SK Telecom announced on April 28 that it signed an agreement with the Yonsei University Medical Center to build a digital hospital based on 5G telecommunications, artificial intelligence (AI) and latest media technologies.The two sides agreed to build a 5G network and develop specialized solutions f
Ultra-fast 5G services are expected to transform not only the industrial field and everyday life but also the military.Drones have started to make changes in the militay. Recently, LG Uplus has teamed up with the Army 31st Division to demonstrate how drones can be used for coastal search and base ca
Korean researchers have developed a technology that can dramatically improve the performance of quantum dot light emitting diodes (QLEDs), which have become a popular candidate for next-generation display devices, following organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs). Once the technology is successfully c
South Korea has won the race to become the first country in the world to launch 5G services as the three mobile operators activated the 5G mobile phones of their first subcribers at 11 p.m. on April 3. With the release of Samsung Electronics' Galaxy S10 5G model on April 5, ordinary users have s
The Korean government is planning to foster 15 5G-based “strategic industries” to create 600,000 jobs and export US$73 billion worth of goods and services by 2026.The 15 industries consist of five “core services” and 10 “core industries.” The five core services include immersive content, smart facto
Amid expectations that 5G smartphones will inject new vitality into the slumping global smartphone market, competition is expected to heat up among Samsung Electronics, which rolled out the world's first 5G smartphone, LG Electronics, Xiaomi and others that will launch their 5G smartphones befor
Samsung Electronics will launch the Galaxy S10 5G, the world's first 5G smartphone, on April 5 in Korea.A 5G network is 20 times faster than a 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network and the former’s latency is one tenth of that of the latter. These features enable users to receive various multimed
A high-resolution augmented reality (AR) head mount display (HMD) equipped with a holographic optical element has been developed for the first time in Korea.The Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) announced on March 12 that its research team led by Dr. Park Min-chul has developed an AR
Naver, KT and Intel representing their respective industrial sectors among others will begin to make a foray into the 5G-based robot market.Naver Labs, an R&D arm of Naver, announced on Feb. 28 that it signed a strategic alliance deal for developing 5G robots with KT and Intel at the MWC 2019 with N
The Ministry of Science and ICT announced on Feb. 26 that a new manpower training project would be launched to cover the fields of Industry 4.0 such as artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing, big data, augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), blockchain and fintech.A total of 7.9 billion
At a press conference held in San Francisco last November, Koh Dong-jin, head of the IM division at Samsung Electronics, explained the merits of a foldable phone in terms of software rather than hardware. Koh judged that consumers would not buy a foldable smartphone before understanding why such a p
LG Innotek announced on Feb. 19 that it has recently started mass production of the time of flight (ToF) 3D sensing module for smartphones. This module will be installed on the front of the company’s new flagship smartphone LG G8 ThinQ, which will be unveiled on Feb. 24.The ToF module is a state-of-
Korean researchers have developed a core chip for three-dimensional (3D) image sensors which function as the “eye” of autonomous vehicles, drones, and robots. In the future, the chip will be mounted on smart phones and used for various services, such as face recognition and augmented reality (AR).Th
Korean blockchain and cryptocurrency companies are entering the competition in the simple payment market.Dunamu, the company behind South Korea’s cryptocurrency exchange platform Upbit, plans to allow partner companies of its “Luniverse” blockchain platform to build a main net, or an independent blo
Samsung Electronics will sponsor the Olympic Games as a worldwide partner for eight more years until the end of 2028.Samsung Electronics announced on Dec. 4 that it has extended its official Olympic sponsorship contract to 2028 with the International Olympic Committee (IOC).Ko Dong-jin, CEO and pres
The Korea Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) announced on Nov. 27 that it has developed 25Gbps “tactile internet technology” by improving 2.5Gbps of the maximum speed of the conventional wired Internet by ten times.This technology enables data transmission in 0.001 seconds,
SK Telecom and Samsung Electronics announced on Nov. 21 that they have signed an agreement on joint R&D on 5G technology to provide unrivaled high-quality 5G services.The two companies agreed to work together for the development of mobility-enhancing technology for the 3.5GHz and 28GHz bands, develo
KT Corp. announced on Nov. 19 that it has launched a smart farm customized for the disabled in Korpakan, Sharjah of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This is the first time KT has established a smart farm overseas. The project was promoted in cooperation with the Sharjah City for Humanitarian Services
Samsung Electronics has unveiled its latest premium mobile application processor (AP), the Exynos 9, with optimized artificial intelligence (AI) features. Accordingly, AI performance of Samsung’s next flagship smartphone (expected to be named the Galaxy S10), which will be launched next year, is exp
LetinAR, a Korean startup developing a new optical solution for augmented reality (AR) smart glasses, recently raised $3.6 million in Series A funding, led by Kakao Ventures, Naver Corporation, DSC Investment, Korea Asset Investment Securities, and Platinum Technology Investment.LetinAR, a member co