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Mobile WiMAX is Slower than Wi-Fi in the Real World
2011/04/27 – 6:21 pm | No Comment
Mobile WiMAX is Slower than Wi-Fi in the Real World

The gap between the theoretical speed and real speed of mobile WiMAX service has turned out to be very wide, according to test results released by the government.
KT and SK Telecom are offering a …

LG Uplus Preps for LTE with Rapid Rollout of Wi-Fi Zones
2011/01/11 – 10:38 pm | No Comment
LG Uplus Preps for LTE with Rapid Rollout of Wi-Fi Zones

Prior to the launch of the initial LTE (Long-term Evolution) network in the third quarter of this year, LG Uplus, the smallest mobile operator, plans to move fast and establish Wi-Fi zones that embrace the …

SK Telecom to Begin Massive Installation of Femtocell
2010/12/26 – 8:54 pm | One Comment
SK Telecom to Begin Massive Installation of Femtocell

SK Telecom, which lags far behind in Wi-Fi competition with its rival KT, said on Sunday it will establish 1,000 data femtocell zones this year and will expand it to 10,000 by next year.
Different …

Korea Ranks No. 3 in the World for Public Wi-Fi
2010/11/10 – 6:27 pm | No Comment
Korea Ranks No. 3 in the World for Public Wi-Fi

As of November, Korea ranks third in the number of public Wi-Fi zones following the U.S. and China.
According to KT, the combined number of Wi-Fi zones by the three mobile carriers passed 55,000, while …

Network Strategy for Wi-Fi Differs Between SK Telecom and KT
2010/08/30 – 6:22 pm | No Comment
Network Strategy for Wi-Fi Differs Between SK Telecom and KT

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 …

Wi-Fi Zones Quickly Increasing
2010/07/19 – 10:36 pm | No Comment
Wi-Fi Zones Quickly Increasing

Due to fierce competition over the smartphone market, mobile carriers are in a hurry to expand public Wi-Fi zones.
KT has succeeded in establishing 27,000 Wi-Fi zones by this July, five months earlier than its …

Wi-Fi, New Power of KT Freezing SK Telecom
2010/05/04 – 9:53 pm | No Comment
Wi-Fi, New Power of KT Freezing SK Telecom

AT&T, the exclusive distributor of the Apple iPhone has been criticized by users because of its poor network coverage compared to Verizon Wireless. In contrast, KT, the second-largest mobile carrier in the local market enjoys …

Feature Phones Embracing Wi-Fi
2010/03/21 – 9:07 pm | No Comment
Feature Phones Embracing Wi-Fi

LG Electronics has released a 1Ghz Snapdragon adopted mobile phone, the Maxx, for LG Telecom customers, while Pantech has introduced a new feature phone with SKY brand, Web-Holic (IM-U570K) for KT customers. The common feature …

Samsung Rolls out WiFi-enabled Refrigerator
2010/03/04 – 8:21 pm | No Comment
Samsung Rolls out WiFi-enabled Refrigerator

Samsung Electronics, South Korea’s largest maker of consumer electronics, said Thursday that it has released a high-end refrigerator with a built-in wireless fidelity (WiFi) feature as it looks to maintain its lead in the domestic …

WiBro for Wi-Fi Connectivity
2010/02/28 – 4:35 pm | No Comment
WiBro for Wi-Fi Connectivity

WiBro (Wireless Broadband) or the local version of mobile WiMAX is finding a new way to show as an enabler of Wi-Fi connectivity.
SK Telecom introduced a portable gateway named “Bridge,” that enables WiBro …

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