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South Korea mandates 5G SA upgrades for operators

South Korea is requiring 5G Standalone cores by 2026, offering LTE fee reductions to sweeten the deal as the country preps for AI and 6G.

Dan Jones Dec 15, 2025 2:28pm

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South Korean operators collaborate on APIs

Aug 29, 2024 3:52pm

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KT, Microsoft form alliance to boost AI and cloud initiatives

Jun 13, 2024 6:11am

SK Telecom

KT and LG Uplus lose their 28 GHz spectrum licenses

Nov 21, 2022 11:30am

Seoul South Korea

KT, DoCoMo, Fujitsu fete interoperability for open RAN

Jan 6, 2022 11:27am

Seoul South Korea

Samsung, KT launch 5G SA in South Korea

Jul 15, 2021 4:17pm