SK Telecom will partner with Samsung Electronics to develop and commercialize the world's first 5G-based 8K TV services. 8K ultra-high definition (UHD) has the horizontal resolution of 7680 pixels and the vertical resolution of 4320 pixels, four times as many pixels as 4K UHD.SK Telecom plans to
Samsung Electronics took the wraps off the Exynos 980, a 5G mobile processor that integrates a 5G mobile communication chip and a high-performance mobile application processor (AP).This is Samsung's first 5G integrated chip. Samsung Electronics started supplying Exinos 980 samples to customers t
SK Telecom announced on Aug. 28 that it has succeeded in 5G data transmission and live broadcasting from a racing car running at up to 213 kilometers per hour. The company used the 28 GHz ultra-high frequency band in the demonstration, which was jointly carried out with Samsung Electronics.The two c
Taiwanese consumers can now purchase K-style goods through the Taiwan FamilyMart app. Global e-commerce platform Cafe24 announced on Aug. 13 that it will be promoting popular Korean e-commerce brands on Taiwan FamilyMart’s mobile app with 10 million users. Taiwan FamilyMart is a key convenience stor
SK Telecom announced on July 24 that it has started operating STONledger, an enterprise blockchain platform that it has developed together with its consortium members. The announcement is taken as a declaration that the company will focus on the blockchain business.SK Telecom plans to introduce a va
Hyundai Motor Co. has moved up the start of its volume production of autonomous vehicles to 2024, around the time when Mercedes, BMW and other global automakers are expected to begin mass production of self-driving cars.Hyundai Motor plans to introduce sophisticated autonomous driving technology tha
Hyundai Motor America is recruiting a lot of people across the United States for sales prediction and analysis and engineer positions. Hyundai Motor’s sales in the United States showed a positive growth for 11 months in a row until last month, led by its new SUVs. Under the circumstances, the compan
Samsung C&T has won a multi-purpose mall project worth 270 billion won in Malaysia.The company announced on July 7 that it has recently received a letter of acceptance for its bid on the KLCC Podium Building project from Arah Moden, a property developer in Malaysia.The US$179 million project involve
Korean automakers are rushing to launch connected car services. They have loaded new models with car infotainment devices based on wireless communications and are seeking to draw customers’ attention to them.Renault Samsung Motors introduced a voice recognition service to the recently launched All-N
Edelman Korea, part of the world’s largest communications marketing agency, has announced its release of Edelman Digital Korea’s third issue of EDK Trends Watch, which covers the top 11 market, target, and technology trends that will shape 2020. The trends book has been first released at Edelman Dig
Hyundai Motor Group announced on June 10 that subscribers to connected car services of the Hyundai, Kia and Genesis brands have surpassed 1 million as of June 18.The automotive group expects the figure reach 1.5 million by the end of this year.Hyundai and Kia entered the connected car market with th
KT Corp. will tap into the domestic financial and public market with a cloud computing service that combines 5G mobile communication. KT put forward its strategy for the domestic market at a meeting with reporters at KT Square in Gwanghwamun, Seoul on June 18."We will increase our sales in the cloud
With the United States-China battle for technology hegemony intensifying, a global ICT fair in Shanghai, China took a bitter blow.Although the CES Asia 2019 opened in Shanghai on June 11, the presence of Korean companies decreased noticeably, with major domestic companies including Samsung Electroni
As memory semiconductor prices decline and the uncertainty of the semiconductor industry grows due to the U.S.-China trade dispute, 3D memory attracts attention as a future technology. At the same time, the number of related patent applications shows a sharp upturn.According to the Korean Intellectu
Harman International Industries, a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics, held a ceremony on June 3 (local time) to celebrate the expansion of an auto parts manufacturing facility at its factory in Chakan of India with the attendance of local government officials.Founded in 2014, the plant produces a va
Samsung Electronics has been releasing new non-memory products one after another since it declared its plan to grow into the world's No. 1 maker of system semiconductors by 2030.On May 28, Samsung Electronics took the wraps off power delivery controller semiconductors, MM101 and SE8A, which supp
SK Group hosted Social Value Connect (SOVAC) 2019 in Seoul on May 28. More than 4,000 entrepreneurs, non-profit organization members, college students and citizens attended the event proposed by SK Group chairman Chey Tae-won.Over 80 organizations and groups took part as partners in the event held u
The global energy storage system (ESS) market will grow by about 40 percent this year but the Korean ESS market will suffer a contraction, a research report forecasts.In 2019, the global ESS battery market is expected to grow to 16 GWh, up 38 percent from 11.6 GWh in the previous year, market resear
The South Korean government will inject 1.20 trillion won (US$1.02 billion) in medical device research and development (R&D) projects over the next six years.The Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) announced on May 12 that a preliminary feasibility study on the government’s medical device R&D project
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), Google, and Harman International Industries of Samsung Electronics are planning to launch their connected car platform in the second half of this year. The platform will be applied to every FCA car by 2022.The platform incorporates Harman Ignite, which is Harman’s au