South Korea launches the world’s first nationwide 5G mobile networks, a transformational leap that has superpowers sparring for control of an innovation that could potentially change the day-to-day lives of billions of people
Park Jung-ho, CEO of SK Telecom, attends a launching ceremony for its 5G service, in Seoul, South Korea, April 3, 2019
Hyper-wired South Korea has long had a reputation for technical prowess, and Seoul has made the 5G rollout a priority as it seeks to stimulate stuttering economic growth. It is crucial for the future development of devices ranging from self-driving vehicles that send data traffic to one another in real time to industrial robots, drones and other elements of the Internet of Things.
Combined with manufacturers ZTE and Oppo, plus the China Academy of Telecommunications Technology, Chinese entities own a total of 3,400 patents -- more than a third of the total, according to the research firm.In contrast, US firms have 1,368 altogether, IPlytics said -- 29 fewer than Finland's Nokia alone.
Neither KT nor SK Telecom use Huawei technology in their 5G networks, but it is a supplier to LG UPlus, the companies toldOn the same day, Samsung Electronics will release the Galaxy S10 5G, the world's first available smartphone using the technology, and rival phone maker LG follows with the V50s two weeks later.US network carrier Verizon said Wednesday it became the first carrier in the world to deploy a 5G network -- in Chicago and Minneapolis, with more cities due to follow this year.
Qatari firm Ooredoo says it offers 5G services in and around Doha -- but does not have devices available to use them.
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