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

03/16/2015 | By NETMANIAS

SK Telecom presented a variety of fascinating IoT services at MWC 2105. But, the most fascinating of all was Weather Pong.

CEOs of Korea's Big 3 took Different Stances on 5G. Why?

03/05/2015 | By Yun Sang-ho

SKT and LGU+ to create more customer value, and KT to lead technology innovation through standardization
5G era is arriving soon, probably by 2020 as planned, and is promising 100 times faster speeds than current LTE.

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

03/05/2015 | By NETMANIAS

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 Mobile, Skytel and Nokia Networks.

SK Telecom unveils Be-Me Platform and Eggo-Mate at MWC 2015

03/04/2015 | By NETMANIAS

At the Mobile World Congress 2015 being held in Barcelona, Spain, SK Telecom has introduced for the first time its ‘Be-Me Platform,’ an intelligent platform that provides smart personalized services by analyzing the user’s situation, and ‘Eggo-Mate’(tentatively named) a personal digital assistant service developed upon this platform.

Korea’s Big 3 Telecommunication Companies lead World 5G·IoT Market at MWC 2015

03/02/2015 | By Kim, Yong-ju

SK Telecom, KT, and LG U+—Korea’s three main telecommunication companies—are to show 5 Generation(5G) and IoT(Internet of Things) technologies in priority at the ‘Mobile World Congress(MWC) 2015.’

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

03/02/2015 | By NETMANIAS

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

Ericsson Radio Dot helps SK Telecom to boost Data Speeds for Indoor Users

02/26/2015 | By NETMANIAS

Ericsson has verified new in-building service solution Radio Dot System on SK Telecom LTE commercial networks in cooperation with SK Telecom.

SK Telecom and Nokia Networks demonstrate 600Mbps Data Transmission Rates with 4x4 MIMO Technology

02/25/2015 | By NETMANIAS

SK Telecom announced today that it successfully demonstrated a 600 Mbps data transmission rate by using Nokia Networks’ 4x4 Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) technology.

SK Telecom – Samsung Electronics to demonstrate 7.55Gbps Data Transmission Speed at MWC 2015

02/24/2015 | By NETMANIAS

SK Telecom and Samsung Electronics will demonstrate 7.55Gbps data transmission speed using millimeter-wave (mmWave) frequency bands at the Mobile World Congress 2015 to be held in Barcelona, Spain from March 2.

'Multiple MVNO' Strategy to be adopted in Resale Phone Industry, Multiple Circuit Strategy to spread

02/16/2015 | By Kim Yong-joo

Resale phone makers are showing signs to competitively introduce ‘multiple MVNO’ strategy to use two or more mobile carrier circuits. This is analyzed as a strategy to expand the base of resale phones by increasing subscribers’ options. Accordingly, multiple circuit strategy is forecast to spread in the resale phone industry.

SK Telecom to develop 5G SDN Technology with Global Companies, will join ONOS

02/12/2015 | By Kim Won-bae

SK Telecom (SKT) will develop key 5G mobile communication software definition network (SDN) technology with global companies.

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

02/11/2015 | By Ahn Ho-cheon

SK Telecom officially announced that it would participate in the National Disaster and Safety Communication Network (hereinafter referred to as the emergency network) project.

License Assisted Access (LAA or LTE-U) live in Ericsson Labs for Verizon, SK Telecom and T-Mobile

02/10/2015 | By NETMANIAS

Ericsson and Qualcomm Technologies to demonstrate LAA at Mobile World Congress 2015 for Verizon, SK Telecom and T-Mobile

Samsung's Virtualised Core Solution Chosen to Support SK Telecom's Nationwide IoT Network

02/05/2015 | By NETMANIAS

Samsung Electronics today announced that it has been selected as the sole vendor for SK Telecom’s nationwide Network Function Virtualisation (NFV) deployment. As part of the agreement, Samsung will provide its AdaptiV Core solution for the operator’s dedicated mobile IoT (Internet of Things) network.

SK Telecom forms an Emergency Network TFT - 3 Mobile Carriers are Battle-Ready

02/04/2015 | By Ahn Ho-cheon

SK Telecom organized the National Disaster and Safety Communication Network (hereinafter referred to as the emergency network) TFT (task force team). As a result, all three mobile carriers have dedicated teams for winning the emergency network project and are going head to head with one another.

SK Telecom developed 'P-LTE (Private-LTE)', a New Intelligent Network Control Technology

02/04/2015 | By NETMANIAS

SK Telecom announced on the 4th that it has developed a new base station-based intelligent mobile network control technology called 'P-LTE (Private-LTE)'. The new technology is known to be capable of separating private networks from public LTE networks.

2015 Network Infrastructure Investment Plans by KT, SK Telecom and LG U+

02/02/2015 | By Ahn Ho-cheon

The top three mobile carriers are forecast to reduce their CAPEX by about 9% this year comapred to last year.

SK Telecom and Nokia Networks announce World’s First Commercialization of eICIC

01/28/2015 | By NETMANIAS

SK Telecom today announced that it, together with Nokia Networks, commercialized a core LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) technology called ‘Enhanced Inter-Cell Interference Coordination (eICIC)’ for the first time in the world.

SK Telecom strengthens Cooperation with Nokia for Development of 5G Technologies

01/22/2015 | By NETMANIAS

SK Telecom today announced that it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Nokia on January 21, 2015, to work together to lead the development and verification of the fifth-generation (5G) mobile network technologies.

SK Telecom to develop Beacon-based ICT Convergence Bicycle with Alton Sports

01/20/2015 | By NETMANIAS

On January 20, SK Telecom announced that it signed an MOU with Alton Sports (www.altonsports.com) to develop high-value-added, ICT convergence technology-based bicycles.