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Korea’s Role in the AI Infrastructure Build-Out Converge Digest tracks Korea’s digital infrastructure ecosystem across AI infrastructure, semiconductors, memory, cloud platforms, telecom networks, data centers, sovereign AI initiatives and advanced manufacturing. Coverage follows Korean companies, national investment strategies and global partnerships shaping the next generation of AI and communications infrastructure. |
Technology Pillars AI Infrastructure ›Semiconductors ›Memory ›HBM ›Sovereign AI ›Data Centers ›5G ›Cloud › |
Key Players Samsung ›SK hynix ›SK Telecom ›Samsung SDS ›KT ›LG Uplus ›Naver ›LG Electronics › |
| Tracking: Korea • National AI Strategies • AI Infrastructure Investment • GPU Clusters • Semiconductor Clusters • Memory Bandwidth • Foundry • Telecom AI |
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SK Telecom has demonstrated downlink speeds of 225 Mbps by using LTE-Advanced Carrier Aggregation to combine 20MHz bandwidth in 1.8GHz band and 10MHz bandwidth in 800MHz band. For comparison, the carrier’s regular LTE service delivers a maximum of 150Mbps of speeds using 20MHz of continuous spectrum in one band. SK Telecom said its planned upgrade […]
NTT DOCOMO will offer LTE roaming to subscribers of Korean mobile operator KT Corporation when they travel in Japan. DOCOMO said it plans to partner with other overseas mobile operators to offer LTE international roaming services, including for DOCOMO users traveling outside of Japan. http://www.ntt.co.jp
China Mobile demonstrated international HD voice and video calls between its VoLTE trial networks in Chengdu and Hangzhou with the VoLTE network of a South Korean mobile operator. Huawei participated in the demo. http://pr.huawei.com/en/news/hw-316012-volte.htm#.UpUX5MRDuP0
Nokia Solutions and Networks and SK Telecom demonstrated a joint proof-of-concept for Evolved Packet Core (EPC) virtualization based on Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) principles. The companies said their project showed successful results for capacity scaling for both throughput and signaling traffic in connection with smartphone usage patterns. NSN has previously demonstrated a complete EPC solution […]
KT will be the first commercial mobile content acceleration service in its LTE network in Q1 2014 based on Ericsson’s Mobile Cloud Accelerator (MCA) solution. Ericsson said trials of its Mobile Cloud Accelerator showed that web page download times could be reduced by more than 50 percent. The solution works by guaranteeing traffic transmission quality […]
NSN confirmed that is supported the world’s first operators to launch LTE-Advanced commercially: SK Telecom, LG U+ and Korea Telecom . The operators have implemented LTE-Advanced carrier aggregation with a software upgrade for Nokia Solutions and Network’s Flexi Multiradio Base Stations. LTE-Advanced carrier aggregation enables the operators to reach up to 150 Mbps throughput by […]
KT is preparing to launch LTE-A service this month using carrier aggregation technology to achieve downlink speeds of up to 150 Mbps. The Korean operator secured the 1.8 GHz frequency band at auction last week. The license covers 20 MHz in the band. KT, which currently has about 6.5 million LTE subscribers, plans a nationwide […]
SK Telecom is expanding its LTE-Advanced commercial service network, via its local entity Ericsson-LG, to downtown areas of 84 cities nationwide, including the entire Seoul metropolitan area and six other major cities. The carrier launched its commercial LTE-Advanced service earlier this summer, offering up to 150Mbps mobile broadband speeds, twice that of LTE. The initial […]
Dacom Crossing, a Korean provider of international IP communications, has deployed the Infinera DTN-X packet optical networking platform connecting Seoul, the terrestrial backhaul network and the EAC Korea landing station. Dacom Crossing provides wholesale services to Tier One carriers, ISP’s and content providers. The Infinera Intelligent Transport Network, featuring the DTN-X, enables Dacom Crossing to […]
Ericsson confirmed that South Korea’s LG U+’s recently launched LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) commercial service network is using their equipment. Specifically, Ericsson has supplied Evolved Packet Core network and radio base stations and integrated new software for LTE-A service. The LTE-A rollout involved a Carrier Aggregation (CA) software upgrade. LTE-A supports up to 150 Mbps throughput – […]
South Korea’s LG U + officially launched its LTE-Advanced service, promising download speeds of 75 Mbps to 150 Mbps — roughly twice the performance of its standard LTE service. The LTE-A network is using carrier aggregation of 800 MHz and 2.1 GHz spectrum. Compatible handset initially include a version of the Samsung Galaxy S4 and […]
SK Telecom launched the world’s first LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) service through smartphones. The LTE-A service offers download speeds of up to 150 Mbps, which is two times faster than its regular LTE service, and 10 times faster than its 3G network. LTE-A coverage initially is available in Seoul and central city areas of Gyeongg-do and Chungcheong-do. […]
Samsung Electronics Co. announced the industry’s first 45nm embedded flash (eFlash) logic process development. Potential applications include components for security solutions and mobile devices, including smart card IC, NFC IC, eSE (embedded secure element) and TPM (Trusted platform modules). Samsung said a smart card IC based on this 45nm eFlash logic process has an endurance […]
