Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories!
Ericsson asks what...
SK Telecom: '5G cloud gaming will shift the paradigm in the video game industry'
In September, SK Telecom was named Microsoft’s “exclusive operating partner” for its cloud gaming service, xCloud, in Korea, which established a partnership to deliver the streaming service to South Korea over...
SK Telecom tested SA 5G transmission on a multi-vendor network
SK Telecom expects to start offering standalone (SA) 5G services in Korea in the first half of 2020, the telco said in a statement.
The carrier said it successfully accomplished what it claims to be the...
South Korea was the first country to commercially launch a nationwide 5G network in April 2019, a feat made possible when all three of the mobile network operators in the country simultaneously switched on 5G. As we approach the first anniversary of that milestone...
SK Telecom seeks shift from telco to ICT company
After announcing plans for a U.S.-based broadcasting joint venture at last year's Consumer Electronics Show, SK Telecom and Sinclair Broadcast Group have officially launched the new business. Cast.era, based in Arlington, Virginia, will focus on cloud...
Korean telco SK Telecom announced the launch of the ‘Global MEC Task Force’ with Bridge Alliance member operators, including Singtel, Globe, Taiwan Mobile and PCCW Global, for cooperation in 5G mobile edge computing (MEC).
Under this new partnership, SK Telecom will share its lessons-learned in...
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories!
Small cells: They're...
Ericsson, Telia and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) have partnered to carry out a demonstration of a 5G autonomous ferry, Ericsson said in a release.
The partners have successfully demonstrated a small connected passenger ferry, using artificial intelligence (AI), in the Norwegian...
The ship’s safe arrival was confirmed using an SK Telecom real-time video monitoring platform.
SK Telecom and Samsung Heavy Industries set sail with their 5G-based autonomous navigation platform, which will allow ships to move and set destinations on their own.
Samsung provided 3.3m craft for the...
South Korea expects to reach 5 million subscribers in the 5G segment by the end of the year, Korean news service Yonhap reported, citing government data.
Almost 4 million South Koreans had subscribed to 5G as of the end of October, adding 516,000 from the...
Vodafone is embedding AWS compute and storage services at the edge of its 5G network in Europe, starting in the UK and Germany and rolling out to other European territories. IoT devices and developers will be able to take advantage of single-digit millisecond latencies,...
5G seeing a strong take rate in Korea with 4M subs
South Korea’s government urged local telecom carriers to expand their 5G networks across the country, Korean press reported.
During a meeting with representatives of local operators SK Telecom, KT Corp. ad LG Uplus, officials from...
Korea’s largest telecom operator SK Telecom signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Korea National Policy Agency (KNPA) and the Korea Road Traffic Authority (KoROAD) to cooperate in sharing traffic signal information and T Map data and to jointly develop 5G technologies for...
South Korean mobile operator KT expects to end this year with a total of 1.5 million subscribers in the 5G segment, the operator’s CFO Yoon Kyung-keun said during a conference call with investors.
According to KT’s latest earnings report, the telco ended the third quarter...
Korean carrier SK Telecom has reached 1.5 million subscribers in the 5G segment, representing a share of 44% in the local 5G market, the carrier’s CFO Poong-Young Yoon said on a conference call with investors.
The executive said that the company expects to end this...
LG U+ taps Ericsson as RAN vendor for NSA 5G network
Ericsson has been selected by Korean communication service provider LG U+ as a 5G radio access network (RAN) vendor for its 3.5 GHz Non-Standalone (NSA) 5G network, the Swedish vendor said in a statement.
Ericsson...
South Korean mobile operator KT says it surpassed 1 million 5G subscribers as of September 21, according to Korean press reports.
The mobile network operator launched commercial 5G services in the country in early April. KT is the second largest carrier in the Asian country,...
And what’s the path to 5G profitability?
Looking back on the transition from 3G to 4G, Huawei’s Mohamed Madkour, VP of wireless and cloud core network marketing and solution sales, said operators followed a “cap and grow” strategy that just doesn’t apply to the 4G...
SK Telecom: "SA 5G will be the cornerstone of the true 5G era"
Korean mobile operator SK Telecom (SKT) and network infrastructure vendor Ericsson have completed testing of an end-to-end 5G transmission using handsets, radio equipment and a 5G core, a critical step towards the...
The global cloud gaming market size is expected to reach $740 million by the end of 2025
SK Telecom has been deemed Microsoft’s “exclusive operating partner” for its cloud gaming service, xCloud, in Korea. The pair have partnered up to deliver the streaming service to...
Korean companies Samsung Electronics and SK Telecom announced they have carried out a successful demonstration of how 5G technology can improve motor racing experiences for fans.
The demonstration, held at the Korea International Circuit race track, was carried out using Samsung Networks’ end-to-end 5G mmWave...
Korean carrier SK Telecom claimed to be first mobile operator in the world to exceed the 1 million 5G subscriber mark, the company said in a release.
This milestone was achieved on August 21. The company's 5G subscribers currently represent more than 3.5% of its...
How much does a 5G modem improve performance? Ookla analyzed recent results from its Speedtest Intelligence data from July 2019 on Sprint and Verizon's 5G networks, matching up results from the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G and the LG V50 ThinQ 5G, which both rely...
The number of 5G subscribers in South Korea hit the 2 million mark this week, four months after local carriers commercially launched the technology, local press reported citing data from the industry.
So far, SK Telecom is leading the Korean 5G market with 840,000 subscribers,...
