SK Telecom Unveils Portable AI Speaker, ‘NUGU Mini’
08/08/2017 | By Netmanias
SK Telecom today unveiled ‘NUGU Mini,’ the world’s first Korean language-based portable AI speaker. With its small size and built-in battery that runs for over four hours, the device can be used anywhere, both indoors and outdoors, to enhance user experience.
Samsung Expands Bixby Voice Capabilities in U.S. English
07/20/2017 | By Netmanias
Samsung announced on July 19 that the company has introduced Bixby voice capabilities for U.S. English in the United States and Korea.
SK Telecom Honored with Two Awards at Asia Mobile Awards 2017
06/30/2017 | By Netmanias
SK Telecom announced on 29th that it has received two awards at the GSMA Asia Mobile (AMO) Awards 2017 in the categories of ‘Best Innovation for LTE to 5G Evolution’ and ‘Best Mobile App for Connected Living.’
Samsung Begins Mass Production of First Exynos-branded IoT Solution, the Exynos i T200
06/22/2017 | By Netmanias
Samsung Electronics today announced the start of mass production of its first Exynos-branded IoT solution, the Exynos i T200. It is an optimum IoT solution to deliver the performance needed for upcoming IoT use cases.
KT Digital Healthcare Solution Enters African Stage
05/29/2017 | By Netmanias
KT (CEO Hwang Chang-Gyu) has revealed that it has exhibited a Korean model Digital Healthcare Solution at TAS 2017 (Transform Africa Summit 2017) held from May 10th to the 12th at Rwandan capital Kigali.
Samsung and KT to Launch NB-IoT Pilot Service for Friendly-Users
04/25/2017 | By Netmanias
Samsung and KT today announced the pilot service launching of NB-IoT (CAT-NB1). The service launch is targeted at friendly-users in Seoul and its metropolitan areas over a two-month period, with the aim of extending diverse service models and coverage in near future.
04/24/2017 | By Netmanias
The MSIP, a South Korean government authority, announced the finalized technological standards for Narrowband IoT commercialization on March 31th. KT and LG U+ plan to begin deployment of an NB-IoT network and launch a trial service starting from April, with an aim to launch commercial services in June.
SK Telecom Signs MOU with Bluebell Korea
04/19/2017 | By Netmanias
SK Telecom today announced that it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Bluebell Korea to cooperate for the development of new business opportunities by bringing cutting-edge ICT to the luxury retail industry.
Samsung Electronics Completes Acquisition of HARMAN
03/12/2017 | By Netmanias
Samsung Electronics today announced on February 11 it has completed the previously announced acquisition of Harman International Industries, Incorporated (“HARMAN”).
SK Telecom’s Travelling ICT Experience Center ‘T.um Mobile’ Goes to Barcelona
03/02/2017 | By Netmanias
SK Telecom today announced that it will bring T.um Mobile, a travelling ICT museum, to Barcelona to provide Spanish children with the chance to experience cutting-edge technologies.
02/28/2017 | By Netmanias
MWC 2017 is officially underway in Barcelona, and Samsung is showcasing a full slate of products, solutions and services designed to enrich consumers’ lives and transform the way businesses work.
02/24/2017 | By Netmanias
Samsung Electronics has signed a solution contract for NB-IoT with KT on February 20, 2017. Samsung and KT have set the preparation for NB-IoT to complete early this year for official commercialization and newly develop IoT market.
SK Telecom to Participate in Mobile World Congress 2017
02/23/2017 | By Netmanias
SK Telecom today announced that it will participate in the 2017 GSMA Mobile World Congress to be held from February 27 to March 2, at Fira Gran Via, Barcelona, Spain. The company has set this year's theme as "Connect Everything" and will be showcasing a wide variety of innovative technologies and services that will transform people’s lives in the future.
02/11/2017 | By Netmanias
Last week, at the ‘2017 New Year Strategies Workshop’, KT Chairman Hwang Chang Kyu unveiled a blueprint for the management strategies in his second term, announcing his great ambition to boost ‘five key platforms’ (media, smart energy, enterprise/public value enhancement, financial transaction, safety) for the three years to come.
SK Telecom and CAT Telecom Sign Contract for IoT Network and Services in Thailand
02/06/2017 | By Netmanias
SK Telecom today announced that it signed a contract with CAT Telecom (or CAT Telecom Public Company Ltd.), a state-owned telecommunications service provider in Thailand, for the deployment of IoT networks and provision of technology consulting.
KT opens up Home AI era with GiGA Genie, the world's first AI TV
01/30/2017 | By netmanias
KT unveiled GiGA Genie, the world’s first artificial intelligence (AI) TV set-top box (and also service) at a press conference held on the 17th. The company said the new device/service, developed based on network technologies grafted onto AI know-how it has long accumulated, will bring a new paradigm to consumer services.
01/19/2017 | By Netmanias
On the 11th, SK Telecom broked the news that it will invest a total of $9.2 billion, specifically $4.2 billion in building a new ICT ecosystem and $5.0 billion in deploying future network (5G, 2.6 GHz, etc.) over the next three years, in partnership with global leading companies like Samsung and Nvidia, and startups.
Samsung to Reveal Creative Lab Projects for Kids and Skincare at CES 2017
12/26/2016 | By Netmanias
Samsung Electronics announced that following the success of last year’s showcase, it will display three more Creative Lab (C-Lab) projects during CES 2017, at Eureka Park: Tag+, S-Skin and Lumini.
LG U+ to deploy NB-IoT-dedicated network
12/15/2016 | By Netmanias
LG U+ launched the deployment of an NFV-based, NB-IoT-dedicated core network equipment called ‘C-SGN’ that it developed in cooperation with Eluon, a South Korean mobile communication solution developer last month.
11/29/2016 | By Soojung Lee
SK Telecom today announced that it signed a MOU with Honeywell Korea, the leading provider of automation and control solutions. This MOU brings about the integration of SK Telecom’s LoRa network technology with Honeywell’s sensor and control devices across homes, buildings and factories.