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KT's nationwide LTE-M network and IoT strategy

Before we begin.. On March 10th, the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (MSIP) of the South Korea announced it would adjust the output power in unlicensed 900MHz band from the current 10mW to 200mW as an effort to stimulate the emerging IoT-related industry. The big 3, fueled by the announcement, are aggressively seeking ways to deploy IoT infrastructure. On March 18, SK Telec...

04/18/2016

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DASAN Networks and Zhone Technologies agreed to merge to become a Global Leader in Tele...

DASAN Networks, a global network solution provider in Korea (MinWoo Nam, CEO) announced that they have decided on a merger and acquisition involving Zhone Technologies (Nasdaq: ZHNE), an American based telecommunications equipment provider. On the 12th, DASAN Networks and Zhone Technologies announced that they have agreed to merge subsidiary companies, DASAN Network Solutions, Inc. and DA cor...

04/13/2016

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Samsung Electronics makes Surprising Performance in First Quarter due to Galaxy S7

Samsung Electronics made surprising performance in first quarter of this year. Due to upswing of sales of Galaxy S7, operating profits of IT and IM Sectors have re-entered range of $2.59 billion (3 trillion KRW) in seven quarters. It also made overall operating profit of $5.69 billion (6.6 trillion KRW), which is about $862 million (1 trillion KRW) more than market’s estimated value....

04/08/2016

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[Contribution] SMEC X2 Broker vs. X2GW

04/07/2016

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SK Telecom completes Field Trial for its 5G System

SK Telecom today announced that it, together with Samsung Electronics, had successfully tested its 5G system at 28 GHz in the outdoor environment. 5G Millimeter Wave* technologies applied to the test include transmitter, receiver and antenna technologies designed to effectively transmit radio signals in the 28GHz band, as well as 3D beamforming**, which is the key technology that compensates ra...

04/04/2016

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SK Telecom LTE Network Architecture and Ecosystem

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03/31/2016

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KT LTE and Broadband Network Architecture and Ecosystem

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03/31/2016

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Spectrum auction in April 2016 - What will be offered? How will it affect operators' se...

5G Service Roadmap 2022

03/31/2016

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On March 18th, the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (MSIP), a ministry of South Korean government, finally revealed its plan to hold a much overdue auction for mobile spectrum at the end of April, in 2 years and 8 months after the last one in August 2013. At the auction, a total of 140 MHz (2x70 MHz) across 5 blocks will be offered. Each of the Korean big 3 operators will have a cha...

03/28/2016

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Analysis of LTE – WiFi Aggregation Solutions

Table of Content 1. Introduction 2. Current Trends in LTE - WiFi Aggregation 2.1 3GPP-based LTE - WiFi Aggregation 2.1.1 LTE in Unlicensed/Licensed Assisted Access (LTE-U/LAA) 2.1.2 LTE - WiFi Link Aggregation (LWA) 2.2 IETF-based LTE - WiFi Aggregation 2.2.1 MPTCP Proxy 3 Summary and Future Trends 1. Introduction...

03/21/2016

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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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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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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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SMEC's LTE Femto Gateway with X2 Broker - Facilitating instant mass deployment of LTE f...

More About SMEC Table of Content 1. Introduction 2. HeNB-GW: Benefit and Issues 2.1 Benefits 2.2 Issues – X2 Handover Support 3. SMEC HeNB-GW Solution 3.1 SMEC HeNB-GW 3.2 X2 Service Broker 3.3 X2 Service Broker Operation 4. Benefits of SMEC HeNB-GW Acronyms 1. Introduction An LTE femtocell* (HeNB) is an ultra-small cellular base station that connects to a m...

03/14/2016

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SMEC’s X2 Broker Function in HeNB-GW

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03/14/2016

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Korean Companies on MWC 2016

03/13/2016

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How ready is KT for 5G Olympics?

Around this time of year, network operators and vendors are in fierce competition in introducing innovative next generation technologies and services with Mobile World Congress (MWC) fast approaching. This year, KT and SK Telecom have already been battling to present the world's first 5G technologies and services faster. On February 15th, with the MWC 2016 just one week away, Mr. Sun...

03/13/2016

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