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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 …

HONDURAS Motorola 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 …

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 …

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 …

SEOUL, South Korea-KT Corp. plans to trial 2.3 GHz equipment from Navini Networks, using spectrum defined by the Korean government for a high-speed wireless Internet service called Portable Internet. The …

SEOUL, South Korea-KT Corp. plans to trial 2.3 GHz equipment from Navini Networks, using spectrum defined by the Korean government for a high-speed wireless Internet service called Portable Internet. The …

SEOUL, South Korea-SK Telecom, South Korea’s biggest mobile carrier, may face a serious restriction in its bid to expand its business after its sister unit and largest shareholder SK Corporation …

SEOUL, South Korea-Hanaro Telecom Inc., South Korea’s second-largest broadband and fixed-line carrier, announced it would take over its rival Korea Thrunet Co., signaling a major change in the fast-evolving high-speed …

SEOUL, South Korea-SK Telecom announced its long-awaited share swap with rival Korea Telecom. The companies will exchange more than 29.8 million KT shares, a 9.64 percent stake, held by SK …

SEOUL, Korea-In a surprising move, the Korea Communications Commission, South Korea’s top telecom regulator, decided Monday to place business suspension orders on three mobile carriers and KT Corp. for violating …

SEOUL, Korea-In a surprising move, the Korea Communications Commission (KCC), South Korea’s top telecom regulator, decided Monday to place business suspension orders on three mobile carriers and KT Corporation for …

SEOUL, South Korea-South Korean mobile operator KT ICOM, the wideband-CDMA subsidiary of KTF, said it will launch commercial W-CDMA services next June. International press reports said KT-ICOM signed a contract …

SEOUL, South Korea—LG Electronics Co. said it offered to buy a 3-percent stake in KT Corp. for about $414.5 million, the first investor to make such a declaration. The South …

SEOUL, South Korea—Microsoft said it has agreed to jointly develop a wireless Web browser with KT Freetel Co., using Microsoft’s Mobile Explorer or wireless application protocol. “The new browser is …

NEW YORK—A trio of wireless carriers tapped the deep well of the debt markets last week, collectively raising nearly $2 billion. Korea Telecom was first out of the starting gate, …

BEIJING—Qualcomm signed an agreement to allow KT Freetel to launch its Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless (BREW) to end users in South Korea on 1x networks. Both companies signed the …

BEIJING—Qualcomm Inc. said it signed an agreement to allow KT Freetel to launch its Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless to end users in South Korea on cdma2000 Ix networks. Both …

COSTA MESA, Calif.-In its semi-annual update, the CDMA Development Group said it believes that thus far, 2001 has been a successful one for CDMA technology, as proven by rapid subscriber …

TOKYO-Korea Telecom Freetel, South Korea’s second-largest mobile carrier, launched 1XRTT technology in May, targeting to win 1 million 1X subscribers during the first year. To facilitate more advanced data services, …

Brandishing Korea as a model, the CDMA Development Group looks at the future of its technology through rose-tinted lenses. With the battle for market share boiling up over the next …

SEOUL, South Korea-South Korea awarded much-coveted third-generation (3G) mobile service licenses to SK Telecom, the country’s largest mobile carrier, and state-run Korea Telecom on 15 December. The race, however, is …

HONG KONG-“Third-generation services are here,” proclaimed the advertisements from Qualcomm at International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Telecom Asia 2000. “The wait is over.” Korea’s SK Telecom was the first operator to …

NEW YORK-For Samsung Telecommunications America, South Korea’s mandatory elimination of wireless handset subsidies created a ripple effect across the ocean that translates into more aggressive marketing in the United States. …

Alcatel Europe. With Orange as a strategic supplier for its third-generation networks throughout Europe. Value: Undisclosed Italy. With Wind Telecomunicazioni as a preferred third-generation network supplier. Value: Undisclosed Ericsson China. …

SEOUL, South Korea-The South Korean Ministry of Information and Communication has extended the deadline for third-generation mobile licenses until the end of October, one month later than its original deadline. …