SK Telecom, the country’s largest mobile carrier, said it submitted a request to the state telecom regulator, asking it to punish its competitors over wrongful plays such as massive subsidy offering.The company claims its two rivals KT Corp. and LG Uplus have impeded competition by providing subsidies that amount to over 700,000 won over the past two months.“Recently, KT and LG Uplus have been ope

SK Telecom said Thursday it signed an agreement with Nautilus Hyosung Inc. to work together on the mobile carrier’s smart finance business project.The country’s leading mobile carrier said that it formed a partnership with Korea’ top automatic teller machine company to build smart branches.Smart branch is a mini branch service that uses SKT’s information and communication technology to offer vario

Mobile carriers are moving into the mobile messenger field after wrestling with the surging popularity of existing mobile messengers which they claim have jammed networks and snatched away data fees.KT Corp., the country’s largest fixed-line service operator, released its own communication tool called “olleh talk” on Thursday.SK Telecom is also looking into introducing a mobile chat service as ear

Samsung Electronics is featuring high-quality solar cell technology at the Intersolar Europe 2011 held in Munich, Germany, from June 8-10.Under the catchphrase of “Samsung Delivers High Efficiency,” the company presented solar modules, which were made through screen-printed solar cells, according to Samsung officials.It will show 260-watt crystalline white commercial module and 250-watt premium bl

LG Electronics said Wednesday that it will hire up to 800 disabled people by next year, double its existing number of disabled staff.The hiring will be part of the company’s plan to employ workers in the fields of research and development, production, marketing and business support until June 15. Applications will be accepted at the firm’s website (www.lge.co.kr).“LG Electronics expects to meet th

The Electronic Entertainment Expo 2011, the world’s largest game trade show participated in by local players Nexon and Bluehole Studio, will take place at the Los Angeles Convention Center from June 7-9.Nexon and Bluehole Studio will set up their own booths throughout the exhibition to make public their line-up of online games.Nexon, which took part in the show for the first time last year, will f

Debate is raging over whether trimming telecom fees by a small margin was the best move by a government desperate to show action on previous pledges to rein in soaring communication expenses. On Thursday, the Korea Communications Commission, the state telecom regulator, announced a discount plan for telecom fees that included a 1,000 won discount in basic service fees and 50 free text messages a m