SK Telecom, the No. 1 mobile carrier, said on last Friday that it plans to distribute the Apple iPhone to its customers as early as March. With this offering, Korea will have two iPhone distributors …

As early as end of this year, Korean and Japanese users will be able to experience seamless and convenient mobile payment in Korea and Japan with the introduction of Near Field Communication (NFC) based mobile …

Long Term Evolution (LTE) is emerging as the hot new offering in the mobile industry and an avalanche of news is expected to come out of Mobile World Congress 2011, scheduled to begin February 14 …

Alcatel-Lucent said it has been selected by KT, the largest telephone and broadband Internet provider in Korea, to provide a next-generation IP edge network to deliver quality Internet, virtual private networking (VPN) and security services …

Although KT has taken a leadership position in the smartphone market thanks to its exclusive distribution of the Apple iPhone and iPad, the second-largest mobile carrier in Korea is considering poking out from under the …

The number of mobile subscribers reached 50.6 million at the end of 2010. SK Telecom leads with a 50.6% of market share, while KT has 31.6% and LG Uplus 17.8%. KT’s market share inched up …

While KT said it will work closely with China Mobile and NTT DoCoMo in LTE (Long-Term Evolution) research and development, and meanwhile attention grows on which LTE technology will eventually be selected by KT.

DoCoMo …

To offer new experiences and convenience in the rapidly growing regional market of Northeast Asia, three representative mobile carriers in China, Japan and Korea (CJK) are joining hands in a new initiative.

KT said it …

The number of Internet protocol television (IPTV) subscribers in Korea has passed 3 million as of December 17th, according to an industry association, the Korea Digital Media Industry Association.
KT is leading with 1,686,000 subscribers, followed …

At the Mobile Asia Congress held November 17 to 18 at Hong Kong, Telecoms Korea had a chance to talk with Hyeon-myeong Pyo, CEO of KT’s Personal Customers Unit.