IPTV History in Korea (Channels, Resolution, VoD, Subscribers, Revenue)

05/09/2015 | By NETMANIAS

Netmanias released ONE-SHOT about "IPTV History in Korea (Channels, Resolution, VoD, Subscribers, Revenue)"

Subscription to LG U+'s 4K UHD Service reached 100,000 - in a Continuous, Bloody Battle with KT

05/06/2015 | By pioneer

As of end of March 2015, LG U+ recorded over 100,000 4K UHD service subscriptions - for the first time for a pay TV service - closely followed by its competitor, KT.

'LG Watch Urbane LTE' to be released on the 27th

03/29/2015 | By Ahn, Hocheon

LG Electronics will be releasing their ‘LG Watch Urbane LTE’ on the 27th in South Korea exclusively via LG U+. The factory price is 587 USD. LG U+ will be having smart watch plan that costs about 10 USD per month.

CEOs of Korea's Big 3 took Different Stances on 5G. Why?

03/05/2015 | By Yun Sang-ho

SKT and LGU+ to create more customer value, and KT to lead technology innovation through standardization
5G era is arriving soon, probably by 2020 as planned, and is promising 100 times faster speeds than current LTE.

Korea’s Big 3 Telecommunication Companies lead World 5G·IoT Market at MWC 2015

03/02/2015 | By Kim, Yong-ju

SK Telecom, KT, and LG U+—Korea’s three main telecommunication companies—are to show 5 Generation(5G) and IoT(Internet of Things) technologies in priority at the ‘Mobile World Congress(MWC) 2015.’

'Multiple MVNO' Strategy to be adopted in Resale Phone Industry, Multiple Circuit Strategy to spread

02/16/2015 | By Kim Yong-joo

Resale phone makers are showing signs to competitively introduce ‘multiple MVNO’ strategy to use two or more mobile carrier circuits. This is analyzed as a strategy to expand the base of resale phones by increasing subscribers’ options. Accordingly, multiple circuit strategy is forecast to spread in the resale phone industry.

SK Telecom forms an Emergency Network TFT - 3 Mobile Carriers are Battle-Ready

02/04/2015 | By Ahn Ho-cheon

SK Telecom organized the National Disaster and Safety Communication Network (hereinafter referred to as the emergency network) TFT (task force team). As a result, all three mobile carriers have dedicated teams for winning the emergency network project and are going head to head with one another.

2015 Network Infrastructure Investment Plans by KT, SK Telecom and LG U+

02/02/2015 | By Ahn Ho-cheon

The top three mobile carriers are forecast to reduce their CAPEX by about 9% this year comapred to last year.

LG U+ to lower the Service Rate of its Gigabit Internet Service, 'U+ Optical Giga'

02/01/2015 | By NETMANIAS

LG U+ announced on February 1 that it is lowering the service rate of 'U+ Optical Giga' Internet service, capable of 1 Gbps speeds - up to 10 times faster than the 100 Mbps ultra-high-speed Internet.

Mobile Carriers concentrate on the Home IoT - Competition to become the First Case of Successful IoT Intensifies

01/13/2015 | By Kim Yong-joo

Top 3 mobile carriers will join hands with manufacturers and release over 30 smart home (home IoT) products this year. They took aim at the most popular home IoT as the first case of success in the age of IoT. They are planning to flood the market with numerous products throughout the year unlike last year when they released a couple of pilot products.

LG Uplus joins the 3-Band CA Competition with the G Flex 2

01/07/2015 | By Ahn Ho-cheon

LG Uplus is accelerating the commercialization of 3-band carrier aggregation (CA). As LG Electronics (LGE) unveiled the 'G Flex 2' supporting the 3-band CA at the Consumer Electronics Show in the US on January 5 (local time), LG Uplus is now able to launch commercial service pretty soon. Samsung Electronics (SEC) is also scheduled to officially release the Galaxy Note 4 3-LTE this month. The speed competition among mobile carriers is forecast to intensify.

‘Z-wave’ emerges as Key Technology for Home IoT Services

12/29/2014 | By Ahn Ho-cheon

‘Z-wave’ is emerging as a key wireless technology for the home Internet of things (IoT) services. As Z-wave offers higher radio wave efficiency than Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and Zigbee and facilitates the securing of interoperability between terminals, the number of global common carriers and service providers opting for Z-wave as a key IoT solution is increasing.

Z-Wave Alliance Announces LG Uplus as New Principal and Board Member

12/24/2014 | By NETMANIAS

The Z-Wave Alliance, an open consortium of leading global companies deploying Z-Wave, the world’s largest ecosystem of wireless control products and services, is pleased to announce that LG Uplus has become a Principal Member of the Alliance and has joined its Board of Directors.

LG U+ launches “U+ Gaslock”, the Home IoT Service enabling Gas Valve Remote-Control

12/16/2014 | By NETMANIAS

LGU+ will release ‘U+ Gas Lock,’ which is an Internet of things service to check and lock gas valve system at home anytime, anywhere using smartphones.

Common Carriers’ Competition over Giga Internet brings warm Wind to wired Equipment Makers

11/20/2014 | By JEONG JIN-WOOK

At the competition of three common carriers over giga Internet investment, domestic wired communications equipment makers are spending a busy autumn. These companies are expected to continuously enjoy the benefits of giga Internet investment for two – three years in the future.

Fierce Competition over World’s first 3-Band CA, first Release Forecast by Year End

11/14/2014 | By AN HO-CHEON

Common carriers’ competition intensifies over the world’s first 3-band carrier aggregation (CA) technology commercialization. 3-band CA is a technology to increase speed up to 300Mbps by aggregating three frequency bands. In January this year, a Korean common carrier succeeded in demonstration for the first time.

Communications Industry challenges Network Virtualization, SK Telecom to promote NFV Business following LG U+

11/06/2014 | By AN HO-CHEON

Korea’s communications industry has challenged network functions virtualization (NFV) technology development as the first in the world. Following LG U+, SK Telecom also started a network function virtualization project implementer selection process, and thus drew attention of the solution industry as well as domestic and international communication equipment makers.

LG U+ demonstrated the World's First ‘LTE-Unlicensed’ capable of 300 Mbps, and aims to commercialize in 2H 2015

10/18/2014 | By NETMANIAS

On October 16, LG U+ announced that it successfully demonstrated a new technology 'LTE-U' (LTE in Unlicensed spectrum) that can give transmission speeds of up to four times faster than the current LTE for the first time in the world.