The three Korean telcos will support small and medium-sized enterprises by sharing 5G IoT-related tech specs
Korean operators SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus and the Radio Promotion Association of Korea (RAPA) have signed an agreement to foster the ability of small and medium-sized manufacturers...
SK Telecom and Singtel will explore the use of artificial intelligence (AI), orchestration tools and deepen the domain knowledge of network virtualization
Korean carrier SK Telecom and Singaporean telco Singtel have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the aim of collaborating on building next-generation...
Nokia stated that its future 6G plans in South Korea involve collaborating with major mobile carriers in the country
Finnish vendor Nokia is seeing South Korea as a likely candidate to commercialize 6G wireless networks and related services by 2029, local news service Korea JoongAng...
The South Korean government expected Stage X to become the country's fourth mobile operator
South Korea's Science Ministry said it will revoke the license of newcomer operator Stage X for failing to meet legal requirements to run the business, including paid-in capital of KRW 205...
The study forecast that 5G subscriptions in South Korea are estimated to represent 85.1% share of the total mobile subscriptions in 2028
Mobile services revenue in South Korea are forecast to increase from $21.1 billion last year to $25.1 billion in 2028 at a compound...
During the first quarter of 2023, SK Telecom added nearly 530,000 5G subscribers
SK Telecom, South Korea’s largest telecom operator, ended the first quarter of the year with a total of 15.93 million subscribers in the 5G segment, up 12.6% from 14.14 million in the...
The LLMs will be designed to help telcos improve their customer interactions via digital assistants and chatbots
Korea’s largest telco SK Telecom said it expects to introduce a large language model (LLM) specializing in telecom-related terms next month, according to local press reports. SK Telecom...
Analyst house Omdia has ranked the top mobile network operators in the world for their various progress with ‘tech-co’ reinvention, and placed a trio of Asia Pacific (APAC) firms in the top spots in the league table, leading the charge from their peers in...
Local telco KT Corp. took part in the UAM deomonstration in South Korea
Korean Air, in collaboration with Korea Telecom (KT), Hyundai Motor Company, Incheon International Airport Corporation (IIAC) and Hyundai Engineering & Construction said it has successfully completed what it claims is world’s first...
The South Korean government expects the public sector’s AI adoption rate to rise from 55% to 80%
The South Korean government has launched an artificial intelligence (AI) strategy council, in partnership with domestic tech firms including Naver and Kakao with the aim of developing AI...
The members of this new quantum alliance will also launch a consultative body
Korean carrier SK Telecom and six other companies including Finnish vendor Nokia formed an alliance aimed at promoting developments in the quantum ecosystem.
The partners said they will explore joint investment opportunities...
The companies said they aim to launch a joint venture company as part of this global telco AI alliance
MWC, Barcelona— Deutsche Telekom, e& Group, Singtel, SoftBank and SK Telecom officially launched the Global Telco AI Alliance (GTAA) at MWC Barcelona 2024.
During the launch event,...
SK Telecom and Rohde & Schwarz are now part of this global 6G collaboration
Japanese companies NTT Docomo and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) have added two new partners to their collaborative 6G trials with global vendors and carriers.
The two Japanese companies said that...
A new, joint white paper reviews the future prospects of vRAN base station equipment for use by telecommunications operators
Japanese operator NTT Docomo and South Korean carrier SK Telecom have released a white paper summarizing the technical outlook for base station equipment using virtualization technology.
The...
Stage X said it will deploy a total of 6,000 5G base stations nationwide
South Korean company Stage X, which has been awarded spectrum that will enable it to be the nation's fourth mobile carrier, plans to launch nationwide mobile network services in the first...
During the fourth quarter of the year, SK Telecom added nearly 524,000 5G subscribers
SK Telecom, South Korea’s largest telecom operator, ended Q4 2023 year with a total of 15.67 million subscribers in the 5G segment, up 17% from 13.4 million in the same period...
Stage X will launch its 5G network using spectrum in the 28 GHz band
A local consortium dubbed Stage X has been selected as the new company to operate the spectrum in the 28 GHz band, effectively becoming the country’s fourth mobile carrier, local news...
SK Telecom and Intel developed Inline Service Mesh utilizing Intel Xeon processors with built in AI
Korean telco SK Telecom announced that, in collaboration with Intel, it has successfully developed technology to reduce communication delays necessary for the evolution of a 6G core architecture.
In a...
In September, SK Telecom had announced its ambition to become a global artificial intelligence company
Korean telco SK Telecom aims to boost cooperation with big tech firms to fulfill its vision to become a global AI company, Korean newspaper The Korea Herald reported, citing the telco’s...
SK Telecom said the innovation consists in upgrading the cryptography used to anonymize the user digital identity on the 5G network
SK Telecom (SKT), the largest mobile operator in Korea, and Thales have partnered to test advanced quantum-resistant cryptography, or Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC).
Based on...
Current tests are laying the groundwork for RedCap to be commercialized in the 2024-2025 timeframe
Carriers and network equipment manufacturers have stepped up tests and trials of 5G New Radio Reduced Capability (RedCap) in recent months. Geographically, these tests are taking place around the world,...
SK Telecom added nearly 400,000 5G subscribers during Q3
SK Telecom, South Korea’s largest telecom operator, ended the third quarter of the year with a total of 15.15 million subscribers in the 5G segment, up 21.5% from 12.5 million in the same period the previous...
SK Telecom invested a total of $7.2 billion in U.S. startups Allganize and Imprimed
Korean carrier SK Telecom has invested a total of KRW 9.4 billion ($7.2 billion) in artificial intelligence (AI) startups Allganize and Imprimed, local newspaper The Korea Economic Daily reported.
As part of...
The government of South Korea said the 6G plan also involves the development of technologies for the upper-mid band
South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT unveiled its KRW440.4 billion ($324.5 million) research and development plan for future 6G networks, local news agency Yonhap reported.
The...
