Cho Mu-hyun is based in Seoul, South Korea and covers global tech conglomerates Samsung, LG and technology news in Asia. His English name is Joe and it rhymes with his last name.
The smartphone, dubbed Stage 5G, will have the Korean chat giant's various services and apps pre-installed.
While its home appliance business again provided high profits.
SK Telecom is set to own a 2.5% stake in Kakao, while the chat giant will own a 1.6% stake of South Korea's incumbent telco.
Samsung's Exynos Modem 5123 boasts 5.1Gbps download speed for sub-6GHz spectrum and 7.35Gb for mmWave.
The real-time traffic navigation technology collects data from self-driving cars and transmits the data to those following in the rear for safety.
The South Korean telco will expand its 5G roaming services to 20 countries, including the United States, China, and Japan.
South Korea is the second most important market for smartphones for LG after the US and V50S ThinQ's performance will determine whether the business can overcome its years-long slump.
Samsung's third quarter profits dropped 56% from the previous year due to continued lowered demand for memory chips, but the Galaxy Note 10 is expected to take the mobile business out of its slump.
KT and Hyundai Engineering & Construction will collaborate to use 5G networks for automation in construction.
5G networks will be installed at Samsung Medical Center's proton therapy center and cancer hospital.