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Commercialization of inter-operator VoLTE service opens VoLTE era

The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (MSIP) announced on the 22nd that Voice over LTE (VoLTE) service developed through interworking among the Korean big 3 operators will be fully commercialized on the 23rd. MSIP, jointly with the big 3, conducted a final testing for VoLTE commercialization on the 20th. VoLTE is data-based voice call service offered via 4G LTE networks, and can...

11/22/2015

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Opening of 100% LTE - Mobile Telecommunication Businesses Finish VoLTE Linkage

Generation of 100% LTE that has data and voice-calling use LTE is finally here. Clear quality of sound that is almost identical to original sound, fast connection and new additional services are expected. Mobile telecommunication businesses also have started on developing new services in response to VoLTE, and it seems that 3G is about to be terminated real soon. According to communication...

11/11/2015

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LG U+ and Nokia: CA and pooling demonstration using vRAN and commercial smartphone

With 5G service scheduled to arrive in 2018, LG U+ and Nokia presented a new technology that can connect both 4G Remote Radio Head (RRH) and 5G RRH to one Digital Unit (DU), at the Nokia headquarters on the 16th. The technology is known to accelerate introduction of a next-generation base station platform, virtualized Radio Access Network (vRAN). The new vRAN makes resource pooling more effic...

09/16/2015

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LG U+ awarded for VoLTE Service at MWC Shanghai 2015

On July 15, LG U+ was awarded for its contribution in development of LTE-based interconnected VoLTE service at Mobile World Congress (MWC) Shanghai 2015. LG U+, Korea's largest VoLTE service provider, has provided VoLTE service to its LTE subsribers since 2012, and now is offering HD Voice service to its 7 million subscribers in the nation. The company also has over 3 million users...

07/22/2015

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KT opened 5G R&D center with 6 Global Mobile Vendors

KT, an ICT industry leader in Korea who has just commercialized GiGA LTE only a month ago, announced on the 9th that it now opened 5G R&D Center, equipped with the latest network equipment and professionals from global leading vendors, at its Woomyon Research Center in Seoul, to take the lead in development of 5G ecosystem around the world. Two months ago in May, the company executed MoUs...

07/16/2015

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SK Telecom’s Indoor LBS Platform Wizturn Applied to Kyobo Book Center

K Telecom today announced that its advanced indoor location-based service (LBS) platform ‘Wizturn’ is bringing innovative changes to the O2O market by enabling the development and launch of ‘WingK,’ a new type of indoor-based service for Korea’s largest bookstore chain Kyobo Book Center. Wizturn (www.wizturnhub.com) is SK Telecom’s home-grown beacon-based...

07/07/2015

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A Generation Where ‘GiGA Internet is connected through a Phone Line’ Is starting…There...

A Generation where GiGA speed Internet is used through a copper landline is starting. It is predicted that this technology is rapidly developing due to preparation of standard for global technologies. It is forecasted that Very-high-bit-rate Digital Subscriber Line (VDSL) service, which takes up 9% of all internet subscribers, will be changed rapidly. It is also predicted that GiGA Korea that...

06/24/2015

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World's First Inter-Carrier VoLTE Service available in November

Korea, which presented the world's first VoLTE service in 2012, is now getting ready to present the world's first inter-carrier VoLTE service in November. The Ministry of Science, ICT, and Future Planning (MSIP) announced on the 17th that the Korean big 3 mobile carriers would participate in a trial VoLTE service at the end of June, and gradually expand it until the service is fully lau...

06/23/2015

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6 New Home IoT Services by LG U+

New home IoT services driven by the Korea's first Z-wave commercialization: U+ Switch, U+ Plug, U+ Energy Meter, U+ Open Sensor, Door Lock, and Room Temperature Regulator Remotely control lights, room temperature, plugs and door locks, check the electricity usage, or detect intrusion using window sensors at home In line with its open source IoT platform policy, LG U+ is currently in par...

05/18/2015

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KT to initialize Korea’s Smart Energy Technology in Uzbekistan

KT to initialize Korea’s smart energy technology in Uzbekistan. KT’s smart energy capability enters overseas expansion. KT (CEO Hwang Chang-Gyu, www.kt.com) announced on the 11th of May that it has concluded the Advanced Electricity Metering development project with Uzbekenergo, Uzbekistan’s power authority, the value of which is about $101 million (₩1.2 billion.) The proj...

05/12/2015

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SK Telecom, gearing up to enhance Bundled Plans Marketing and Integrated Media Business...

SK Broadband, a Korean ultra-high speed Internet and IPTV (Internet TV) service provider, held an extraordinary general shareholders meeting on May 6th, and resolved to return to its original plan to become a 100% subsidiary of SK Telecom. Back in March, SK Telecom offered to swap its shares with SK Broadband's at a rate specified, or to buy out SK Broadband shareholders for KRW 4,645 p...

05/06/2015

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Busan Subway becoming the World’s First Place to have Commercial LTE-R Set Up

Busan Transportation Corporation (BTC) has begun on setting up LTE-R in their subway. LTE-R is railroad network based on long term evolution (LTE) that the domestic research team has developed. It is being evaluated as exportation worth business. The Public Safety LTE(PS-LTE) that is used by National Disaster Safety Communication Network has similar requirements as LTE-R and therefore they will...

04/27/2015

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Netmanias Interview with Kisan Telecom at MWC 2015: Kisan Telecom introduced Korea's Ad...

Despite the recent trend of capacity-driven network paradigm (such as small cell), repeater solutions, such as In-building DAS and RF/ICS repeater, have been continuously playing a large part in radio network infrastructure, from 2G/GSM to LTE. Particularly, Korean telecom operators have preferred to deploy their radio network infrastructure with a large number of repeater systems across th...

04/02/2015

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SK Telecom’s Weather Information System caught the Visitors' Eye at MWC 2015

SK Telecom presented a variety of fascinating IoT services at MWC 2105. But, the most fascinating of all was Weather Pong. Weather Pong is a real-time weather information service that installs dedicated weather monitoring sensors and communication modules (IoT GWs) at cell sites, collects all weather information (i.e. precipitation, temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, wind directio...

03/16/2015

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SK Telecom signs MOUs with Taiwan Mobile, Skytel and Nokia Networks at MWC 2015

SK Telecom announced today that it signed MOUs with a number of overseas companies while participating in the 2015 GSMA Mobile World Congress being held in Barcelona, Spain. Aimed at expanding its presence in the global markets with extensive knowhow and experience in industry-leading mobile network technologies, SK Telecom has entered into MOUs with three different companies namely Taiwan Mo...

03/05/2015

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KT CEO Hwang Chang-Gyu, the only CEO in the Asia Region, gives Keynote Speech at the MWC

▲ KT confirms Tech of KT leadership in “The Road to 5G” session with its keynote speech. Through his keynote speech on 5G network services, KT CEO Hwang Chang-Gyu showed a wonderful glimpse of the future at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2015, held in Barcelona, Spain. As the primary speaker for “The Road to 5G” session, CEO Hwang stated, “In the era of the I...

03/04/2015

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Samsung unveils Galaxy S6 And Galaxy S6 Edge

Samsung announced its entirely redefined smartphones, the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge. Creating a new standard for design, craftsmanship and performance, the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge seamlessly blend premium materials with the most advanced Samsung technology to offer consumers an unmatched mobile experience. “With the all new Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge, Samsung is offering what&...

03/02/2015

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SK Telecom says, Multimedia and Big Data are the Strengths of Our Emergency Network

SK Telecom officially announced that it would participate in the National Disaster and Safety Communication Network (hereinafter referred to as the emergency network) project. SK Telecom became the first of the three mobile carriers to hold a media event on the afternoon of February 9, and developed the best emergency network design model that reflects the characteristics of 700㎒ frequency....

02/11/2015

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License Assisted Access (LAA or LTE-U) live in Ericsson Labs for Verizon, SK Telecom an...

Ericsson and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. combine licensed and 5 GHz unlicensed spectrum on small cells to deliver data-speed boost up to 450 Mbps Verizon, SK Telecom and T-Mobile US, Inc. executives observe License Assisted Access (LAA) peak rate and fair-sharing demonstrations in Ericsson labs in Canada and Sweden Ericsson and Qualcomm Technologies to demonstrate LAA at Mobile World Congress...

02/10/2015

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Samsung advances Smart eMBMS Solution with Improved Video Experience

Broadcast over LTE technology allows for better video streaming with reduced network load Samsung Electronics, a leading provider of mobile broadband networking solutions, today announced significant upgrades to the feature set of its award-winning Smart eMBMS solution, designed to bring important network quality enhancements to operators, with a particular emphasis on an improved video expe...

02/02/2015

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