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SK Telecom says no plan to bid for Hulu

Reuters | August 24, 2011 | Hyunjoo Jin South Korea's top mobile carrier, SK Telecom, said on Thursday that it had no plans to bid for U.S. online video site Hulu. Read the full article here via Reuters

SK Telecom Second-Quarter Profit Rises on Smartphone Users, New Businesses

Bloomberg | August 4, 2011 | Jun Yang SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s largest mobile-phone operator, reported a 3.7 percent increase in second-quarter profit, helped by a higher number of smartphone users and sales from new businesses. Read the full article here via Bloomberg

SKT rolls out education platform

The Korea Herald | July 18, 2011 | Cho Ji-hyun SK Telecom, the country’s top mobile carrier, has introduced an education platform for tablet PCs called “T Smart Learning,” to be rolled out next month. Read the full article here via The Korea Herald  

Bloomberg SK Telecom Drops to 8-Year Low, STX Units Fall on Hynix Bid

Bloomberg Businessweek | July 11, 2011 | Saeromi Shin, Jun Yang July 11 (Bloomberg) -- SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s largest mobile-phone operator, and units of shipping magnate Kang Duk Soo’s STX Group fell in Seoul trading after they disclosed plans to bid...

SK Telecom launches LTE in Seoul

Korean telecommunications provider SK Telecom Co. SKM) launched the country's first LTE service on July 1, providing initial service to the Seoul market. The carrier said it expects to attract 300,000 LTE customers by the end of the year and 10 million subscribers by...

ASIA: SK Telecom posts revenue, earnings gains

Korean telecom operator SK Telecom Corp. Ltd. Co. (SKM) said it earned $521 million during the first quarter of this year on the back of $2.9 billion in total revenues. The earnings were a 35.7% increase compared with the first quarter of 2010, while...

ASIA: SK Telecom posts revenue, earnings gains

Korean telecom operator SK Telecom Corp. Ltd. Co. (SKM) said it earned $521 million during the first quarter of this year on the back of $2.9 billion in total revenues. The earnings were a 35.7% increase compared with the first quarter of 2010, while...

Bits & Bytes: Genband announces Developer Challenge; SK Telecom 4G LTE demonstration; and more

Genband, developer of IP infrastructure and application solutions, announced the official opening of registration for the GENFuzion Developers Challenge, with entries submitted between April 15th, 2011 and July 15, 2011. As a contest within the GENFuzion Developer Community, the Developers Challenge recognizes and financially...

Press Release: SK Telecom Demonstrates 4G LTE for the First Time in Korea

SK Telecom | April 19, 2011 | Press Release  Plans to secure a rich 4G LTE handset lineup – smartphones, tablet PCs, data modem, etc. – within the second half of 2011  Opens an era of high-definition/3D video content via wireless networks  Dramatically reduces time required to...

Partnerships: Singtel and Chunghwa Telecom launch satellite; Virgin Media and Motricity; and more

Savtira Corporation, provider of outsourced e-commerce solutions, announced its participation in the ng Connect Program. The ng Connect Program is the multi-industry initiative driving the development of next generation broadband services and technologies based on LTE and other ultra high bandwidth technologies. Virgin...

China Mobile and SK Telecom sign joint R&D deal

GSMA News | April 1, 2011 | News Release The two top Chinese and South Korean operators – China Mobile and SK Telecom (SKT) – have forged closer links with a deal that will see them jointly develop technologies focusing on next-generation networks, device platforms,...

China Mobile and SK Telecom sign joint R&D deal

GSMA News | April 1, 2011 | News Release The two top Chinese and South Korean operators – China Mobile and SK Telecom (SKT) – have forged closer links with a deal that will see them jointly develop technologies focusing on next-generation networks, device platforms,...

China Mobile and SK Telecom sign joint R&D deal

GSMA News | April 1, 2011 | News Release The two top Chinese and South Korean operators – China Mobile and SK Telecom (SKT) – have forged closer links with a deal that will see them jointly develop technologies focusing on next-generation networks, device platforms,...

China Mobile and SK Telecom sign joint R&D deal

GSMA News | April 1, 2011 | News Release The two top Chinese and South Korean operators – China Mobile and SK Telecom (SKT) – have forged closer links with a deal that will see them jointly develop technologies focusing on next-generation networks, device platforms,...

Reader Forum: The end of an era – Selling T-Mobile USA to AT&T

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible,...

CORRECT: KT To Start Selling iPad2 In S Korea From April

Wall Street Journal | March 23, 2011 | Jung-Ah Lee ("UPDATE: KT To Start Selling iPad2 In S Korea From April" at 0526 GMT incorrectly stated that SK Telecom is in talks with Apple in the second paragraph. The correct version follows:) Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES SEOUL...

Apple twists arm of new vendor SK Telecom

Korea Times | March 14, 2011 | Kim Yoo-chul iPhone maker meddles in such details as disclosing preorders By Kim Yoo-chul SK Telecom is regarded as being at the top of the value chain in the wireless telephony industry. The Korean carrier has bossed around handset makers such...

SK Telecom to offer iPhone

Korean telecom giant SK Telecom Co. (SKM) said it will begin offering Apple Inc.'s iPhone 4 beginning March 16. The device will include the same specifications as when it was launched last summer including access to Apple's App Store.SK Telecom said the device would...

KT, Samsung end rivalry, start anew

Korea Times | March 3, 2011 | Kim Yoo-chul KT and Samsung Electronics are finding themselves closer, ending more than a year of animosity over KT's decision to introduce Apple's 3G-based iPhone, here. Sources say the gradual recovery in corporate partnership with the consumer electronics giant...

Online MP3 venders fined for price fixing

Korea JoongAng Daily | March 2, 2011   Korea’s antitrust watchdog said yesterday that it has slapped major digital music providers with a combined 18.8 billion won ($16.6 million) in fines for rigging prices of digital music content and online download services. Loen Entertainment and Mnet Media...

Plans firm to sell off AIS concessions to foreigners

Bangkok Post | March 1, 2011 | Komsan Tortermvasana The Information and Communications Technology Ministry is pushing ahead with plans to sell the mobile concessions of Advanced Info Service to a group of foreign telecom giants if compensation negotiations fail. "We are in preliminary talks with...

SK enters system-on-chip market in China

Korea IT Times | February 25, 2011 SK Telecom (NYSE:SKM) announced today that SK China has established a KRW 19-billion joint venture called "SKMtek" in partnership with MtekVision, Korea's leading fables semiconductor company. Based in Shenzhen, China, the new joint venture marks a milestone for SK...

S.Korean telcos under pressure as MVNOs ready services

Reuters | February 22, 2011 | Hyunjoo Jin and Jonathan Hopfner * Incumbents face tariff cut pressures from new players, govt * Seoul to decide on a new entrant this week * SK Tel shares fall 10 pct this year; KT down 15 pct SEOUL, Feb 23 (Reuters)...

HP helps telecom operators in Korea expand app stores for mobile users

Business Wire | February 2011 | Press Release Korea Telecom, SK Telecom, LG U+ to use apps created in unified global development platform Mobile World Congress 2011 BARCELONA, Spain--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HP (NYSE:HPQ) today announced it is providing systems integration ...