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LG U+ and Huawei complete World's First Trial of Live UHD IPTV over 5G FWA with Chipset...

LG U+ and Huawei completed the pre-commercial trial of the world's first live ultra-high-definition (UHD) IPTV over 5G FWA with a chipset based 5G millimeter-wave CPE. LG U+ and Huawei have successfully completed the pre-commercial trial of the world's first live ultra-high-definition (UHD) IPTV over 5G FWA with a chipset based 5G millimeter-wave CPE. Aimed at commercial FWA app...

10/27/2017

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2016 communication service quality evaluation - Average LTE speeds of 120.09 Mbps

On the 28th of last December, the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (MSIP) announced the results of '2016 communication service quality evaluation' mainly in two categories: Wireless Internet (LTE, 3G, WiBro, WiFi (Telco, Public)) and Wired Internet (Giga and high-speed divisions). ■ Wireless Internet Service LTE service, which includes '3Band LTE-A', 'Wid...

01/12/2017

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LG U+ to deploy NB-IoT-dedicated network

LG U+ launched the deployment of an NFV-based, NB-IoT-dedicated core network equipment called ‘C-SGN’ that it developed in cooperation with Eluon, a South Korean mobile communication solution developer last month. * NFV (Network Functions Virtualization) * NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT): A Internet of Things standard defined by 3GPP that enables Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) communication...

12/15/2016

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LG U+ demonstrated speeds of 31Gbps using a 5G base station

LG U+ announced on the 13th that it, by leveraging a 5G trial base station, succeeded in achieving the downloading speed of up to 31Gbps, which is more than 100 times faster than the current 3-band LTE-A technology, for the first time in the nation. Once the operator’s 5G base station is commercialized, a 2GB HD movie can be downloaded in just 0.5 seconds. The demonstration could...

11/18/2016

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Coverage Map for wired/wireless service now available in South Korea as well

Coverage Map for wired/wireless service now available in South Korea as well - It is the first released in South Korea KT: coverage.olleh.com/ollehIntro SK Telecom: www.sktcoverage.com LG U+: www.uplus.co.kr/css/iner/RetrieveCoverMap.hpi

08/11/2016

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Mobile connections in South Korea reached 60 million – driven by IoT

As of the end of June 2016, the number of mobile connections in South Korea reached a record of 60 million. Mobile phone subscription reached 54.3 million, 2.2% up from a year ago. Given the nation’s population of 52 million, the mobile market is already fully saturated. During the same period of time, the number of IoT connections has also increased to 4.8 million by 24.0%, subs...

08/04/2016

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Korea Mobile Market - ARPU / Revenue Stagnation

Korean big 3 mobile operators (SK Telecom, KT and LG U+) have been presenting innovative LTE services (LTE-A, LTE CA, etc.), all world’s first, every year since its LTE service launch in 2011. The operators have posted higher ARPU and revenues thanks to an increase in LTE subscriptions, which has a higher ARPU than 2G/3G. However, recent years have seen a stagnation in mobile subscription...

08/02/2016

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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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LG U+ is rolling out Enhanced 'tv G JikCam', a User-Created Channel

LG U+ announced on the 13th that it has rolled out the world's one and only user-created channel 'tv G JikCam' service, now with enhanced remote connection and add friends features. 'tv G JikCam' lets users transmit and broadcast video clips and pictures taken with their smartphone, through IPTV (tv G) in real time. Video and pictures transmitted are automatically played...

03/15/2016

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2015 Communication Service Quality Evaluation in Korea - Average LTE Speed, 117 Mbps

The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (MSIP) of South Korea released on the 30th the results of ‘2015 communication service quality evaluation’. The nation’s average LTE speeds were recorded at 117.51 Mbps, up from the last year’s Broadband LTE-A (3X LTE) speeds of 114.4 Mbps, thanks to 3Band LTE-A (4X LTE) service launched earlier this year. Of the Korea&rsqu...

12/31/2015

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LG U+ showcased giga LTE using 4-band CA

LG U+ confirmed on the 23rd that it conducted a demonstration of giga LTE, successfully achieving up to speeds of 1.2 Gbps using LTE only. The company is planning to launch giga LTE service around the same time giga LTE-capable devices arrive in the market. Theoretically, at speeds of 1.2 Gbps, you can download a HD movie (of about 1.4 GB) in just 9 seconds, an UHD movie (of about 18 GB) i...

11/23/2015

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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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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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Controversy about Auction for 2.1 GHz Frequency becomes More and More Interesting as 3...

Mobile telecommunication industries are predicting that an all-out war will take place with 2.1 GHz bandwidth frequency that is expected to be auctioned in first half of 2016 on the line. While some are arguing that all of 100 MHz need to be auctioned, some are counter-arguing that all of it needs to be reallocated. Consumptive controversy is expected if a clear standard of dividing frequency i...

10/07/2015

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LG U+ and Nokia: CA and pooling demonstration using vRAN and commercial smartphone

With 5G service scheduled to arrive in 2018, LG U+ and Nokia presented a new technology that can connect both 4G Remote Radio Head (RRH) and 5G RRH to one Digital Unit (DU), at the Nokia headquarters on the 16th. The technology is known to accelerate introduction of a next-generation base station platform, virtualized Radio Access Network (vRAN). The new vRAN makes resource pooling more effic...

09/16/2015

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After 2 Rounds on Phone and TV, who will be the Winner of Round 3 (Home IoT)?

Korean big 3 has just began a race in the IoT market Construction and electronical industries can be a game changer Again, 'home' is about to be a game field for another fierce game among the big 3 network operators in Korea. First it was about telephone, then TV, and now it is the Internet of Things (IoT). We do not know who will win yet, but we DO know that this time the...

09/01/2015

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LG U+ co-developed an open SDN with Ericsson-LG

In response to a surging number of smart devices and the upcoming Big Data era, totally new types of services, like unmanned remote controlled devices, cloud platform, etc., are to be available in the market sooner than expected. Intelligence networks capable of managing massive connectivity efficiently in the current IoT and the coming 5G environments are to be built, helping faster delivery...

09/01/2015

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LG U+ awarded for VoLTE Service at MWC Shanghai 2015

On July 15, LG U+ was awarded for its contribution in development of LTE-based interconnected VoLTE service at Mobile World Congress (MWC) Shanghai 2015. LG U+, Korea's largest VoLTE service provider, has provided VoLTE service to its LTE subsribers since 2012, and now is offering HD Voice service to its 7 million subscribers in the nation. The company also has over 3 million users...

07/22/2015

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LG U+'s new services: 'LTE Video Portal' and 'Home IoT'

After 4 years of providing LTE service, LG U+ presented the world's first integrated video streaming service ‘LTE Video Portal' and a new IoT solution 'Home IoT Service' at a press conference held at its Yongsan headquarters on the 29th. At the conference, LG U+ Vice President Sang- chul Lee revealed his ambitious plans, stating: "With LTE Video Portal, LG U+ will...

06/29/2015

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6 New Home IoT Services by LG U+

New home IoT services driven by the Korea's first Z-wave commercialization: U+ Switch, U+ Plug, U+ Energy Meter, U+ Open Sensor, Door Lock, and Room Temperature Regulator Remotely control lights, room temperature, plugs and door locks, check the electricity usage, or detect intrusion using window sensors at home In line with its open source IoT platform policy, LG U+ is currently in par...

05/18/2015

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