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LTE/LTE-A commercialization by South Korea’s big 3 operators (Q2 2016)

08/08/2016

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2015 Communication Service Quality Evaluation in Korea - Average LTE Speed, 117 Mbps

The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (MSIP) of South Korea released on the 30th the results of ‘2015 communication service quality evaluation’. The nation’s average LTE speeds were recorded at 117.51 Mbps, up from the last year’s Broadband LTE-A (3X LTE) speeds of 114.4 Mbps, thanks to 3Band LTE-A (4X LTE) service launched earlier this year. Of the Korea&rsqu...

12/31/2015

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LG U+ showcased giga LTE using 4-band CA

LG U+ confirmed on the 23rd that it conducted a demonstration of giga LTE, successfully achieving up to speeds of 1.2 Gbps using LTE only. The company is planning to launch giga LTE service around the same time giga LTE-capable devices arrive in the market. Theoretically, at speeds of 1.2 Gbps, you can download a HD movie (of about 1.4 GB) in just 9 seconds, an UHD movie (of about 18 GB) i...

11/23/2015

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SK Telecom, getting ready to commercialize 5-time faster, 3-band CA

SK Telecom began working on commercialization of 3-band CA, known to support up to 375 Mbps - 5 times faster LTE. The service can be launched as early as sometime in the first half of next year, depending on how relevant policies on 2.1 GHz spectrum are finalized by the Korean government. The industry confirmed that on the 18th the company installed five-time faster 3-band LTE-A-compatible sof...

11/18/2015

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Netmanias interview with China Mobile at MWCS 2015: 4G evolution (LTE-Advanced, 4.5G) t...

Netmanias interview with China Mobile at MWCS 2015: 4G evolution (LTE-Advanced, 4.5G) technologies Part 1. LTE-Advanced ► Part 2. 4.5G (TDD+) 4.5G (TDD Evolution, TDD+) China Mobile also introduced some TDD+ (also known as TDD evolution), which can be called "not quite 5G yet, but 4.5G" technologies, in cooperation with Huawei. The figure below shows the concept of 4.5G, along...

09/03/2015

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Netmanias interview with China Mobile at MWCS 2015: 4G evolution (LTE-Advanced, 4.5G) t...

Netmanias interview with China Mobile at MWCS 2015: 4G evolution (LTE-Advanced, 4.5G) technologies ► Part 1. LTE-Advanced Part 2. 4.5G (TDD+) Earlier in July, China hosted MWC Shanghai 2015 (MWCS 2015), and Netmanias was there as a media partner of the event, analyzing LTE evolution and 5G strategies of many global leading operators and vendors. Today, we will look into 4G and 5G...

09/01/2015

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LTE/LTE-A commercialization by South Korea’s big 3 operators (Q2 2015)

08/19/2015

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Hear from CTOs of Korean Telcos (2) LG U+: LG U+'s Mobile Network Evolution Strategies

For the rest of the Q3 2015 issue of Korea Communication Review magazine please click here Hear from CTO of Korean Telcos 1. Dr. Dongmyun Lee, CTO of KT: Leading 5G through wired/wireless Integration ► 2. Mr. Changwoo Lee, CTO of LG U+: LG U+'s Mobile Network Evolution Strategies 3. Dr. Jingsung Choi, CTO of SK Telecom: SK Telecom's 5G Evolution Strategies...

05/21/2015

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SK Telecom completed Construction of 26,000 3-Band LTE-A Base Stations

SK Telecom on March 31 announced that it has completed construction of 26,000 2.1GHz base stations across the nation for 3-band LTE-A service provision. Now SK Telecom users can enjoy 3-band LTE-A service in 85 major cities of Korea, including Seoul and 6 metropolitan cities. The company plans to build additional 5,000 base stations by August to make sure it has the nation's largest 3...

03/31/2015

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LTE/LTE-A Commercialization in Korea (Feb. 1, 2015)

02/07/2015

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Korean big 3, getting ready for 5G SK Telecom, KT and LG U+ (3): LG U+

For the rest of the Q1 2015 issue of Korea Communication Review magazine please click here 3. 5G Strategies by LG U+ LG U+, acknowledging service as a more important factor in 5G than speed, is putting more efforts into developing differentiated services than mere technologies competition. That is, it is taking a stance that it would develop 5G services first, and then take care of t...

01/27/2015

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KT officially launches “Broadband LTE-A X4”, a 3-Band LTE-A Service targeting All Custo...

On January 20, KT announced that, targeting all customers, it launched commercial service of “Broadband LTE-A X4”, which is four times faster than the existing LTE, in time for the official launch of Samsung Electronics’ “Galaxy Note 4 S-LTE. Galaxy Note 4 S-LTE is Samsung Electronics’ flagship model. It is equipped with an S-Pen, a popular feature of the exist...

01/20/2015

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Korean big 3, getting ready for 5G SK Telecom, KT and LG U+ (2): SK Telecom

For the rest of the Q1 2015 issue of Korea Communication Review magazine please click here 2. 5G Strategies by SK Telecom Immediately after KT announced its new vision GiGAtopia in May, 2014, SK Telecom, the No. 1 mobile operator in Korea, also presented ICTnomics (ICT + Economics) designed to integrate ICT into a wide range of industries as the core concept of its 30-year growth plan....

01/20/2015

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LTE/LTE-A Commercialization in Korea (Jan. 1, 2015)

01/15/2015

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Korean big 3, getting ready for 5G SK Telecom, KT and LG U+ (1): KT

For the rest of the Q1 2015 issue of Korea Communication Review magazine please click here In Korea, LTE service began back in July 2011. Then in June 2013 when LTE subscription exceeded 40% of the nation's total mobile subscription, LTE-A was commercialized for the first time in the world. Here are some facts about Korea's LTE. As of December 2014, i) Korea recorded an LTE sub...

01/14/2015

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Korea Communication Review, January 2015

Table of Content Korean big 3, getting ready for 5G (1): KT KT is the No. 1 wired and No. 2 mobile operator in Korea, and has the most powerful wired and wireless integrated networks. The company does not see 5G network as its next generation network itself, but as just one of the components that comprise its GiGA infrastructure required in GiGAtopia, its n...

01/08/2015

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Reports

SK Telecom commercializes the World’s First 3-Band LTE-A Service

SK Telecom Commercializes World’s First Tri-band LTE-A Service Launches tri-band LTE-A service by aggregating three different frequency bands: At its peak speed of 300Mbps, users can download a 1GB movie in just 28 seconds Plans to offer a strong coverage by building more than 26,000 2.1GHz base stations within the first quarter of 2015 With the aim to deliver the highest quality of...

12/29/2014

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SK Telecom's RAN Evolution Strategy

10/09/2014

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SK Telecom's Network Evolution Strategies (1): Carrier Aggregation Evolution Strategy

SK Telecom is the #1 mobile operator in Korea, with sales of KRW 16.6 trillion (USD 15.3 billion) in 2013, and with 50.1% of a mobile mobile subscription market share in 2Q 2014. It launched LTE service back in July 2011, and now more than half of its subscribers are LTE service subscribers, with 55.8% of LTE penetration as of 2Q 2014. Due to LTE subscription growth, more advanced device feat...

10/07/2014

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