SK Telecom's demonstration of low-latency and high-quality VR streaming
10/16/2016 | By Yunhee Son
On the 16th, SK Telecom declared its successful demonstration of ultra-high quality 4K (Four times better than Full HD) VR live broadcasting conducted in cooperation with SK Broadband at its Bundang R&D Center.
KT demoed a new indoor 5G repeater
10/14/2016 | By Yunhee Son
KT announced on the 9th that it, in cooperation with a local SME, successfully conducted a demonstration of a '5G repeater' that can give excellent 5G coverage inside of buildings in a very cost-efficient way.
10/10/2016 | By Dr. Michelle M. Do
KT’s Chairman Chang-Gyu Hwang delivered a special speech last month at Harvard Business School on ‘Power of the Network’, introducing the company’s GiGAtopia (KT’s Forward Looking Strategy) along with details of its network innovation, and highlighting the infinite possibilities that can be brought by the next-generation network.
SK Telecom’s 5G Technologies Win Global Recognition
09/28/2016 | By Netmanias
SK Telecom has won the “Biggest Contribution of 5G R&D” and “Most Notable Partnership between an Operator and Solutions Provider” held in Singapore on September 27, 2016. Also, on the same day, SK Telecom has been named the winner of the “Best 5G Initiative” award at RAN World Awards 2016 held in Dusseldorf, Germany.
09/23/2016 | By NETMANIAS
SK Telecom and Samsung have become the world’s first to verify the performance of the 5G handover technology by connecting multiple millimeter wave base station systems to operator’s fiber optics infrastructure.
09/12/2016 | By NETMANIAS
SK Telecom today announced that together with Nokia, it has successfully implemented the world’s first cloud-based SDRAN (Software-Defined RAN) - also known as Cloud RAN - in a commercial network.
09/10/2016 | By Netmanias
SK Telecom announced on the 8th that it executed an MoU with Korea Expressway Corporation (KEC) and Korea Electronics Technology Institute (KETI) for technological partnership in relation to V2X (Vehicle to Everything), a next-generation automobile communication for self-driving vehicles.
08/30/2016 | By Netmanias
The South Korean government deliberated on 'withdrawal of frequeny in 3,400 - 3,700 MHz' and 'allocation of new frequency' at the 4th Frequency Deliberation Committee held on the 24th.
SK Telecom unveiled ‘NV Array’, a 5G storage medium co-developed with Facebook
08/23/2016 | By Yongjoo Kim
SK Telecom announced on the 15th that it unveiled NV array, a next-generation storage medium for 5G mobile communication that it co-developed with Facebook, at Flash Memory Summit 2016 (FMS 2016), the world's largest event focused on flash memory solutions.
SK Telecom Signs MOU with Verizon for Technical Collaboration in the Field of 5G
08/17/2016 | By Netmanias
SK Telecom today announced that it has entered into a MOU with Verizon, the largest wireless telecommunications provider in the United States, to drive standardization and to conduct joint studies in the field of 5G.
08/02/2016 | By Minji Choi
SK Telecom plans to prioritize efforts on implementation of Software Defined Network (SDN) and Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) from the second half of the year with the aim of taking the lead in 5G era.
Samsung Joins White House Initiative for Advanced Wireless Research
07/17/2016 | By NETMANIAS
Samsung Electronics America today announced its participation as a board member of the Advanced Wireless Research Initiative (AWRI), a public-private partnership spearheaded by the White House to accelerate the development of next generation 5G wireless networks in the United States.
SK Telecom to commercialize Network Slicing Technology in 2018
07/16/2016 | By Kwon, Dongjun
SK Telecom is working with Ericsson and Intel to develop ‘Network Slicing’ technology. Industries are predicting that a telecommunication service with Network Slicing will be commercialized in 2018.
[Interview] Next Generation Business Executive Explains How Samsung is Creating the Future of 5G
07/01/2016 | By NETMANIAS
Paul Kyungwhoon Cheun, Executive Vice President and Head of the Next Generation Business Team, explains the company’s most recent 5G developments and what the future of mobile communications has to offer.
06/30/2016 | By NETMANIAS
SK Telecom announced today that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Deutsche Telekom and Ericsson to cooperate in the development of the 5G core network at MWC Shanghai 2016.
Samsung Electronics Develops Key RF Technology for Smaller 5G Equipment and Devices
06/29/2016 | By Netmanias
Samsung Electronics, a leading provider of mobile telecommunications infrastructure today announced the development of breakthrough 5G-ready antenna and power amplifier technologies to enable smaller, more energy efficient 5G equipment and devices.
SK Telecom and Ericsson Demonstrate Software-Defined Telecommunications Infrastructure for 5G
06/29/2016 | By Netmanias
SK Telecom announced that it, together with Ericsson, demonstrated for the first time in the world ‘Software-Defined Telecommunications Infrastructure (SDTI)’ based on Hyperscale Datacenter System 8000 on June 20, 2016 at ‘5G Playground,’
SK Telecom and Global IT Leaders Gathered for TIP Meeting to Discuss Partnership in 5G
06/08/2016 | By Netmanias
SK Telecom is hosting the first Telco Infra Project (TIP) conference, where more than 40 global IT leaders including Facebook, Nokia, Intel, Vodafone, Deutsche Telekom AG, are presented, at SK Telecom T Tower in Seoul for two days (8th and 9th).
TDD in 28GHz: Standards for 5G Test Service for Pyeongchang Winter Olympics
05/26/2016 | By Ahn Ho-cheon
Standards for 5G test service technologies are unveiled. Developed by South Korean businesses, such as Samsung Electronics, the big 3 operators, etc., in cooperation with global vendors, the new technologies will allow for application of Time Division Duplex (TDD) method in 28GHz super-high frequency band, and provision of wideband service through interaction with LTE technologies.
SK Telecom completes Field Trial for its 5G System
04/04/2016 | By NETMANIAS
SK Telecom today announced that it, together with Samsung Electronics, had successfully tested its 5G system at 28 GHz in the outdoor environment.