Korean Telecom SK plans to release 10 new Android based smartphones over the next few months to battle against the iPhone released by its rival KT Telecom.
Korean Telecom SK plans to release 10 new Android based smartphones over the next few months to battle against the iPhone released by its rival KT Telecom.
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Few metaphors more aptly describe the wireless industry and at the...
KT Corp. will cut almost 6,000 jobs at the end of the year in its biggest-ever workforce reduction, a move that will save South Korea’s largest phone and Internet company 460 billion won ($393 million) a year.Bloomberg/BusinessWeek
The following list details this week's infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi, and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the contract is included when available.Cellular--Austria: L.M. Ericsson said it has been chosen by Mobilkom...
Facts are facts. Large companies are the main drivers for the wireless industry. If MicrosoftNokiaVerizonWirelessRIM want to push innovation, they have the clout, power and money to make something happen.But following a quick stroll along the show floor, I think it's also obvious that...
Amid speculation that some CDMA operators are turning to GSM technology, GSM proponents have stepped up lobbying efforts to tout the technology's global success. Meanwhile, CDMA backers say the moves have little to do with technology and instead are based on government policies and...
SEOUL—LG Telecom Co. Ltd.’s next move is unclear now that South Korea’s Ministry of Information and Communications has stripped the carrier of its third-generation license after the company chose to bail out on its promise to launch IMT-2000-based services, opting instead to pour its...
Given all the recent WiMAX announcements, it seems that the communications infrastructure community has convinced the rest of the world to invest in WiMAX technology, whether for fixed or mobile networks. In Seoul, South Korea's top two carriers, SK Telecom Co. Ltd. and KT...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Various telecommunications firms including Covad Communications Group Inc., Korea Telecom Corp., TeleKom Malaysia Berhad, Japan's NTT Inc. and China's PCCW announced they formed the WiBro and mobile WiMAX Community, a new trade group seeking to further the deployment and interoperability of WiBro...
SAN JOSE, Calif.—Various telecommunications firms including Covad Communications Group Inc., Korea Telecom Corp., TeleKom Malaysia Berhad, Japan’s NTT Inc. and China’s PCCW announced they formed the WiBro and mobile WiMAX Community, a new trade group seeking to further the deployment and interoperability of WiBro...
In early May, KT Freetel Co. Ltd., South Korea's second-largest carrier with 12 million subscribers, announced plans to leave CDMA technology behind in favor of further investment in W-CDMA, which is a third-generation GSM-based technology. The move isn't too surprising since KTF already launched...
TOKYO-Japanese telecom giant NTT DoCoMo Inc. announced plans to acquire a 10-percent stake in South Korean operator KT Freetel Co. Ltd. DoCoMo said it will invest $561 million in KTF through a third-party allotment of new shares, as well as the purchase of KTF...
MILAN, Italy-Telecom Italia Mobile announced plans to trial WiBro handsets with Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. during the upcoming 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, according to reports. The move is notable as it lends further credibility to high-speed mobile broadband services like WiBro. Most high-speed...
TOKYO-Japanese telecom giant NTT DoCoMo Inc. announced plans to acquire a 10-percent stake in South Korean operator KT Freetel Co. Ltd. DoCoMo said it will invest $561 million in KTF through a third-party allotment of new shares, as well as the purchase of KTF...
PARIS-Alcatel Corp. and KT Corp. announced that they plan to work as a team to accelerate the adoption of mobile WiMAX, beginning with the establishment of an interoperability testing center in Seoul. Alcatel said it plans to provide the radio access and core network...
PARIS-Alcatel Corp. and KT Corp. announced that they plan to work as a team to accelerate the adoption of mobile WiMAX, beginning with the establishment of an interoperability testing center in Seoul.Alcatel said it plans to provide the radio access and core network elements...
BUSAN, Korea-KT Corp. demonstrated new wireless broadband technology it hopes to deliver to millions of subscribers by 2010. Korea's largest fixed-line operator unveiled mobile WiMAX technology for delegates from the WiMAX Forum and others at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. The technology is called...
BUSAN, Korea-KT Corp. demonstrated new wireless broadband technology it hopes to deliver to millions of subscribers by 2010.Korea's largest fixed-line operator unveiled mobile WiMAX technology for delegates from the WiMAX Forum and others at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. The technology is called WiBro...
FREMONT, Calif.-The FLO Forum, a four-month-old association formed to advance mobile TV technology, said nine new companies have joined its ranks.The new members are South Korea's EBS, KT Freetel, MSYS and Samsung Electronics; U.S.-based Ktech Telecom and Newport Media; Rohde & Schwarz from Germany;...
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-The emerging wireless broadband platform WiBro will gain traction even beyond South Korea where it has garnered early favor, according to ABI Research.In South Korea, KT and SK Telecom have been working to launch commercial WiBro services next year, and ABI said...
HONDURASMotorola Inc. sold its entire equity stake in Honduran wireless carrier Celtel. Millicom International Cellular said it acquired part of the stake from Motorola, bringing Millicom's ownership to two-thirds of the total outstanding shares. Local minority shareholders purchased the remaining Motorola stake. The value...
TOKYO-Japanese telecommunications giant NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it plans to extend international roaming services and FOMA international videophone service to China, Qatar and South Korea. The Chinese expansion is scheduled to begin May 27 using China Mobile Communications Corp.'s local network. The service will...
SEOUL, North Korea-Hewlett-Packard Co. said it has entered into a wireless Internet alliance with KT Corp., South Korea's biggest fixed-line and broadband firm.KT said the alliance will enable both companies to jointly develop handsets that converge broadband Internet and mobile telecommunications. The services will...
