SK had previously selected the three vendors as its preferred bidders for 5G gear
South Korea’s largest mobile operator, SK Telecom, announced that it has successfully tested interoperability between a 5G Non Standalone (NSA) core developed by compatriot company Samsung Electronics and 5G base stations...
Deutsche Telekom and SK Telecom will invest in areas including edge computing and quantum cryptography
German telco Deutsche Telekom and Korean carrier SK Telecom have entered into a cross=investment agreement, aiming to strengthen their competitiveness in 5G.
Under the agreement, SK Telecom plans to invest in...
SK Telecom said that the test used spectrum in the 3.5 GHz band
South Korean carrier SK Telecom says it has completed the first call in a test bed using commercial 5G equipment provided by compatriot firm Samsung Electronics.
The carrier said the test utilized the...
South Korean carriers are still in the process of selecting 5G suppliers
Chinese vendor Huawei said it is open to working with South Korean authorities to provide all the required information about the security of the firm’s 5G equipment, in a public statement on the...
Samsung said SK Telecom’s 5G deployment will kick off next month
Korean telecom operator SK Telecom has selected compatriot company Samsung Electronics for the provision of 5G solutions, including a 3GPP Release 15-compliant core and Radio Access Network for 5G New Radio.
SK Telecom and Samsung...
SK Telecom said Samsung, Nokia and Ericsson will be the carrier’s preferred bidders for its 5G network
South Korean carrier SK Telecom has selected Samsung Electronics, Nokia and Ericsson as preferred bidders for its 5G network equipment ahead of the launch of commercial 5G services...
The three Korean telcos previously agreed to launch 5G services in March 2019
South Korea’s three major mobile operators – SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus – are expected to announce their 5G network equipment suppliers during September, Korea Times reported.
The three telcos are in...
Juniper Research said NTT DoComo, SK Telecom, LG U+, KT and Softbank will be at the forefront of 5G development
Japan and South Korea will lead the development of 5G technology, with the two markets accounting for 43% of global 5G connections in 2019, according...
The Korean telco said that initial plans stipulate the deployment of 300 sensors in the short term
Korean operator SK Telecom announced plans to install earthquake-detecting sensors at its base stations in 8,000 spots nationwide to improve earthquake forecasting, Korean press reported. The carrier signed...
The country’s three carriers plan to launch commercial 5G services in March 2019
South Korea’s three mobile operators have agreed to launch commercial 5G services at the same time to avoid unnecessary competition, local press reported.
At a meeting with the heads of SK Telecom, KT,...
SK Telecom, KT and LG U+ have secured spectrum in both 3.5GHz and 28GHz bands
South Korea has completed a tender process through which it awarded spectrum in both 3.5 GHz and 28 GHz bands for the provision of 5G services.
The government had made available...
Korea's top mobile carrier partners with drone maker DJI to add live- streaming high-def video to drones.
Korean mobile operator SK Telecom and China-based drone-maker DJI have agreed to co-develop high-performance, high-definition live video streaming capabilities for drones for use on mobile networks. A live, real-time,...
The South Korean government aims to award the first 5G licenses on 15 June
South Korean mobile operators SK Telecom, KT and LG U+ have applied for the country's first auction for 5G spectrum, local news agency Yonhap reports, citing a statement from the Korean...
South Korea’s government aims to award spectrum in both 3.5GHz and 28GHz bands
South Korean mobile operators have until next week in order to apply for 5G licenses in a spectrum auction to be carried out by the Ministry of Science and ICT.
The Korean government...
The government confirmed local carrier SK Telekom, KT Corp. and LG U+ will take part in the 5G spectrum auction scheduled for 15 June
South Korea announced it will hold its first auction of 5G spectrum on June 15, according to Korean press reports.
The Ministry...
Operators in South Korea and China embrace network sharing to accelerate 5G deployment
As carriers ready an initial slate of commercial 5G services, it's apparent that the next-generation of mobile networks will require major capital investment in network densification to deliver on multi-gigabit mobile broadband,...
The government confirmed three operators will bid for 28 blocks of spectrum in the 3.5Ghz band and 24 blocks in the 28Ghz band
The government of South Korea set the reserve price of the auction for 5G frequencies at 3.3 trillion won ($3.1 billion), according...
Mobile operators in South Korea had recently announced plans to launch commercial 5G services next year
South Korean mobile operators have plans to share the costs for the deployment of a nationwide 5G network in the Asian country, according to published reports citing government sources.
The...
The Korean telco announced it is investing in quantum cryptography to secure communications channels for autonomous cars
BARCELONA- Korean telecommunications operator SK Telecom said 5G technologies will be essential for the future development of autonomous driving capabilities, the telco’s SVP for software and R&D, Kang-Won...
SK Telecom developed "hologram AI" and autonomous driving solutions for consumers, and fronthaul and relay tech for the network
With a high rate of mobile penetration, competitive carrier landscape, governmental support and a tech-savvy user population, South Korea is seen as an early debut market...
SK Telecom teasing a 5G-PON deal announcement next week
South Korean telecommunications firm SK Telecom announced plans to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Nokia and Cisco aimed at expanding 5G-Passive Optical Network (5G-PON) technology globally.
The operator said the new agreement will be signed...
 Huawei highlighted the testbed is a step forward towards the commercialization of 5G services
Spanish telecommunications group Telefónica and vendor Huawei have completed what the companies claim to be the world’s first proof-of-concept (PoC) testbed for 5G based vehicle communication networks (5G-V2X) in their joint...
SK Telecom said the new group currently has 200 employees
Korean telecommunications operator SK Telecom has formed a 200-member task force in order to speed up the process to launch commercial 5G services in the Asian country. SK Telecom said the task force is making all...
The Korean telco has completed a four-hour test drive earlier this month
The government of South Korea has allowed mobile network operator KT to test a self-driving bus in capital Seoul.
With this permission, the operator can test its 45-passenger autonomous bus on public roads. KT...
