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Samsung’s hardware will power South Korean Navy’s private 5G network

Samsung Networks, one of the world's biggest cellular network equipment providers, has announced that its hardware will power the South Korean Navy's private 5G network. KT and Samsung Networks will deploy a private 5G network as a part of the country's Smart Naval Project. Samsung Networks and KT will deploy a private 5G network for […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
2 months ago

Samsung’s HDR10+ standard expands its presence to gaming and set top boxes

Samsung co-developed the open and royalty-free HDR10+ standard with Amazon in 2017. Since then, the standard has expanded its presence across various device categories, including smartphones, tablets, laptops, TVs, and gaming consoles. Now, the high dynamic range standard is expanding its presence even further with the addition of gaming and set-top boxes. In collaboration with […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
2 years ago

Carrier may have “confirmed” Galaxy S23 design, availability, pre-order bonus

An alleged leaked promotional poster from KT may have confirmed the Galaxy S23 and the Galaxy S23+ design, along with pre-order bonuses and the date when customers might get the option to pre-order the next flagships. According to this new information, Samsung's next Unpacked event for the Galaxy S23 series could take place on January […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

South Korean telcos raise subsidies on Galaxy Z Flip 4 ahead of iPhone 14 launch

Each new iPhone launch affects the sales of Samsung's Galaxy smartphones. This year, Apple launched four new iPhones: iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro, and iPhone 14 Pro Max. These devices will launch in South Korea next month, and ahead of the launch, carriers have started offering higher subsidies on Samsung's latest foldable […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
2 years ago

Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Z Flip 3 get October 2021 security update in Korea

The Galaxy S21 series was the first to receive the October 2021 security patch earlier this week, and now, Samsung is rolling out a similar firmware update for its new range of foldable flagships, including the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and the Galaxy Z Flip 3. The new firmware update is rolling out for the […]

By Mihai Matei
3 years ago

Galaxy S20 users on KT’s network can get ‘real’ 5G access starting today

Samsung's high-end 5G smartphones support mmWave and sub-6GHz 5G networks in both SA (Standalone) and NSA (Non-Standalone) modes. However, very few carriers around the world actually have standalone 5G networks. KT is the first South Korean network carrier that has launched a standalone 5G network. KT announced earlier today that it has launched its pure, […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
3 years ago

Galaxy S10 5G delivers 1Gbps speed on KT’s 5G commercial network

KT and Samsung have achieved 1Gbps speed over the air on KT’s 5G commercial network deployed in Seoul. The speed test was conducted using the Galaxy S10 5G and the telco's 3.5GHz frequency on its 5G commercial network. KT's 5G commercial network comprises of Samsung’s 5G NR solutions, which includes a 5G radio and a virtual core (vCore) that supports […]

By Sumit Adhikari
6 years ago

Samsung demonstrates video call over 5G with Verizon and KT

Samsung, Verizon, and KT have been collaborating on 5G research and development since 2015. The three companies have played an important role in aiding the development of early 5G specifications and global standards. Samsung has teamed up with them once again at a sporting event in the United States to demonstrate Samsung's 5G solutions and […]

By Naresh
7 years ago

SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus will offer a full refund to every Galaxy Note 7 customer

Last Friday, Samsung announced a global recall of the Galaxy Note 7 after it found that faulty batteries were the reason for a few handsets catching fire while on charge. To compensate for the inconvenience, the firm revealed that it would allow owners to swap in their device for a Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 edge […]

By Josh L.
8 years ago

SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus will kick off Galaxy Note 7 pre-orders on Saturday, August 6

South Korea's three largest operators, SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus, have today revealed that they will start accepting pre-orders for the newly-announced Galaxy Note 7 both in-store and online at 9 a.m. on Saturday, August 6. The handset will only be available to purchase in the 64GB baseline model, which comes in three colors — […]

By Josh L.
8 years ago

KT joins hands with Samsung, Qualcomm to announce world’s first 600Mbps LTE-H technology

The world's first 600Mbps LTE technology was announced today by KT in association with compatriot Samsung and chipset fabricator Qualcomm. The technology will be shown off at the impending MWC 2015 which is due in a few days from now, scheduled 2nd-5th March. LTE-WiFi Link Aggregation or LTE-H or HetNet as it is known as, combines […]

By Yash G.
10 years ago

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