V50 ThinQ 5G to automatically remind users where they parked, when to get off subway

President Moon Jae-in announces ambitious 5G initiative as the country celebrates the network’s commercial rollout to the general public

Explosive growth in data traffic in 5G era raises demand for chipsets such as radio frequency transceivers, power amplifiers, low-power supply modulators

Amid aggressive expansion by Chinese TV makers in the liquid-crystal display TV market, LG Electronics is moving to strengthen its leadership in the premium LCD TV market, according to the industry on Monday. Although LG has gained more attention with its organic light-emitting diode TVs in recent years, the company still takes a major share of the LCD TV market. It plans to expand its market share and launches new lineups featuring upgraded technologies each year. Out of the total of 218.8 mill

　While South Korea began commercial operations of fifth-generation cellular network services last week, there is still a long way to go for customers nationwide to benefit from the hyperspeed services. 　Rep. Byun Jae-il of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party said Sunday nearly 90 percent of the 5G base stations are currently located in the country’s capital city of Seoul, its surrounding area, and five metropolitan cities. 　Citing data from the Ministry of Science and ICT, Byun asserted the

　A bipartisan group of lawmakers has ratcheted up calls for deregulation of the blockchain industry, as the financial regulator has adopted a conservative attitude toward the easing process due to procedural reasons.　While the ruling Democratic Party has focused on comprehensive deregulation guidelines, the main opposition Liberty Korea Party has criticized the Moon Jae-in administration for being heavy-handed over technological innovations. Concern has been rising here that the government’s con

Smartphones enabled by fifth-generation telecommunications networks were launched and registered in South Korea on Friday, marking the beginning of a new telecom era. The country’s three mobile carriers -- SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus -- started offering 5G mobile services for ordinary smartphone users with the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G model. SK Telecom, the biggest telecom firm by number of subscribers, held a ceremony at its T World shop in Gangnam Station, southern Seoul, to celebra

Co-founder says technology was primary ingredient for startup’s success

Caught off by Verizon’s move, South Korea moves up 5G launch date to Wednesday

Samsung Electronics will start offering cutting-edge chipsets as communication solutions for the commercial fifth-generation network, the tech titan announced Thursday. One day before the launch of Samsung Galaxy S10 5G, the company said it has embarked on mass production of the 5G multi-mode chipsets for upcoming 5G premium devices. In addition to the previously introduced Exynos Modem 5100, Samsung unveiled its new single-chip radio frequency transceiver Exynos RF 5500, and a supply modulator

LG Display sold more than 100 million displays for automobiles as of the first quarter of this year, reaching the figure 14 years after entering the auto business, the company said Thursday. Since first starting to provide central information displays for global automakers in 2005, the Korean panel maker has seen rapid growth in the auto display business, hitting 10 million in 2011 and 50 million in 2015. According to IHS Markit, LG has maintained the top spot in the market for automotive displa

Samsung Electronics seems to be on track to reinforce its goal of realizing the “intelligence of things” -- instead of the internet of things -- by conducting a major organizational reshuffle between the company’s mobile device and home appliance divisions, according to the industry on Wednesday. Some of approximately 1,000 software engineers -- about a third of the total workforce -- who had devoted their capabilities to developing various applications for smartphones within the IT and mobile c

(LG Electronics)A video clip of UNESCO-designated cultural heritage sites in South Korea is played on a large display manufactured by LG Electronics at Times Square in New York. The video is being played 120 times a day until April 10 to promote the beauty and history of Korean heritages at one of the world’s busiest streets, filled with visitors from around the world, according to LG.

No. 2 mobile carrier introduces 80,000 won 5G data plan without speed cap