| December 3, 2019 — 02:56 GMT (02:56 GMT)
| Topic: 5G
South Korea has secured around 4 million subscribers onto its 5G networks as of October, the Ministry of Science and ICT said.
The country’s tech ministry added that the country had 3.98 million subscribers as of October, which was a rise of over 516,000 subscribers from the previous month.
SK Telecom has the most 5G subscribers with 1.77 million, followed by KT’s 1.21 million and LG Uplus’ 1 million.
A minimum of half a million new users have been signed on every month since 5G networks were deployed back in April.
It saw the highest rise in subscribers in August, when Samsung Electronics launched its Galaxy Note 10 5G smartphone, whereas 900,000 new subscribers were added on the launch month, and 700,000 were added in September.
Read more: South Korea to double 5G spectrum by 2026
Additionally, a total of 105,000 terabytes of traffic was recorded on 5G networks as of October. On average, one user used 28 gigabytes of data in that month.
Currently, commercialised 5G networks in South Korea are non-standalone and use 3.5GHz spectrum. The country has plans however deploy standalone 2.8GHz spectrum early next year.
It is also planning to double the spectrum allocated to 5G by 2026 to prepare for an explosion in data traffic.
RELATED COVERAGE
KT succeeds in linking 5G network to satellite
KT has succeeded in data transfer between its 5G network and a satellite 36,000 kilometres away.
A timeline guide for your 5G strategy
The rollout of 5G is much more evolutionary than the rollout scenarios of previous cellular standards.
Korea secures 260K 5G subscribers in first month
KT has secured 100,000 5G subscribers, putting it ahead of SK Telecom and LG Uplus in the race to gain 5G subscribers.
South Korea’s 5G goes live earlier than scheduled to claim ‘world’s first’ title
5G networks are now live in South Korea.
Samsung adds two modems to help enable wider 5G rollout (TechRepublic)
Verizon will be the first customer to buy a tool that supports 5G networks that are easier to enable, smaller in size and more efficient in how they use power.
Related Topics:
Korea
| December 3, 2019 — 02:56 GMT (02:56 GMT)
| Topic: 5G