The Korean telco said the new chips will improve security of IoT products
Korean telecommunications firm SK Telecom announced the development of a prototype of an ultra-small quantum random number generator (QRNG) chip.
SK Telecom said that QRNG generates true random numbers without any kind of...
The telco expects to launch a remote smart metering system in partnership with Chinese companies
Korean telecom operator SK Telecom is planning to enter the Chinese internet of things (IoT) market with the launch of a remote smart metering system for a gas utility, Korean...
Report: 5G service provider revenues will hit $269 billion by 2025
In a new report from Juniper Research, focused on the outlook for 5G development and commercialization, suggests operators in the Asia Pacific region are ahead of the curve when it comes to developing next-generation...
A new architectural framework
SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s largest wireless telecommunications operator, announced the commercialization of a new network functions virtualization management and orchestration (NFV MANO) platform known as T-MANO to advance the deployment of virtualized network tools and software.
The main idea behind NFV...
SK Telecom plans gigabit LTE for first half of 2018
SK Telecom says it covers 53 cities in Korea with LTE-Advanced Pro coverage that utilizes five component-carrier carrier aggregation and four-by-four multiple-input-multiple-output antenna technology, and that it's getting ready to launch gigabit-speed LTE-A Pro in the...
When I say "hologram call," I assume most of us immediately picture Princess Leia pleading for Obi-Wan Kenobi's help as a tiny, 3D image projected from R2D2. While the experiment conducted by carriers Verizon and KT isn't exactly that, it's still pretty cool.
According to...
A new report from SNS Research predicts larger operators in the U.S. and South Korea are set to drive prestandard 5G deployment spending.
With a “5G” technology standard now making more progress through the Third Generation Partnership Project, operators are set to increase...
Google said it plans to build software platforms allowing mobile operators to run network services in virtualized environments.
Google recently bolstered its telecommunications-based software moves, announcing deals with Bharti Airtel and SK Telecom, and plans to build a platform designed to allow...
DT and SK Telecom network slices are now available in the other telco’s footprint
Korean telco SK Telecom, together with German operator Deutsche Telekom (DT) and Swedish vendor Ericsson have jointly built and demonstrated what they claim to be the world’s first intercontinental 5G trial...
5G trial reached a peak rate of 3.6 Gbps for a connected car traveling at 170 kph.
SK Telecom, Ericsson and BMW Korea witnessed peak data rates of 3.6 gigabits per second to a connected vehicle traveling at 170 kph. The test was...
Thai government looks to develop IoT initiatives including a smart city project in Phuket.
SK Telecom signed a contract with Thai state-run telecommunication operator CAT Telecom for the deployment of internet of things networks and technology consulting.
Under terms of the deal SK...
SK Telecom reported operating revenue of $3.82 billion.
South Korean operator SK Telecom said it ended 2016 with 21.07 million LTE subscribers, surging 11.1% year-on-year, according to the telco’s earnings release. SK Telecom also said 21.87 million of its customers were using smartphones at...
In addition to artificial intelligence and the internet of things, the South Korean telco will also heavily invest in the development of 5G technologies.
SK Telecom confirmed it will spend 5 trillion won ($4.2 billion) over the next three years to develop technology...
Subsea fiber infrastructure expected to enhance connectivity between Australia and Asia.
Australian subsea cable operator Trident Subsea Cable and Indonesian company Triasmitra entered into a strategic venture to own and operate a telecommunications fiber cable connecting Singapore and Indonesia.
The two companies said...
Tests expected to accelerate 5G NR specs in 3GPP Release 15.
Qualcomm and Ericsson plan to conduct interoperability testing and over-the-air field trials based on 5G "New Radio" standards with SK Telecom. The 5G NR designation is being looked at by the Third...
The two firms look to launch LoRa-capable solutions in early 2017.
South Korean telecommunications firm SK Telecom inked a memorandum of understanding with Honeywell Korea, a provider of automation and control solutions, for a low power wide area-based "internet of...
The telco aims to launch 5G trial networks in Seoul and other cities to support connected cars and VR
Korean mobile operator SK Telecom has deployed what it claims to be the world's largest millimeter wave-based "5G" trial network using the 28 GHz band at...
SK Telecom also announced plans to launch 35 IoT services before the end of the year
Korean operator SK Telecom has already completed the development of 24 different internet of things (IoT) services for the domestic market. New services include several areas including gas and electricity.
SK Telecom is pushing enhanced...
Combination of SDN organizations to keep ONF name and be headed by ON.Lab director; merger set to be completed by end of 2017
Just over a month after losing its executive director, the Open Networking Foundation announced a merger with fellow software-defined networking organization Open...
Telia Company and Ericsson reached peak rates of 15 Gbps and a latency below 3 ms in a live 5G field trial in Sweden.
Sweden-based Telia Company and Ericsson announced back in January their joint goal of making their homeland’s capital Stockholm – together with Estonia’s...
Despite the proliferation of endpoints, only a third of enterprises have an endpoint protection strategy, a new survey reveals.
The number and nature of critical endpoints in enterprise networks is evolving as employee-owned devices, virtual machines, point-of-sale terminals, Internet of Things (IoT) devices and servers...
The ELAA demo used 2.6 GHz licensed spectrum band and 5 GHz unlicensed spectrum band
Qualcomm and SK Telecom are claiming the first over-the-air demonstration of enhanced licensed assisted access and licensed assisted access that utilizes both licensed and unlicensed spectrum.
The demo took place at SK...
The two Korean firms developed a millimeter wave 5G system in August 2015
Korean telecommunications operator SK Telecom, together with Samsung Electronics, has successfully tested handover between 5G base stations at 28 GHz in the outdoor environment.
SK Telecom and Samsung claimed to be the world’s...
Claiming a world first, he Korean telco said the new technology paves the way for 5G network innovation
SK Telecom and Finnish vendor Nokia have implemented what they claim to be the world’s first cloud-based software-defined radio access network (SDRAN)--also known as Cloud RAN--in a commercial...
