, Switch and Splitting),...

South Korea reaches 2 million 5G subscribers in four months

  The number of 5G subscribers in South Korea hit the 2 million mark this week, four months after local carriers commercially launched the technology, local press reported citing data from the industry. So far, SK Telecom is leading the Korean 5G market with 840,000 subscribers,...

Korean subscribers complain about the poor quality of 5G services: Report

  Mobile subscribers in South Korea are complaining about the quality of the nation’s 5G service, according to a report by the Financial Times. Users say that the 5G services offered by the country’s three carriers have poor quality, slow connections and lack applications that use...

South Korea to reach nationwide 5G coverage in 2-3 years: Samsung

  VALENCIA, SPAIN -- South Korea is expected to reach countrywide coverage with 5G technology in two or three years, Dan Warren, head of 5G Research at Samsung Research U.K., said during a keynote presentation at the 7th Global 5G Event, which took place in...

5G subscribers in Korea to reach 1 million mark this week: Report

The number of 5G subscribers in South Korea is expected to hit the 1 million mark this week, Korean news agency Yonhap reported, citing local industry sources. An SK Telecom executive reiterated the projection during a morning session at 5G World in London. The rapid...

KT to launch 5G-based smart factory solution in Korea in Q3

Korean telecommunications firm KT announced plans to launch an advanced smart factory solution based on its 5G network in the third quarter of the year, Korean press reported. The Asian carrier said the main aim of the initiative is to raise productivity at local factories. The smart...

LG Uplus targets 50,000 5G base stations by June

Korean carrier LG Uplus aims to deploy a total of 25,000 5G base stations by June to reach a total of 50,000 base stations nationwide, Koran press reported. The country's third-largest mobile operator is aiming for a deployment total of 80,000 5G base stations across South...

KT reaches over 100,000 5G subscribers: CFO

Korean telco KT has gained more than 100,000 5G subscribers since the company launched commercial services at the end of April, the carrier’s CFO Kyung-Keun Yoon said during a conference call with investors. The executive said that more than 80% of 5G subscribers are selecting...

5G subscribers in South Korea reach 260,000

5G subscriptions in South Korea have already reached 260,000, local press reported, citing data from the government. The country’s three carriers launched commercial 5G services on April 3. The government said that users are complaining about the coverage and the speed of the next-generation wireless communication...

KT launches nationwide 5G services in Korea

Korean carrier KT Corp has officially launched commercial 5G services in the Asian nation, the telco said in a statement. KT Corp claimed to be the first service provider in the country to offer unlimited data plans without a speed cap, allowing subscribes to have...

Samsung Electronics supplies 53,000 5G base stations for Korean carriers

Samsung Electronics has already provided a total of 53,000 5G radio base stations to Korea’s three mobile operators, the Asian vendor said in a statement. Samsung Electronics said that 5G service is now commercially available to consumers and enterprises from all three mobile carriers in 85 cities...