South Korean telco KT will launch entry-level Wi-Fi 6 access points next month, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.KT is strengthening its Wi-Fi line-up. The telco first launched its high-end Wi-Fi 6 access points last year. It also launched a Wi-Fi repeater aimed at the home to widen i

South Korean telcos SK Telecom and KT are strengthening their control over their supply line for optical transceivers used for their 5G networks, people familiar with the matter told TheElec on Wednesday.They were preferring to procure transceivers directly instead of using telecom equipment vendors

Samsung Electronics has demonstrated a new drone-based antenna configuration measurement solution that will allow engineers to inspect 5G base stations remotely.The solution allows engineers to use a smartphone to remotely control camera-equipped drones, the company said. The drone is used to captur

Huawei Korea and Korea Artificial Intelligence Association (KORAIA) will help promising local AI start-ups expand abroad, the companies said on Monday.They will also help the digitization of traditional industries and hold joint seminars and conferences on AI.Huawei was working to create an open AI

CEO of South Korean telco KT has shared the success model of the country’s prevention in COVID-19 pandemic with GSMA director general Mats Granryd, the telco said on Monday.KT CEO Koo Hyun-mo, in a conference call on Friday with Granryd, reportely talked about the test, trace and treatment method So

Chinese semiconductor designer Unisoc will began mass production of an extreme ultraviolet (EUV)-based 6-nanometer (nm) application processor (AP) for 5G smartphones by the end of the year, the company said on Monday.The processor, dubbed T7520, will be used for 5G smartphones launching next year, t

Cisco’s South Korean operation has launched its intent-based networking (IBN) solutions for the country, the company said Thursday.Scott Harrell, senior vice president of Cisco Enterprise Networking, said the company’s newly introduced IBN solutions will increase network efficiency and security.It w

The National Information Society Agency (NIA) has named a consortium formed by SK Telecom to run its optical telecommunication component testing support project, the agency said on Wednesday.The consortium of SK Telecom, SK Broadband and Zaram Technology, will provide an open lab for local small- to

Samsung Electronics was preparing to apply Time Series DataBase Management System (DBMS) at its smartphone factory in Vietnam, people familiar with matter told TheElec on Tuesday.It will be applied in the second half of the year at earliest, they said.Samsung Electronics’ Global Technology Center (G

OE Solutions have produced its own laser diode (LD) and will begin exporting them to China, the company said Monday.The South Korean optical transceiver maker is planning to sell them through its subsidiary in Taiwan, formed last year, to an unnamed Chinese counterpart. It is expecting revenues of 1

LG Uplus and Autonomous a2z will collaborate in developing an autonomous driving service, the companies said.The telco will provide its 5G network, dynamic map and real time kinematic solutions, while Autonomous a2z will provide its autonomous driving platform. Testing will be done at Sejong City, s

HFR will wrap up the field testing by next month for the fronthaul network equipment that it is planning to supply to US telco Verizon, the company said Friday.The South Korean telecom equipment maker was chosen as a supplier for the US carrier back in February. The fronthaul equipment will be suppl

Huawei Korea has launched its AirEngine WiFi6 aimed for the South Korean enterprise market, it said.The Wi-Fi supports wireless interface data speed of 10.75Gbps, the Chinese company said, and offer 100Mbps wireless network.This was twice as fast as competitor’s and faster than conventional wired ne

South Korean telco LG Uplus has signed a deal to export 5G Virtual Reality (VR) content to its Taiwanese counterpart Chunghwa Telecom, the company said on Thursday.The Korean telco said it was its fourth of such deals __ following those it made with China Telecom in October last year and Hong Kong T

Worldwide Ethernet network equipment market decreased 10.4% year on year in the first quarter to US$10.49 billion, according to research firm IDC.Ethernet switch market declined 8.9% to US$6.16 billion. Market leader Cisco saw revenue drop 12% but controlled market share of 51.9%.Runner-up Huawei sa

Dasan Networks has begun shipping 5G equipment to Japanese telco Rakuten Mobile, the company said Tuesday.It follows announcement made by Dasan Zhone Solutions, Dasan’s US subsidiary, last year that it has been elected the supplier for 5G fronthaul solutions by the telco.Dasan’s goods being supplied

Huawei Korea has stressed that its telecom equipment has received the Common Criteria (CC) Evaluation Assurance Level (EAL) 4+ certification for its 5G products.Company CSO Lee Joon-ho, who was appointed to the post last week, said the Chinese tech giant was the “only vendor” that received the 4+ ce

SK Telecom will apply artificial intelligence and cloud to all of its new endeavors even if it causes short-term losses, company CEO says.New services must also be open to more companies in the digital age, SK Telecom CEO Park Jung-ho said at a remote town hall meeting of the company where all emplo

South Korea’s tech ministry was mulling how to properly announce the 5G network quality ratings of local telcos, people familiar with the matter told TheElec Friday.The Ministry of Science and ICT was hesitating over whether to rank the telcos or announce each telco’s average download speeds on thei

Worldwide mobile core market great 10% in the first quarter from a year ago to be worth US$8 billion, according to market research group Dell’Oro.Huawei and Ericsson combined for over half of the market share in terms of revenue. Nokia, ZTE and Cisco together totaled over 25%, it said."There are oth