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Digital information access among underprivileged people in Korea improved in 2018 from the previous year, a poll showed on Feb. 25. According to the survey of 15,000 people nationwide, the digital information level among so-called digitally vulnerable groups stood at 68.9 percent of the average fo...
With the commercial rollout of fifth-generation wireless networks just around the corner, companies around the world are set to showcase 5G-related technologies during the world’s largest mobile event this week. Handset and telecom firms have descended on Barcelona in Spain for the Mobile World C...
LG Uplus said on Feb. 21 it will present a wide range of enterprise solutions based on 5G network during the upcoming global mobile show to explore new business opportunities. Korea’s No. 3 mobile carrier said it will introduce business-to-business 5G solutions, including a smart factory, a remot...
SK hynix, the world’s second-largest memory chip maker, said on Feb. 21 it has officially expressed interest in creating a semiconductor cluster in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, about 50 kilometers south of Seoul. A special purpose company has submitted a letter of investment intent, for investing i...
SK Telecom said on Feb.21 it will join hands with Deutsche Telekom to develop a blockchain platform for digital identification for easier access and better security. The telecom leaders of Korea and Germany will sign a memorandum of understanding on development and commercialization of blockchain-...
Former chief executive of Korean internet giant Kakao Lee Sir-goo has been acquitted of charges alleging that he was responsible for negligence regarding child pornography on KakaoGroup, a private messenger app that is now defunct. The allegations had effectively forced him to resign from the to...
Consumers will soon be inundated by marketing schemes and telecom jargons for the next-generation network 5G by mobile carriers and handset makers, including Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics who will churn out 5G-enabled smartphones from late this month in earnest. As usual, some consumers w...
Korea’s finance minister said on Feb. 20 that Seoul will become the first country in the world to start commercial operations of 5G mobile network services next month. Hong Nam-ki made the announcement at a meeting with senior officials on innovation-led growth in Seoul. KT, Korea’s leading wir...
Korea’s No. 1 mobile carrier SK Telecom said on Feb. 20 it will collaborate with Microsoft for big data solutions to expand its presence in the global market. SKT said it signed a development and global business cooperation agreement with Microsoft in Silicon Valley to step up development and glo...
Chipmaker SK hynix said on Feb. 19 that it has achieved “Zero Waste to Landfill” certifications, making it the first Korean company to secure this validation. The U.S.-based waste diversion certification company UL carries out a certification program every year, with three levels of recognition,...
KT said on Feb. 19 it will showcase its multi-player virtual reality sports game during the upcoming Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. During the world’s largest mobile show, KT will unveil a VR baseball game that supports several players simultaneously and offers users an enjoyable immersive g...
Korea’s No. 1 mobile carrier SK Telecom said on Feb. 19 it will launch a virtual reality racing game for 5G smartphones in the first half of this year. SK Telecom said it has signed a licensing agreement with the nation‘s leading game developer, Nexon, to use three of its popular online games --...
NCsoft said on Feb. 18 its mobile megahit game “Lineage M,” will be launched in Japan during the first half of this year. The company said it began a pre-registration for Japanese fans earlier in the day through the official website and SNS. “Lineage M” -- bringing the original “Lineage” ti...
Korea’s leading telecom company KT said on Feb. 18 it has launched an air quality monitoring application to provide detailed information on fine dust across the nation. The new mobile app Air Map Korea provides real-time information on fine-dust levels and suggests useful information for daily li...
SK Telecom said on Feb. 18 it will unveil its media upscaling solution, based on its artificial intelligence technology, in Barcelona next week. Korea’s top mobile carrier said it will show off Supernova, which improves quality of image and sound source based on the AI’s deep learning algorithms...
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