SK Telecom’s partnership with Pokémon GO is expected to kick off the zero-rating debate in Korea, as one element of the joint marketing venture includes temporarily offering a zero-rating on Pokémon GO until June. This Read more…
SK Telecom has entered into a joint marketing agreement with Niantic to promote the augmented reality game sensation Pokémon GO by turning SK Telecom’s 4,000 authorized retail stores into PokéStops or Gyms. Also, new and Read more…
Global payments giant PayPal has invested in South Korean FinTech startup Viva Republica. The company has finalized a $48 million series C funding round with PayPal and a number of other high-profile firms. The round Read more…
SEOUL (Reuters) – Nintendo’s smash hit Pokemon Go was unleashed on South Korea on Tuesday, six months after it was released elsewhere in the world, a delay caused by security fears over Google Maps. The Read more…
The 5G trials keep on coming, with Ericsson, Qualcomm Technologies and SK Telecom jointly announcing on Wednesday that they plan to conduct interoperability testing and over-the-air field trials for 5G NR (New Radio) technologies being Read more…
Huawei and LG U+ announced they have completed a series of joint tests based on three 5G commercial scenarios: enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB), ultra-reliable low latency communications (uRLLC), and massive machine-type communications (mMTC). Results: cell Read more…
South Korean incumbent telco KT has signed a contract with network equipment partners Samsung Electronics, Ericsson-LG and Nokia to deploy what it aims to be the world’s first nationwide narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) network Read more…
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea said on Friday it has rejected Google’s latest request for permission to use government mapping data in servers outside the country, citing security issues with North Korea. Google has said Read more…
Gemalto says it is supplying its Optelio Contactless Stickers to LotteCard, one of Korea’s largest credit card networks. Using the Lotte Sticker, users can make payments at 35,000 stores throughout South Korea, and can also Read more…
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