Two leading mobile carriers, SK Telecom and KT, are pursuing different network strategies to embrace increasing data traffic generated mainly by smartphone usage.
KT, the sole distributor of the Apple iPhone, is expanding its Wi-Fi …

With the start of the official launch of the Olleh Pad by KT set for August 30th, the upcoming fierce tablet-PC battle is underway. The 7-inch tablet PC is manufactured by Enspert, a Korea-based venture. …

As of August 21st, the number of SK Telecom smartphone users reached two million, a first for a Korean mobile carrier. SK Telecom’s smartphone users amount to 7.9% of total customers at the company with …

While the Korean telecom regulator KCC (Korea Communications Commission) designated a marketing cap ― no more than 22 percent of the total sales in each of the wireless and wired sectors― to cool down fierce …

Korea’s research and development (R&D) investment ranked as the fourth largest among member nations of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries following Sweden, Finland and Japan as of 2008.

KT, Korea’s top fixed-line operator and No. 2 mobile carrier, said it will spend 5.1 trillion won (US$ 4.31 billion) on fixed-line and wireless networks over the next four years to cover surging data traffic …