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'Ground-wave UHD Broadcasting Committee' launched

The Korea Communications Commission (KCC) and the Ministry of Science, ICP and Future Planning (MSIP) formed a committee named ‘Ground-wave UHD Broadcasting Committee’ consisting of relevant parties in the industries, government departments, and research institutions. The committee discussed key agendas for launching ground-wave UHD service in February 2017, which will provide quali...

07/26/2016

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SK Telecom's M&A with CJ HelloVision: Deal or no deal? No deal!

An attempted M&A deal between SK Telecom and CJ HelloVision fell apart. The deal has been reviewed for over seven months - first by the Fair Trade Commission (FTC) and then finally by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (MSIP), the final decision maker, which disapproved the combination of businesses. As a result, not only initiatives that have been actively planned for reformi...

07/25/2016

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SK Telecom to bring IoT global roaming via LoRa network

You will no longer need to worry about lost or missing baggage. Once global roaming service leveraging an IoT network is launched, you can locate your baggage at least in Europe – if an IoT-based location tracker is attached. SK Telecom attended ‘South Korea and EU IoT Partnership Conference’, held in Nice, France on 12th through 14th, and proposed the cooperation between th...

07/16/2016

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News on Korean Regulations: Four deregulations in IoT in 2016

Four deregulations in IoT in 2016. 1. Alleviation of transmit power limit in IoT-dedicated network (May 2016) - Transmit power limit in IoT-dedicated, unlicensed 900 MHz band (917 - 923.5 MHz) raised from 10 mW to 200 mW by 20 times - 'Radio Equipment Directive' amended by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (MSIP) in May 2016 - Costs for building networks down by...

07/14/2016

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DASAN accelerates Indian network infra business in Andhra Pradesh

DASAN Network Solutions (CEO, ChoonYul Yoo), a global network solution provider and a subsidiary company of DASAN Networks (CEO, MinWoo Nam), lands a network infrastructure business in India, collaborating with APSFL(Andhra Pradesh State FiberNet Limited), a telecom operator in Andhra Pradesh(AP) state. DASAN Network Solutions announced that it had signed an MOU(Memorandum of Understanding)...

07/06/2016

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Samsung and YTL Launch Malaysia’s Largest and Most Advanced Nationwide 4G LTE Service

Samsung and YTL today announced the successful launch of Malaysia’s largest and most advanced 4G LTE service, as well as the nation’s first Voice over LTE (VoLTE) service. "We’re pleased to be a strategic partner of YTL, one of Malaysia’s leaders in innovation," said Youngky Kim, President and Head of Networks Business at Samsung Electronics. "Today’s LTE comme...

06/30/2016

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Samsung Electronics Develops Key RF Technology for Smaller 5G Equipment and Devices

Samsung Electronics, a leading provider of mobile telecommunications infrastructure today announced the development of breakthrough 5G-ready antenna and power amplifier technologies to enable smaller, more energy efficient 5G equipment and devices. The new technologies are intended to be applied to both 5G base stations and end-user devices using 28GHz millimeter wave (mmWave) spectrum. mmWave...

06/29/2016

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Samsung to acquire Joyent, a Leading Public and Private Cloud Provider

Samsung Electronics today announced that it has agreed to acquire Joyent, Inc., a leading public and private cloud provider. With Joyent’s superior cloud technology, Samsung will now have access to its own cloud platform capable of supporting its growing lineup of mobile, Internet of Things (IoT) and cloud-based software and services. The transaction remains subject to customary closing c...

06/16/2016

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KT has developed the World’s First Gigabit Speed capable of running in Every LAN Enviro...

This is the world’s first time internet speeds have been able to hit 1 Gbps over a 2 pairs wire connection. Without laying down new wire, 1Gbps internet is now possible cost effectively. This new technology can also be applied rapidly overseas, allowing telecom companies around the globe to improve the capabilities of existing infrastructure. On June 7th, kt (CEO Hwang Chang-gyu, kt.c...

06/14/2016

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IoT module LoRa: Price Dropped to under $5

<SK Telecom’s engineers are testing the performance of a LoRa base station built in Daegu city in Korea.> The price of LoRa, an IoT module that underlies SK Telecom’s IoT initiatives, dropped to under $5.00, which is almost half of LTE-M’s to be offered by others. This will allow SK Telecom to gain competitive advantage in price, helping to pave the way for expansion...

06/11/2016

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SK Telecom and Global IT Leaders Gathered for TIP Meeting to Discuss Partnership in 5G

SK Telecom is hosting the first Telco Infra Project (TIP) conference, where more than 40 global IT leaders including Facebook, Nokia, Intel, Vodafone, Deutsche Telekom AG, are presented, at SK Telecom T Tower in Seoul for two days (8th and 9th). A board of directors meeting was held and attended by key members of TIP such as Facebook, Intel, Deutsche Telekom, and future vision, goals, manag...

06/08/2016

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Samsung Successfully Showcases World’s First 3GPP Based Public Safety LTE Solution Prio...

Samsung Electronics today announced that it successfully demonstrated the usability and reliability of its Public Safety LTE (PS-LTE) solutions during comprehensive testing in Pyeongchang, Korea. The solution is an advanced means of communication for emergency situations. Today’s test is part of the Korean government’s official verification process for the first phase of a PS-LTE...

06/03/2016

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SK Telecom Announces 2016 1Q Earnings Results

SK Telecom (NYSE:SKM) today announced its earnings on a K-IFRS consolidated basis for the first quarter of 2016: revenue of KRW 4.229 trillion, operating income of KRW 402.1 billion and net income of KRW 572.3 billion. The revenue stood at KRW 4.229 trillion, edging down 0.3% year-on-year(YoY) due to the elimination of sign-up fees and increased number of subscribers who choose contract-based...

04/28/2016

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SK Telecom announces Nationwide Roll-Out of LPWA Network for IoT

Plans to invest a total of KRW 100 billion by 2017 to boost its IoT business: It will deploy LPWAN throughout the nation within this year, develop IoT-dedicated modules, and constantly upgrade its IoT Platform ThingPlug to gain leadership in the IoT market and achieve win-win results with startups and SMEs. SK Telecom announced today its comprehensive strategy for the Internet of Things (I...

03/18/2016

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Korean Government to raise Transmit Power for 900 MHz to 200 mW to promote IoT

The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (MSIP) of South Korea announced on the 15th that it will issue an administrative notice of a draft proposal on transmit power raise for 900 MHz (917~923.5 MHz), the most used band globally, from the current 10 mW to max 200 mW, to promote new IoT business and services. So far, the band has been used primarily for shot-range services like RFID...

03/18/2016

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UHD TV Subscriptions in Korea reached 1.2 Million, accounting for 10% of Total IPTV Sub...

UHD TV subscriptions in Korea reached 1.2 million, accounting for 10% of total IPTV subscriptions. UHD IPTV subscriptions marked steep growth, reaching 1.2 million in just one and half year since its launch in September 2014. As of February, LG U+, KT and SK Broadband, respectively, have 510,000, 480,000 and 200,000 UHD IPTV subscribers. * Satellite UHD TV (KT Skylife): 130,000 * C...

03/17/2016

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ITU-T FG on IMT-2020 approved KT's 5G Integrated Network Management Solutions

KT said on the 13th that its documents on the 5G network management solution proposed in the 5th meeting of ITU-T Focus Group on IMT-2020 (FG on IMT-2020)* were approved as draft recommendations for the world's first 5G wired and mobile integrated network management. With the approval, KT will likely continue to take the lead in global efforts for 5G standardization. The purpose of th...

03/15/2016

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Samsung to deploy the World’s First 3GPP Standard based Public Safety LTE Solution in K...

Samsung Electronics today announced that it will provide telecommunications infrastructure and devices for the Korean Public Safety network using LTE technology (PS-LTE). It is the first live PS-LTE network in the world using the 3GPP telecommunications standard. PS-LTE enables more effective communication by sharing precise emergency information in the form of real-time video streaming and hig...

02/11/2016

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SK Telecom began building Korea's First Uplink CA Network, to be commercialized in 1H 2016

On the 25th, SK Telecom released its plan to commercialize 2-band uplink carrier aggregation in the network to offer enhanced data upload speeds. In addition, the company plans to introduce other useful solutions, such as UL 64QAM* that can drastically improve upload performance and MC-PUSCH** that can make the most of existing carriers, all to achieve maximum upload speeds possible....

01/27/2016

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Commercialization of inter-operator VoLTE service opens VoLTE era

The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (MSIP) announced on the 22nd that Voice over LTE (VoLTE) service developed through interworking among the Korean big 3 operators will be fully commercialized on the 23rd. MSIP, jointly with the big 3, conducted a final testing for VoLTE commercialization on the 20th. VoLTE is data-based voice call service offered via 4G LTE networks, and can...

11/22/2015

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