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• KT's Samsung M8400 is a WiBro WCDMA Wi-Fi smartphone

  BNET - 2009-10-15

  KT and Samsung are getting ready to launch a new 3W handset called Samsung SPH-M8400. 3W means that the M8400 features WCDMA, Wi-Fi and WiBro (South Korea's own version of WiMax). The M8400 is Samsung's second WiBro-enabled handset, after the SCH-M8300 model, and KT expects it to boost wireless Internet...

  Tags: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Handset, KT Corp.

• Phorm trials in Korea in first non-UK venture

  Strategy Eye - 2009-03-30

  London-based startup Phorm is trialling its behavioural targeting technology with South Korean broadband provider KT. The company claims its technology can link online advertising, media and content to users’ interests without compromising privacy. The deal is Phorm’s first outside the...

  Tags: U.K., Trial, Phorm, Telecommunications, Editorial, KT Corp.

• Gilat SkyEdge Network to Serve Hundreds of Sites in Kazakhstan as Part of a Universal Service Obligation Project

  - 2009-01-21

  --JSC Kazakhtelecom Uses Gilat SkyEdge Broadband Satellite Network to Also Deliver Advanced Services to Major Corporations, Enterprises, Consumers and Rural Communities Nationwide-- PETAH TIKVA, Israel -- Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq:GILT) today announced it has been selected by its long-time customer and Kazakhstan's largest telecommunications operator, JSC Kazakhtelecom KT,...

  Tags: Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd., KT Corp.

• DOCOMO Agrees with KT Corp. to Share Exchange and Exchangeable Bonds Acquisition

  - 2009-01-20

  Tokyo, Jan 20, 2009 - JCN Newswire - NTT DOCOMO, INC. DOCOMO announced today that it has agreed with KT Corporation KT that DOCOMO will exchange its 10.72% stake in KT Freetel Co., Ltd. KTF for KT securities in relation to the merger between KT and KTF. The boards of...

  Tags: KT Corp., KTF, NTT DoCoMo Inc.

• Korea Communications commission awards IPTV licenses to Hanaro, KT, and LG Dacom.(KOREA)

  - 2008-10-01

  The Korean telecom regulator has granted licenses to three telecom players--Hanaro Telecom, KT, and LG Dacom--to provide television services through high-speed Internet connections. The Korean Communications Commission announced that it has awarded Internet Protocol television IPTV concessions to these three firms, which need...

  Tags: Hanaro Telecom Inc., KT Corp., LG Electronics Inc.

• Latest Developments in the South Korean WiBro Market

  - 2008-07-01

  DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/c6d22c/wibro_services_and) has announced the addition of the "WiBro Services and Strategies in South Korea" report to their offering. WiBro Services and Strategies in South Korea report provides an overview on the latest developments in the Korean market, where WiBro Mobile WiMAX was commercially...

  Tags: HSDPA, KT Corp., MARKETING, mobile, Wi-Fi, WiMAX, WIRELESS

• KT and POSDATA to set up Mobile WiMAX Town in Pohang.(KOREA)

  - 2008-01-01

  Mobile WiMAX, which is currently provided in the Seoul metropolitan area, would soon be extended to the Korean city of Pohang, which has a population of 500,000. KT and POSDATA have prepared a strategy to launch "Mobile WiMAX Town" in Pohang. The city is...

  Tags: KT Corp., mobile, Wi-Fi, WiMAX, WIRELESS

• POSDATA and KT strike a deal to deploy mobile WiMAX commercial network.(KOREA)

  - 2008-01-01

  Mobile WiMAX, a next-generation telecommunications service currently being offered in the Seoul metropolitan area, will be expanded to Pohang, a city of 500,000 people in the south of Korean peninsula. POSDATA and KT have drawn up plans to establish a "Mobile WiMAX Town" in...

  Tags: KT Corp., MARKETING, mobile, network, Wi-Fi, WiMAX, WIRELESS

• SK Telecom keen to acquire Hanaro; KT interested to merge with KTF.(KOREA)

  - 2007-12-01

  The telecom industry of South Korea is likely to witness major developments in the near future. SK Telecom, the biggest mobile operator in the country, is planning to acquire Hanaro Telecom, the second-biggest telephone and Internet service provider. After this announcement, KT has shown...

  Tags: Hanaro Telecom Inc., KT Corp., SK Telecom Co.

• SK Telecom keen to acquire Hanaro; KT interested to merge with KTF.(KOREA)

  - 2007-12-01

  The telecom industry of South Korea is likely to witness major developments in the near future. SK Telecom, the biggest mobile operator in the country, is planning to acquire Hanaro Telecom, the second-biggest telephone and Internet service provider. After this announcement, KT has shown...

  Tags: Hanaro Telecom Inc., KT Corp., SK Telecom Co.