SKT, LGT are right to fear KT/KTF merger
March 9, 2009 Written by Tony Brown
A merged KT and KTF could end up dominating South Korea’s telecoms landscape.
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Ericsson sets up 4G lab in South Korea
July 13, 2009 Written by James Middleton
Swedish kit vendor Ericsson said Monday it has struck a deal with the South Korean government to set up a 4G research and development facility in one of the world’s most technologically advanced countries.
Korean IPTV trio facing crunch time, but FMC could hold the key
July 1, 2009 Written by Tony Brown
To say that subscriber take-up of the full IPTV services launched by South Korea’s triumvirate of IPTV operators, KT, SK Broadband (SKB) and LG Dacom, has been underwhelming would be something of an understatement.
WiBro boost through KT/KTF merger?
January 20, 2009 Written by Ken Wieland
After months of speculation, KT (Korea Telecom) has finally said it will merge with its mobile operator subsidiary, KTF (Korea Telecom FreeTel). By bringing the two companies together (KT already owns 54.3 percent of KTF), it opens the door for more fixed and mobile bundled packages, which many analysts see as essential for KT (the [...]
KT plots path for WiBro growth
October 10, 2008 Written by Ken Wieland
Korea’s fixed-line incumbent is looking to discounted bundled offers, increased network coverage, more devices and Wave 2.0 kit to spur WiBro take-up.
Head of KTF busted
September 24, 2008 Written by James Middleton
The head of South Korean operator KTF stepped down this week after being arrested on bribery charges.
Local press reports that Young-Chu Cho is alleged to have received payments amounting to more than $2m from equipment suppliers.
A replacement chief executive is expected to be announced imminently.
Mobile carrier KT Freetel is the second largest player in the [...]
South Korea: Seoul searching
February 12, 2008 Written by Sean Jackson
Arguably the most advanced mobile market in the world, South Korea is set for more groundbreaking changes in 2008.
Sink or swim
February 1, 2002 Written by telecoms.com editorial
Is the wireless industry terminally ill or back on the mend?
Issue 88 February 2002
Featuring:
Country Focus: South Korea
Business: Industry Overview and Consolidation
Technology: GPRS, 3G and Handsets
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