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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 ICT News

SK Telecom's IoT Target and Strategies: LoRa-based IoST

Earlier this year in May, the South Korean Ministry of Science, ICT, and Future Planning (MSIP) adjusted the maximum transmit power in the 900 MHz unlicensed band from 10 mW to 200 mW, offering frequencies dedicated for wide area IoT purpose. Initially, 6.5 MHz (917 - 923.5 MHz) was offered, and additional 6 MHz (940 - 946 MHz) is scheduled to be offered in the 2nd half of the year. The de...

08/03/2016

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Tech-Blog

SK Telecom and Nokia Complete Development of Mission Critical LTE system for First Resp...

Unveils the most innovative portable all-in-one PS-LTE system fully equipped with base station, core network and PTT solutions First solution to fit core network and PTT solutions into a portable server through the application of NFV technologies Provides invaluable communications system to for wide use of in disaster relief and emergency operations by instantly setting up an independent LTE...

08/02/2016

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Korea ICT News

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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Korea ICT News

Korea Mobile Market - ARPU / Revenue Stagnation

08/02/2016

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One-Shot Gallery

[Interview with Head of Network R&D Center at SK Telecom] SK Telecom to establish conso...

SK Telecom plans to prioritize efforts on implementation of Software Defined Network (SDN) and Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) from the second half of the year with the aim of taking the lead in 5G era. The company is adopting a two-track strategy. It will cooperate with global equipment vendors while establishing consortiums with SMEs in Korea as well as startups in Silicon Valley,...

08/02/2016

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Korea ICT News

SK Telecom Announces 2016 2Q Earnings Results

Revenue of KRW 4.267 trillion, operating income of KRW 407.4 billion and net income of KRW 291 billion (K-IFRS consolidated) The revenue increased by 0.3% YoY backed by increased sales of its subsidiaries The operating income edged down by 1.3% compared to the same period last year affected by expanded expenses caused by growth in subsidiaries’ business activities The net income decrea...

07/30/2016

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Korea ICT News

SK Telecom to team up with Israel-based Inuitive for development of 3D AR/VR solution

Signed MoU with Inuitive, a Israeli sensor image processor developer ‘T-Real’, SK Telecom’s AR/VR platform, to be combined with Inuitive’s 3D sensor technology for new 3D virtual content solution SK Telecom signed an MoU with Inuitive, a Israel-based sensor and image processor developer (CEO Shlomo Gadot) on June 27th to develop 3D realistic Augmented Reality...

07/29/2016

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Korea ICT News

'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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Korea ICT News

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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Korea ICT News

KT to present IEEE 802.11.ac Wave2-based 'GiGA WiFi 2.0' capable of up to 1.73 Gbps

KT’s 2nd generation GiGA WiFi promises up to 1.73 Gbps Improved QoE and added security as well KT is launching ‘GiGA WiFi 2.0’ on the 22nd, supporting up to 1.73 Gbps - twice faster than the current GiGA WiFi serving public areas like coffee shops, theaters, malls, apartment building. The current GiGA WiFi, based on the global standards IEEE 802.11.ac Wave1, ca...

07/25/2016

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Korea ICT News

Samsung Joins White House Initiative for Advanced Wireless Research

Samsung Electronics America today announced its participation as a board member of the Advanced Wireless Research Initiative (AWRI), a public-private partnership spearheaded by the White House to accelerate the development of next generation 5G wireless networks in the United States. In conjunction with the initiative’s member companies and more than 400 university researchers, Samsung wi...

07/17/2016

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Korea ICT News

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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Korea ICT News

SK Telecom to commercialize Network Slicing Technology in 2018

<A picture of SK Telecom and Ericsson demonstrating Network Slicing technology > Telecommunication industry is increasing its investments into ‘Network Slicing’ technology that is seen as one of major technologies for 5G communication because this technology can reduce cost and increase efficiency in management by creasing an environment according to telecommunication serv...

07/16/2016

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Korea ICT News

KT's olleh tv launched the world's first IPTV HDR service

High Dynamic Range (HDR), a technology that provides a higher level of contrast between light and dark images on the screen to create a much more realistic image, is to be used in IPTV. KT held a press conference at the KT Square in Gwanghwamun, Seoul, on the 12th, announcing the commercialization of the world’s first HDR IPTV service, along with Samsung Electronics and Warner Bros. H...

07/15/2016

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Korea ICT News

News on Korean Regulations: New and more spectrums for key emerging sectors - 6,859 MHz...

South Korea to change regulations to offer new and more spectrums for key emerging sectors, 6,859MHz for IoT, drones and self-driving cars The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (MSIP) decided to make a total of 6,859 MHz of bandwidth available for three key emerging sectors with the greatest potential: IoT, drone and self-driving car. The decision was made to promote develop...

07/14/2016

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Korea ICT News

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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Korea ICT News

SK Telecom's Massive IoT Deployment through LoRa for Small Things

Netmanais Korean ICT Research Report SK Telecom's Massive IoT Deployment through LoRa for Small Things Price: $495 NOW FREE | Author: Netmanias | Length: 36 pages | Published: July 13 2016 ■ Executive Summary Since its LTE service launch in 2011, SK Telecom has posted higher ARPU and revenues thanks to an increase in LTE subscrip...

07/13/2016

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Reports

KT doubles Amount of LTE Coverage for Seas

Technology that can double coverage of maritime LTE up to 200km has been developed. It is predicted that maritime safety will be more enhanced as LTE communication is now possible in wide range of sea that goes from coast of Gangwon-do to Ulleung-do. KT has developed OTHAD (Over The Horizon Antenna Distribution) that is based on ‘LTE Time Advanced’ technology and announced that it h...

07/07/2016

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Korea ICT News

KT signed an MOU with 5 Domestic and Overseas Manufacturers for GiGA Wire’s Entry into...

KT is collaborating with domestic and overseas manufacturers to expand the horizon of GiGA Wire. On July 5, KT Institute of Convergence Technology signed an MOU with domestic and overseas companies to further develop GiGA Wire and create a global ecosystem for the technology. The 6 MOU signees are KT, Marvell, Ubiquoss, Dasan Networks, Lightworks and Dongwon T&I and they agreed to collaborate f...

07/07/2016

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