Samsung Chairman Lee Jae-yong ambitiously invested 9 trillion won (approximately US$8 billion at the time) in the company Harman, and after a span of about six years Harman has now firmly established itself as a robust and integral part of Samsung Electronics’ business portfolio.In Samsung Electroni
The author is an analyst for NH Investment & Securities. He can be reached at minjae.lee@nhqv.com -- Ed.Hyundai E&C’s 2Q23 results beat both consensus and our estimates on increased sales at its housing business. In addition to likely order growth for overseas petrochemical and infrastructure projec
The author is an analyst for NH Investment & Securities. He can be reached at minjae.lee@nhqv.com -- Ed.With an equipment defect issue that arose last year now being resolved, the share of power generation in France represented by NPPs has recovered to the 72% level. Once the competitiveness of Élec
Between 2013 and 2015, during China’s economic boom, the business outlook in China was rosy for South Korean corporations. Exports to China increased, leading to an upsurge in investment. However, companies overly dependent on China have encountered significant difficulties barely a decade later.Ind
MediaTek, the global leader in the mobile application processor (AP) industry, is accelerating its market share expansion with the launch of its new chipset.According to industry sources on July 13, MediaTek, Taiwan’s largest fabless semiconductor design firm, recently unveiled its new mobile AP pro
“Huawei is willing to share cutting-edge innovations in the form of patents with the world,” said the company’s Chief Legal Officer, Song Liuping, who added, “These will support the common, sustainable development of industries globally.”His remarks were made at Huawei’s annual flagship event on inn
SK telecom announced that they have developed a technology to expand the wavelength needed for high-speed transmission in “fronthaul,” often dubbed the “capillaries of mobile communication.”Fronthaul is a wired network that connects the central devices and dispersed wireless devices of a 5th generat
The monopoly structure of Korea’s three telecoms companies -- SK telecom, KT and LG Uplus -- has lasted for more than 20 years. To make a change in this structure, the Korean government will lower the frequency allocation fee for a new operator and provide the new operator with support such as loans
Smartphone companies from Japan and China, which once claimed they would surpass Samsung Electronics, are sequentially withdrawing from the business. This is due to receiving evaluations that their quality and price competitiveness are subpar. Samsung and Apple outperformed them in the high-end mark
The author is an analyst for NH Investment & Securities. He can be reached at kyeongkeun.kang@nhqv.com -- Ed.As an RF connectivity solution provider, Sensorview’s main products include mmWave antennas, high-frequency cables, and ultra-precision connectors. The firm should benefit from 5G 28GHz-relat
Huawei announced they will launch a complete set of commercial 5.5G network equipment in 2024 at the 5G Advanced Forum during MWC Shanghai 2023. Huawei's Director and President of ICT Products & Solutions Yang Chaobin who made the announcement said the company intends for this launch to mark the
At MWC Shanghai 2023, Huawei launched 5GigaGreen innovations for wireless communications to promote ultimate network performance and energy saving with global operators.Gan Bin, Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Huawei Wireless Network Product Line, stated that ultimate performance and e
Huawei has shown up in full force for MWC Shanghai 2023, with their activities all falling under their theme of "GUIDE to the Intelligent World". This year, the company's activities include an experiential tour that takes audiences to multiple cities to learn about their technology and business,
At the opening day of MWC Shanghai 2023 today, Sabrina Meng, Huawei's Rotating Chairwoman and CFO, gave a keynote outlining the value that 5G has generated throughout its first four years of commercial use.“5G is already well on its way to driving business success,” said Meng. “It's transfor
Korea’s science and innovation capabilities ranked fifth among member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in 2022. This is up by three notches from 2020. Incidentally, Korea ranked higher than Japan.Experts advise that South Korea should sharpen its competit
Vietnam, to which President Yoon Suk-yeol will pay a three-day state visit beginning June 22, has become a center of research and development (R&D) for Samsung and LG for the future, becoming more than a global production outpost for them.Samsung posted sales of US$73.7 billion (about 95.3678 trilli
Samsung and LG are showing mixed results in the automotive electronics domain that both companies have chosen as their new growth drivers. Samsung has spent an astronomical amount of money, close to 10 trillion won, to take over Harman, but has not been able to generate much synergy with the company
KT, the South Korean telecommunications giant, announced that it will host an exhibition for domestic ICT innovation companies at Viva Technology 2023 (VivaTech), Europe's largest startup exhibition held annually. The company aims to assist these firms in their entry into the European market.The
Recently, SK Telecom returned its 5G 28 GHz frequency license to the Korean government. This means that all three major Korean wireless carriers have given up the band. Earlier, they were fined a combined 33.6 billion won (US$25.7 million) by the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) for their overly e
The petrochemical industry is struggling to recover, scrambling to secure growth drivers in specialty areas. In response to China’s expansion of its self-sufficiency rate, they are trying to secure market competitiveness by focusing on high-value-added products. In particular, they are actively fost