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KT claims first 5G data transmission with satellite connection
South Korea’s KT Corp has announced it has successfully conducted what it claims is the world’s first 5G data transmission with a satellite connection. Read more…
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KT launches 5G service in “scariest place on Earth”
KT has launched 5G services in one of the world’s most heavily armed border zones separating the two Koreas dubbed “the scariest place on Earth”. Read more…
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KT chairman delivers 5G master class to global leaders
KT Chairman and CEO, Hwang Chang-Gyu, delivered three key proposals to global leaders, to spearhead 5G innovations around the world. Read more…
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KT taps Samsung to expand PS-LTE network
South Korea’s second largest mobile operator KT selected Samsung to expand its public safety LTE (PS-LTE) network, which also supports NB-IoT services. Read more…
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KT tests self-driving 5G bus at Incheon International Airport
KT Corp says it has successfully tested a self-driving bus at Incheon International Airport (IIA) showcasing its own 5G-based autonomous vehicle technology. At IIA the driverless bus covered 2.2 kilometers at a speed of 30 Read more…
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KT reveals the fruits of its ‘Intelligent Boracay’ project
KT Corp says it has finished installing advanced ICT infrastructure on the Philippines’ resort island of Boracay as part of the government’s ‘Intelligent Boracay’ project. The project includes public Wi-Fi at White Beach, as well Read more…
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5G WIRE: Samsung and Ericsson make deals, KT makes plans
5G action this day: Samsung nails 5G deals at home and abroad; Ericsson and Beeline to explore 5G and IoT together; KT has big plans for 5G, to say nothing of an open lab Samsung Read more…
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KT wins $47m deal to build fiber network in Luzon
KT revealed it has signed a 53 billion won ($47 million) contract with Converge ICT Solutions to build an optical fiber network in Luzon. Under the contract, KT will build a fiber network along some Read more…
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Genie Music plans 5G music platform (with holograms!)
KT Corp’s music streaming service, Genie Music, has announced plans to launch a new music platform that will leverage 5G to deliver visual music content, including holograms. Genie Music CEO Kim Hoon-bae said at a Read more…
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SK govt releases 5G network sharing plan, cellcos argue over pricing
South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT has announced infrastructure-sharing measures to enable the country’s three cellcos to launch commercial 5G services early next year, but operators are already arguing over pricing details. One of Read more…
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Keysight and KT to collaborate on 5G NR test methodologies
Keysight Technologies says it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with KT Corporation to work together to accelerate validation of test methodologies for 5G NR technology and advanced 4G to speed up commercial deployment Read more…
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KT taps Gemalto’s eSIM solution for GiGA drive cars
Gemalto says it has been selected by KT Corp to provide its on-demand connectivity (ODC) solution and embedded SIM (eSIM) to deliver out-of-box connectivity to its Industrial IoT customers – specifically, for connected cars. This Read more…
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5G fizzles in Pyeongchang, but don’t blame the technology
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – The Pyeongchang Winter Games was supposed to be the coming-out party for 5G, the next generation of wireless technology – but few people noticed. And some of those who did Read more…
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KT, Qualcomm and Samsung stage 5G interop test – it works
KT Corp, Qualcomm Technologies and Samsung Electronics announced the successful completion of multi-vendor interoperability testing compliant with the recently completed 3GPP Release 15 Non-Standalone (NSA) 5G NR global standard. The live, over-the-air demo – which Read more…
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KT, Verizon execs make 5G video call with Samsung gear
KT and Verizon joined forces to demonstrate 5G solutions and use cases provided by Samsung Technologies, to include a prototype 5G tablet device and a successful live video call conducted over 5G between Minneapolis and Read more…
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KT says PyeongChang 5G showcase network is ready to rumble
ITEM: South Korean incumbent telco KT Corp says that its 5G trial network for the PyeongChang Winter Olympics is ready to go – and so are its 5G exhibition halls. The operator – which has Read more…
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KT builds a new AI platform that’s for internal use only
ITEM: South Korean incumbent telco KT has announced the development of a new AI platform – but unlike rival operators, KT is applying its AI internally rather than externally. On Wednesday, KT announced it had Read more…
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5G Asia: KT is revved and 5G-ready for PyeongChang
It’s no secret by now that South Korea intends to be first out of the gate in the 5G races as operators like KT and SK Telecom take advantage of next year’s Winter Olympics in Read more…
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KT consolidates its backend with Amdocs real-time convergent charging
Amdocs has announced that KT Corp is now live with its single real-time convergent charging system and a single product catalog in support of all of its lines of business. As a result, Amdocs says, Read more…
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KT’s 5G trial network in PyeongChang enters final testing stage: Ericsson
Ericsson says that KT is in the final stages of testing its new 5G trial network in the city of PyeongChang, host of the 2018 Winter Games. Following an MoU that was signed in 2015, Read more…