IPTV History in Korea (Channels, Resolution, VoD, Subscribers, Revenue)
05/09/2015
Netmanias released ONE-SHOT about "IPTV History in Korea (Channels, Resolution, VoD, Subscribers, Revenue)"
Subscription to LG U+'s 4K UHD Service reached 100,000 - in a Continuous, Bloody Battle with KT
05/06/2015
As of end of March 2015, LG U+ recorded over 100,000 4K UHD service subscriptions - for the first time for a pay TV service - closely followed by its competitor, KT.
'LG Watch Urbane LTE' to be released on the 27th
03/29/2015
LG Electronics will be releasing their ‘LG Watch Urbane LTE’ on the 27th in South Korea exclusively via LG U+. The factory price is 587 USD. LG U+ will be having smart watch plan that costs about 10 USD per month.
CEOs of Korea's Big 3 took Different Stances on 5G. Why?
03/05/2015
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.
Korea’s Big 3 Telecommunication Companies lead World 5G·IoT Market at MWC 2015
03/02/2015
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.’
'Multiple MVNO' Strategy to be adopted in Resale Phone Industry, Multiple Circuit Strategy to spread
02/16/2015
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 forms an Emergency Network TFT - 3 Mobile Carriers are Battle-Ready
02/04/2015
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.
2015 Network Infrastructure Investment Plans by KT, SK Telecom and LG U+
02/02/2015
The top three mobile carriers are forecast to reduce their CAPEX by about 9% this year comapred to last year.
LG U+ to lower the Service Rate of its Gigabit Internet Service, 'U+ Optical Giga'
02/01/2015
LG U+ announced on February 1 that it is lowering the service rate of 'U+ Optical Giga' Internet service, capable of 1 Gbps speeds - up to 10 times faster than the 100 Mbps ultra-high-speed Internet.
01/13/2015
Top 3 mobile carriers will join hands with manufacturers and release over 30 smart home (home IoT) products this year. They took aim at the most popular home IoT as the first case of success in the age of IoT. They are planning to flood the market with numerous products throughout the year unlike last year when they released a couple of pilot products.