South Korean telco KT has deployed autonomous carts with 5G connectivity at its warehouses for smartphones, the company announced.The carts, which comes in two versions, were co-developed by South Korean autonomous robot developer Twinny.Called NarGo, one version will have one cart leading multiple

Samsung’s health app had its electrocardiogram (ECG) measuring feature cleared for use by South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety.The ECG feature of Samsung Health Monitor app is paired with the sensors of its Galaxy Watch Active2, the company said. It will measure and analyze the hearty rhyt

South Korean fabless companies have performed strongly in the first quarter, backed by large volumes of order from Chinese clients, their filings to the local finance watchdog showed Friday.However, uncertainty remains high for the second quarter from the US-China trade war and lackluster performanc

South Korean RF repeater has clinched a 5.9 billion won deal to supply SK Telecom with its optical repeaters, the company said Friday.It will supply 5G integrated optical repeater __ which supports 4G LTE networks as well.The size of the order is equivalent to 18% of its total annual sale of 32.2 bi

High demand from electric vehicles will fuel the growth of 21700 lithium-ion batteries in 2020, according to market research firms.According to B3 and EV Volumes Friday, over 2 billion cells of 21700 batteries are expected to be shipped this year, a 25% increase from 2019.21700 batteries will accoun

South Korean wireless network parts supplier KMW is expected to post lower sales in 2020 compared to initial analyst forecasts in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to sources and public data collected by TheElec.The government was pressuring local telcos __ SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplu

Samsung Electronics has launched a new outdoor TV dubbed The Terrace in the US, the company announced Thursday, local time.The model boasts a 4K resolution QLED display and supports up to 2000 nits of brightness, which means it will be clearly visible in daylight, the Korean company said.The Terrace

SK Telecom will assist in a government led program to help small- and medium-sized enterprises (SME) apply smart factory solutions in their facilities, the telco said Friday.The carrier, together with Korea Polytechnic University which is under the supervision of the Ministry of Trade Industry and E

Mauser Electronics will supply its vibration sensors for Analog Devices, the company said Thursday.Called ADcmXL 1021-1, it will be able to detect overload and malfunctions on industrial and transportation equipment, the company said.Users will be able to reduce repair cost and increase productivity

LG Electronics has launched Q61 smartphone in South Korea, the company said.It is a low-budget model, costing 369,600 won. It packs a16-megapixel (mp) punch-hole front camera. The smartphone has a quad camera on its rear __ a 48mp main camera, a 8mp wide-angle camera, a 5mp depth camera and 2mp macr

Samsung SDI is seeing more of its rivals follow its footsteps in making batteries in the touted stacking process for prismatic car batteries.The battery-making affiliate of Samsung Electronics have been applying stacking method in its production process __ in which cathodes, anodes, separators and e

China's largest mobile carrier China Mobile has secured an additional 700MHz of 5G spectrum from authorities, the company announced Wednesday.It will use it with TV broadcaster China Broadcasting Network (CBN), the telco said. CBN was chosen as a 5G operator last year along side the three local telc

South Korean vendors who supply smartphone camera components to Samsung Electronics saw mixed results in the first quarter, according to data from the country’s fiance watchdog collected by The Elec.Those that supplied camera modules to Samsung saw huge sales growth in the quarter, but those that pr

Samsung Electronics has begun construction of a new foundry line at its plant in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, the company announced Thursday.The line will produce chips using extreme ultraviolet (EUV)-based 5-nanometer (nm) process, the company said, and will began operations in the second half of 2021.

SK Telecom has launched an Internet of Things (IoT) service that allows golfers to check where holes are in real-time at 40 golf courses in South Korea, the company said Thursday.Golfers can use golf-related device maker VC’s watch, dubbed Voice Caddie T7, to check where the holes are when playing,

LG Uplus has launched a dedicated 5G network service for the enterprise, the company said Thursday.It will use servers and radio separate from the network it uses for consumers and all data will be ciphered, the telco said. The network will also only allow access from preregistered handsets of clien

KT CEO Koo Hyun-mo stressed the importance of localizing supply chain when it comes to core components for Korean companies in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, Thursday.The boss of South Korea’s second largest carrier spoke at a seminar in Seoul in front of some 40 executives of local venture capital

Cisco’s Korean business has launched a new tech solution package aimed at local small and medium enterprises (SME), the company said Thursday.Dubbed Cisco Designed, it will allow SMEs access to the company’s machine learning, artificial intelligence and cloud solutions.They will be able to build and

Education firm Lime Globe and used-equipment seller Surplus Global will open a new semiconductor equipment education center in South Korea, the companies said Thursday.The center, called Semicon Globe, will open in June 15, they said. The center is at Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, where Samsung has

SKC has launched a window film that consumers can attach themselves without the need to call experts, the company said Wednesday.Window films block sunlight and ultraviolet light, which can reduce heating costs.It can also prevent color fading in furniture.The company’s film, dubbed SK Homecare Film