Tag: kt

February 10, 2023

Korean operator KT ended 2022 with a total of 8.48 million subscribers in the 5G segment, the telco said in its earnings statement. In the last quarter of 2022, the KT added around 521,000 5G customers, while total 5G additions […]

February 18, 2022

The government of South Korea has postponed an auction to award additional 5G spectrum as local mobile operators SK Telecom and KT have complained about the process, Korean news agency Yonhap reported. In December, South Korea’s Science and ICT ministry […]

January 26, 2022

The Korean Ministry of Science and ICT announced that it is working on next-generation network development strategies together with local carriers and tech firms SK Telecom, KT, LG Uplus, Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics, Business Korea reported. The government and […]

January 6, 2022

Korean carrier KT and Japanese tech company Fujitsu have completed a verification facility at the KT Research and Development Center in Seoul, South Korea, at which the two companies leveraged Fujitsu’s Open RAN-based 5G base station equipment to successfully test […]

July 28, 2021

South Korean mobile operator KT has announced that it has initiated its commercial 5G SA service, starting from the 15th of July. Following the commercialization of 5G SA, KT plans to accelerate the development of 5G convergence services based on […]

September 12, 2019

South Korea’s claim that it launched the world’s first 5G network in April might be somewhat contested in the U.S. — with some arguing that because it was only available to select celebrities, it didn’t really count — but there […]

April 30, 2019

5G networks require significant investment from operators in more fiber and more network infrastructure gear and sites. In an effort to deploy 5G as efficiently and cost-effectively as possible, some operators are cooperating with competitors. Commercial 5G availability is currently […]

April 15, 2019

Korean carrier KT Corp has officially launched commercial 5G services in the Asian nation, the telco said in a statement. KT Corp claimed to be the first service provider in the country to offer unlimited data plans without a speed […]

February 14, 2019

Korea Telecom will use Oracle Communications for the deployment of the 5G Policy Control Function (PCF) in the deployment of its 5G networks. The deployment will enable the Korean telco to provide new network-as-a-service (NaaS) offerings for businesses. Oracle noted […]

January 16, 2019

Korean carrier KT is showcasing the capabilities of 5G technology through a special bus service in central Seoul, Korean press reported. The bus allows passengers to experience next-generation technologies, such as virtual reality and augmented reality, through KT’s 5G network. […]