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SK Broadband's demoed the world's first 40Gbps Internet service

SK Broadband announced last week (on the 17th) that it has developed Next Generation-Passive Optical Network 2 (NG-PON2) platform capable of offering up to 40 Gbps Internet speeds and aims to launch a pilot service to seamlessly serve customer traffic that is ever-increasing due to growing popularity of Giga Internet and UHD IPTV services. High-speed Internet service providers have wired fi...

10/25/2016

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KT’s wireless ‘olleh tv air’ lets you watch IPTV anywhere at home

A model holds olleh tv air, currently available as an external device for modem or set-top box. A built-in version of the device will become available next year. At a launching event for ‘olleh tv air’ held at KT Square in Seoul on the 18th, KT presented the nation’s first innovative solution that lets users enjoy wireless IPTV service with UHD quality anywhere at home....

08/19/2016

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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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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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The Subscription of KT's Gigabit Internet Service has exceeded 1,000,000 since its Nati...

The subscription of 'Olleh GiGA Internet', KT's gigabit Internet service, has exceeded 1,000,000 since its nationwide launch in October, 2014. December 31, 2015 Internet subscribers: 8,328,419 GiGA Internet subscribers: 1,000,000 (12.0% of KT's Internet subscribers)

01/26/2016

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KT & LG U+, leading UHD Market, each with over 300,000 Subscribers

KT and LG U+ are known to have over 300,000 UHD IPTV service subscribers now. The two companies have been aggressively marketing the service to UHD TV owners and new HD service subscribers, successfully positioning themselves as the "top two" in the UHD market. KT's 'Olleh Giga UHD TV' service subscription exceeded 340,000 this month, over 3 times up from 100,000 of April in ju...

10/14/2015

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KT’s GiGA Subscribers Growth (Q2 2015)

KT’s GiGA Subscribers (GiGA Internet, GiGA Wi-Fi Home and GiGA UHD IPTV subscribers), as of Q2 2015 [pdf] Data: KT

08/21/2015

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Korea becomes a Battlefield for Global UHD Broadcasting - MSIP approves Retransmission...

Korea has become a battle field for global UHD broadcasting. As 3 paid broadcasting stations such as Cable TV, IPTV, and Satellite Broadcasting all commercialize UHD broadcasting, foreign UHD channel businesses are slowly gathering at Korean market. Ministry of Science, ICP and Future Planning (MSIP) recently approved retransmission of Virgin Island’s media business called Footprint M...

08/20/2015

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KT Skylife Commercializes World’s First 3 UHD Channels - Opens UHD Multi-Channel Genera...

KT Skylife started broadcasting 3 UHD channels. This is the first time when 3 UHD channels including local and cable channels are delivered at the same time. Other platform businesses such as cable channels and IPTV will immediately plan on retaliation, and a fight to lure UHD product members will arise from this. KT Skylife (CEO Lee Nam Ki) announced that it will start ‘broadcasting of...

06/03/2015

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IPTV History in Korea (Channels, Resolution, VoD, Subscribers, Revenue)

[PDF] IPTV History in Korea (Channels, Resolution, VoD, Subscribers, Revenue)

05/09/2015

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Subscription to LG U+'s 4K UHD Service reached 100,000 - in a Continuous, Bloody Battle...

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. As KT continues its effort to be the #1, the tight race for 4K UHD market domination between the two is expected to get even tighter. On April 29, LG U+ announced that as of March 2015, households subscribing to its 4K UHD...

05/06/2015

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