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SK Telecom's first commercial LoRa service and other IoT services presented at 'IoT Kor...

Before we begin Earlier in late June, SK Telecom completed deployment of a nationwide LoRa network in Korea. A few weeks later, it announced LoRa service plans (ranging from KRW 350 (USD 0.30) to KRW 2,000 (USD 1.72) per month excluding VAT) while offering free LoRa modules for accelerated commercialization of LoRa services (see 'SK Telecom's IoT Target and Strategies: LoRa-based IoT...

11/16/2016

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KT's 5G roadmap: Pilot service and standardization by 2018 and world's first commercial...

Hongbeom Jeon, the head of the Infrastructure Research Center, Seongmok Oh, the head of Network Division and Changseok Seo, the head of Network Strategy Unit (from left) are having a Q&A session after 5G roadmap announcement KT, a South Korea's leading network operator, said in a press conference at KT Square in Kwanghwamoon, Seoul on the 8th that it would take the lead in global init...

11/15/2016

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Korea ICT News

KT presented the world’s first IPTV VR service

[KT’s demonstration, the world’s first VR on IPTV, through Olleh tv] KT presented the world’s first IPTV VR service ‘Olleh TV 360 GiGA VR’, the world’s first IPTV VR service unveiled on Nov. 8th Viewers can enjoy VR content at home using a remote control. No expensive VR-dedicated device is needed. To promote VR content development through ’...

11/09/2016

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Korea ICT News

Samsung to acquire Viv, the Next Generation Artificial Intelligence Platform

Samsung Electronics announced on the 6th that it has agreed to acquire Viv Labs, the intelligent interface to everything. Viv has developed a unique, open artificial intelligence (AI) platform that gives third-party developers the power to use and build conversational assistants and integrate a natural language-based interface into renowned applications and services. The transaction is subject...

10/07/2016

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AT&T's CORD - the ultimate architecture born after decades of innovation in the communi...

For the past year or so, you have probably heard of CORD, which stands for Central Office Re-architected as a Datacenter. CORD was developed by AT&T with the aim to transform conventional Central Offices (COs) in operators' networks into something similar to data centers of cloud service providers. AT&T, having conducted POCs and demonstrations on CORD architecture at its lab since las...

08/31/2016

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News on Korean regulations: The 4th Frequency Deliberation Committee (2) - Withdrawal...

4. Withdrawal of frequency in 3,400 – 3,700 MHz band Services that utilize frequency in the 3,400 – 3,700 MHz band, like mobile broadcasting relay and fixed satellite service, are either expired or discontinued. So, the frequency is to be withdrawn by the end of 2017, and will be re-allocated for mobile communication use in the future. 5. Local distribution of frequency allo...

08/30/2016

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Mobile connections in South Korea reached 60 million – driven by IoT

As of the end of June 2016, the number of mobile connections in South Korea reached a record of 60 million. Mobile phone subscription reached 54.3 million, 2.2% up from a year ago. Given the nation’s population of 52 million, the mobile market is already fully saturated. During the same period of time, the number of IoT connections has also increased to 4.8 million by 24.0%, subs...

08/04/2016

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KT to present IEEE 802.11.ac Wave2-based 'GiGA WiFi 2.0' capable of up to 1.73 Gbps

KT’s 2nd generation GiGA WiFi promises up to 1.73 Gbps Improved QoE and added security as well KT is launching ‘GiGA WiFi 2.0’ on the 22nd, supporting up to 1.73 Gbps - twice faster than the current GiGA WiFi serving public areas like coffee shops, theaters, malls, apartment building. The current GiGA WiFi, based on the global standards IEEE 802.11.ac Wave1, ca...

07/25/2016

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KT's olleh tv launched the world's first IPTV HDR service

High Dynamic Range (HDR), a technology that provides a higher level of contrast between light and dark images on the screen to create a much more realistic image, is to be used in IPTV. KT held a press conference at the KT Square in Gwanghwamun, Seoul, on the 12th, announcing the commercialization of the world’s first HDR IPTV service, along with Samsung Electronics and Warner Bros. H...

07/15/2016

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SKT to offer 500Mbps – Fastest speed by LTE so far

SK Telecom announced its plan to roll out 500Mbps LTE service starting June, and achieve 1Gbps, relying on LTE only, through 5-Band CA (Carrier Aggregation) in 2018. The company further plans to build a network in 2.6GHz band by the end of 2018 that would use the frequencies it obtained in the last auction. The new network is claimed to serve more than 90% of population in 85 cities. At a r...

05/22/2016

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Who will be the world's first operator to deploy a nationwide IoT network?

[Issue analysis-1] IoST era begins with initiatives for a nationwide IoT network deployment IoT, the next generation growth engine in the mobile communication industry, is finally unveiled. South Korea-based SK Telecom and KT, geared up with cutting-edge IoT technologies including LoRa, LTE-M, and NB IoT, etc., are to be in fierce competition to deploy the nation's (and world's) fir...

04/21/2016

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Analysis of LTE – WiFi Aggregation Solutions

Table of Content 1. Introduction 2. Current Trends in LTE - WiFi Aggregation 2.1 3GPP-based LTE - WiFi Aggregation 2.1.1 LTE in Unlicensed/Licensed Assisted Access (LTE-U/LAA) 2.1.2 LTE - WiFi Link Aggregation (LWA) 2.2 IETF-based LTE - WiFi Aggregation 2.2.1 MPTCP Proxy 3 Summary and Future Trends 1. Introduction...

03/21/2016

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Distributed Core Network for 5G demoed by SK Telecom and Nokia

On January 11th, SK Telecom released the news that it succeeded in demonstration of Korea's first wired infra 5G technology, 'Distributed Core Network', in conjunction with Nokia. With this demonstration of 5G in the core network, the company, having already demonstrated speeds of 19.1Gbps in last October, could build the nation's first end-to-end 5G technology lineup. &...

01/21/2016

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Ericsson Innovations Expedite Adoption of 'Internet of Things'

Ericsson innovations expedite adoption of "Internet of Things" Enhancements to global cellular networks support mass-market adoption of Internet of Things (IoT) New software supports low-cost devices, extends battery life, improves deep indoor and rural coverage and offers service prioritization Live demonstrations with leading ecosystem partners to be featured at CTIA Super Mobility 2015...

09/01/2015

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LG U+ achieved 600Mbps in its second LTE-U demonstration

For the rest of the Q3 2015 issue of Korea Communication Review magazine please click here In its second demonstration of LTE in Unlicensed spectrum ("LTE-U", LAA in 3GPP term) conducted last month - 7 months after its first demonstration where it showed 300 Mbps through CA of 20 MHz at 2.6 GHz and another 20 MHz at 5.8 GHz, LG U+ successfully achieved 600 Mbps through carrier aggregation (C...

06/15/2015

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SK Telecom opens ThingPlug, an Integrated IoT Platform based on oneM2M Standards

ThingPlug offers an attractive one-stop development environment as well as diverse application-enabling features for developers The company expects the platform to contribute to the creation of massive number of innovative IoT services that deliver enhanced value for customers SK Telecom today launched ‘ThingPlug,’ an open IoT platform based on oneM2M* standards, along with i...

06/10/2015

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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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KT announced Their Plan to increase Capital spending by approximately $177M more than L...

KT has secured their next generation investment resources as they earned 904 million USD by selling KT Rental. It is expected that ‘Hwang Chang-gyu’s aggressive management’ will kick into high gear at last. On March 12th, KT selected the Lotte group as their priority bidder for KT Rental, and made a 100% stock sales contract—58% of KT stocks holdings and 42% of other...

03/16/2015

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SK Telecom participates in Mobile World Congress 2015 (List of Exhibition Items at MWC...

SK Telecom participates in Mobile World Congress 2015 Demonstrates advanced network technologies aimed at accelerating the evolution towards 5G; introduces 5G platforms in five different areas, namely IoT, location-based service, intelligence, commerce and Big Data; and unveils Lifeware, new consumer-centric IoT devices developed to innovate people’s daily lives SK Telecom announced...

03/02/2015

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IEEE 802.1X-based user authentication in KT, SK Telecom and LG U+'s Wi-Fi networks

We will talk about call flow in IEEE 802.1X-based user authentication used in Korean network operators' Wi-Fi networks. Before we continue, let's take a look at what Korean operators' current Wi-Fi authentication are like first. KT provides the following SSIDs in its Wi-Fi Hotspots: ollehWiFi (with lock icon): Users are authenticated based on the IMSI stored in USIM of their...

02/26/2015

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