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SK Telecom leverages Accedian’s monitoring, big data analytics for backhaul

As mobile networks get faster and more complex, potential bottlenecks in the backhaul network become increasingly important in quality of experience. Accedian Networks has reported that its virtualized solution that leverages big data analytics for backhaul monitoring has become a key component of SK Telecom's network. The monitoring solution...

Nokia and SK Telecom verify new network architecture for 5G

Nokia continues to focus on 5G research with a new network architecture developed in partnership with SK Telecom. The companies have separated the user plane from the control plane. SK Telecom said that the physical separation of the control plane and the user plane...

SK Telecom launches open IoT platform

The telco aims to implement the platform in a smart city trial in Busan South Korea’s largest mobile telephony operator, SK Telecom, has launched an open "Internet of Things" platform dubbed ThingPlug, with the main goal of boosting the IoT ecosystem. The operator said that the...

South Korea’s SK Telecom opens era of 100 Mbps wireless data speeds

SK Telecom, a South Korean wireless telecommunications operator, announced the successful development of Heterogeneous Network Integration Solution, which enables simultaneous use of different types of networks including 3G, LTE and Wi-Fi to ensure high-speed data service of up to 100 Mbps.

GlobalFoundries and Samsung team up on power efficient mobile chips

Chip making fab GlobalFoundries is stepping up its collaborative efforts with ARM alliance partner Samsung to jointly offer new 28nm HKMG technology, called 28nm-LPH, the firms said this morning. Just ahead of the Global Technology Conference (GTC) in Santa Clara today, both firms shored up...

SK Telecom Wins 1.8-Gigahertz Spectrum Auction in South Korea; Shares Rise

Bloomberg | August 28, 2011 | Jun Yang SK Telecom Co., the largest mobile- phone carrier in South Korea, won the rights to use a key frequency for fourth-generation phone service for 995 billion won ($924 million) in the country’s first auction of spectrum. Read the...

Samsung launches mobile instant messaging tool

Reuters | August 28, 2011 | Miyoung Kim Samsung Electronics Co said on Monday it would launch a mobile instant messaging tool in its latest push to attract more consumers to its handsets and challenge rivals such as Apple and BlackBerry maker Research in Motion. Read...

Nokia, Samsung join Apple in cheap smartphones push

Reuters | August 24, 2011 | Miyoung Kim, Tarmo Virki The world's two largest cellphone vendors, Nokia and Samsung Electronics, unveiled new cheaper smartphone models on Wednesday hoping to defend their stronghold from Apple. Read the full article here via Reuters

SK Telecom says no plan to bid for Hulu

Reuters | August 24, 2011 | Hyunjoo Jin South Korea's top mobile carrier, SK Telecom, said on Thursday that it had no plans to bid for U.S. online video site Hulu. Read the full article here via Reuters

Analysis: LG on mute as mobile phone losses mount

Reuters | August 26, 2011 | Miyoung Kim, Anshuman Daga South Korea's LG Electronics hasn't been so smart with its smartphone business. Its mobile phone division has suffered five consecutive quarterly losses, cutthroat competition is pressuring it to overhaul the business and its shares have...

Exclusive: Apple suppliers building cheaper, 8GB iPhone

Reuters | August 23, 2011 | Clare Jim, Kelvin Soh Asian suppliers to Apple Inc have begun manufacturing a lower-priced version of its hot-selling iPhone 4 with a smaller 8 gigabyte flash drive, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. Read the full article...

Korea’s invisible talents

Korea JoongAng Daily | August 19, 2011 | Lee Chul-ho Last week, I related the story of Andy Rubin, the pioneer of the Android operating system for mobile devices, who is featured in Stephen Levy’s bestselling book “In the Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes...

27,000 pile onto class action suit against Apple

Korea JoonAng Daily | August 16, 2011 A Korean law firm representing nearly 27,000 iPhone users on Wednesday filed a class-action suit against Apple Inc., demanding compensation for privacy violations inflicted by the smartphone’s user location tracking. ...... Read full article here via Korea JoongAng Daily

Samsung to finally announce Galaxy S II US phones on Aug. 29

VentureBeat | August 12, 2011 | Devindra Hardawar Just in time to take on the iPhone 5, Samsung announced today that it will hold a media event in New York City on August 29 to announce its US Galaxy S II lineup — perhaps the...

Samsung Galaxy R features Nvidia core

DigiTimes | August 12, 2011 | Jessie Shen Samsung Electronics has announced its latest Galaxy smartphone, the Galaxy R, which sports a 4.19-inch screen and features the Nvidia Tegra 2 mobile chip and Android 2.3 OS. Read the full article here via DigiTimes

German Court To Hold Hearing In Apple, Samsung Tablet Dispute

Wall Street Journal | August 12, 2011 | Philipp Grontzki FRANKFURT (Dow Jones)--Samsung Electronics Co. (SSNHY, 005930.SE) will go to court on August 25 to appeal an earlier decision banning the South Korean technology giant from selling its Galaxy tablet computer in most of the...

KT follows SKT in lowering rates

The Korea Times | August 11, 2011 | Kim Yoo-chul KT, the nation’s second-biggest teleco has announced a much-awaited new mobile rate plan in a response to government pressure to cut prices to try and help ease inflation. ...... Full article here via The Korea Times

Apple blocks Samsung’s Galaxy tablet in EU

Reuters | August 10, 2011 | Hyunjoo Jin, Poornima Gupta A German court has temporarily barred Samsung Electronics from selling its flagship Galaxy tablet in most of the European Union in a significant victory for market leader Apple Inc. Read the full article here via Reuters...

Apple blocks Samsung's Galaxy tablet in EU

Reuters | August 10, 2011 | Hyunjoo Jin, Poornima Gupta A German court has temporarily barred Samsung Electronics from selling its flagship Galaxy tablet in most of the European Union in a significant victory for market leader Apple Inc. Read the full article here via Reuters...

Sony, LG Electronics settle bitter patent dispute

Reuters | August 10, 2011 | Hyunjoo Jin, Mayumi Negishi LG Electronics and Sony said on Thursday that they have resolved patent disputes between the two firms spanning smartphones, TVs and Blu-ray technology, with LG adding that they have signed a cross-licensing deal. Read the full...

Samsung moves ahead with tablet launch plans in India, Australia

Reuters | August 10, 2011 | Devidutta Tripathy Samsung Electronics, which has been locked in a patent infringement battle with Apple Inc, on Wednesday said a German court order to temporarily bar its flagship Galaxy tablet in the European Union would not affect its launch...

Taiwan market: LGE and HTC to release 3D handsets in August

DigiTimes | August 4, 2011 | Daniel Shen, Steve Shen Both LG Electronics (LGE) and HTC plan to launch 3D handsets in the Taiwan market in August. Read the full article here via DigiTimes

SK Telecom Second-Quarter Profit Rises on Smartphone Users, New Businesses

Bloomberg | August 4, 2011 | Jun Yang SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s largest mobile-phone operator, reported a 3.7 percent increase in second-quarter profit, helped by a higher number of smartphone users and sales from new businesses. Read the full article here via Bloomberg

Apple lawsuit halts Samsung tablet sales in Australia

The ongoing patent lawsuit between Apple and Korean electronics giant Samsung has put a ban on sales and marketing of Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Australia, following a court ruling.