KT sees Q2 profit jump 38% on back of 5G and content
South Korean telcos continue to record stable growth thanks to 5G and pandemic-fueled boost in services such as contents.
South Korean telcos continue to record stable growth thanks to 5G and pandemic-fueled boost in services such as contents.
Vietnam's largest telco has started 5G trials using Samsung's network solutions in Da Nang city.
The Japanese telco's first 5G standalone Open RAN is powered by Samsung's virtualised central and distributed units and Fujitsu's radio units.
The telco saw operating income increase 11.7% thanks to sustained growth across all its businesses during the quarter.
Samsung Networks lab head believes Virtualised RAN will see more uptake in the coming years due to its flexibility and security capabilities.
SK Telecom secured nearly a million new 5G subscribers during its second quarter.
The pair used cloud-native virtualisation and massive MIMO as part of trials to run 5G networks on C-band spectrum.
The South Korean tech giant will provide its Open RAN compliant 5G solutions for Dish's 5G network roll out in the US.
KT's new 5G service comes despite rival telcos SK Telecom and LG Uplus saying they have no plans to follow suit as it is early days for the service.