LG U+ is exerting itself to develop new services rather than to compete in 5G technologies. Especially, a newly introduced concept of personalized emotional care service shows the company's endeavor to provide customer-friendly services.
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. The company announced its plan to i) commercialize 5G network in 2020, and ii) develop services in w...
In Q4 2014, there were many events in Korea that gave us chances to see how the big 3 see the new 5G era, and how they are getting ready for it. We will discuss their strategies and technologies for 5G based on the presentations and demonstrations they have given so far in relation to it.
1. What is "LTE-Unlicensed"? And what's the big deal about it? 2. Korean Operators' Position (KT, SK Telecom and LG U+) 3. Discussion on Regulatory Requirements 4. LTE Advocates vs. Wi-Fi Advocates
SK Telecom introduced C-RAN right from the very early stages of the LTE service commercialization (January 2012) as an effort to achieve higher mobile network operation efficiency and more cost savings.
Today, we will learn about CoMP, an inter-cell cooperation technology in LTE-A, since we learned about ICIC and eICIC in the previous posts. At an early stage of LTE/LTE-A, offering high speed is the most important marketing point for operators...
Date: 08/12/2014
Author: Dr. Michelle M. Do and Dr. Harrison J. Son