KT sees Q3 profit drop 6.4%
Remote services grew, but subsidiaries in traditional industries contract in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Korean telcos close down call centres near COVID-19 hotspot
Workers at telcos' call centres at the city of Daegu, the epicentre of COVID-19 in South Korea, will work from home.
KT rolls out epidemic prevention app in Laos
Following launches in West Africa, the South Korean telco is set to expand the rollout of its epidemic prevention platform to Southeast Asia as well.
Samsung seals the deal on expanded KT LTE emergency network
The expanded coverage will deploy Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) through its networks.
SK Telecom and Sinclair to invest $33m in ATSC 3.0 joint venture
SK Telecom and Sinclair Broadcast Group will invest $33 million into a joint venture that will develop solutions based on the ATSC 3.0 standard.
KT and Safaricom to build epidemic prevention platform in Kenya
South Korean telecommunications giant KT will collaborate with its Kenyan counterpart Safaricom and health authorities to build an epidemic prevention platform in Kenya.
SK Telecom snubs Huawei in 5G equipment selection
SK Telecom, South Korea's largest wireless operator, has announced that Samsung, Ericsson and Nokia will be the preferred bidders for 5G equipment with Huawei noticeably absent.
South Korea to auction 5G spectrum in June 2018
The government expects fifth-generation (5G) network to be commercialized in March 2019 and deployed nationwide by 2022.
Samsung to supply KT with NB-IoT solutions
The South Korean tech giant will supply its compatriot telco with NB-IoT solutions.
SK Telecom deploys LTE-R on Busan subway
The change from analogue to LTE network on the subway will allow real-time video streaming for station personnel.