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SK Telecom lures more customers than rivals in Nov. (South Korea)

  • December 2nd, 2008
  • 6:03 am

South Korea’s leading wireless carrier, gained more customers than its rivals in November, maintaining its lead in the country’s telecom market, according to data released by mobile carriers.

SK Telecom reported that it attracted a net 51,768 customers last month, with its total subscription base increasing to 22.97 million.

KTF Co. ranked second, drawing in a net 35,175 users, bringing its customer base to 14.32 million. The smallest company, LG Telecom Ltd., attracted an additional 22,726 customers, with its total number of customers reaching 8.18 million.

Based on the figures, South Korea had 45.47 million mobile service users out of a population of 49 million as of the end of last month.

Users of KTF’s 3G service, a third-generation wireless service that allows faster data transfers compared to second-generation CDMA-based services, reached 7.97 million as of the end of last month, followed by SK Telecom’s 3G service with 7.88 million subscribers, according to reports.

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SK Telecom gains more customers than rivals in Oct (South Korea)

  • November 3rd, 2008
  • 10:41 am

SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s leading mobile carrier, gained more customers than its rivals in October, maintaining its lead in the country’s saturated telecom market, according to data released by mobile carriers .

SK Telecom reported that it attracted a net 52,029 customers last month, with its total subscription base increasing to 22.93 million.

KTF ranked second, drawing in a net 35,543 users, bringing its customer base to 14.3 million. The smallest company, LG Telecom Ltd. , attracted an additional 23,497 customers, with its total number of customers reaching 8.16 million.

Based on the figures, South Korea had 45.39 million mobile service users out of a population of 49 million as of the end of last month.

Users of KTF’s 3G service, a third-generation wireless service that allows faster data transfers compared to second-generation CDMA-based services, reached 7.7 million as of the end of October, followed by SK Telecom’s 3G service, with 7.6 million subscribers, the reports said.

About Wireless Federation

Wireless Federation is an industry research conglomerate headquartered in London, United Kingdom. The mandate of the Wireless Federation is to provide its members and customers industry knowledge that can further enhance their understanding of the wireless industry. Wireless Federation conducts bespoke research and produces boxed reports in collabaration with Industry Bodies, Telecom Operators for Issues that revolve around ARPU, CHURN and Loyalty.
They have been associated with more than 225 mobile operators globally to set their Pricing/ Tariff Strategies, Go-To-Market Strategies for Mobile Advertising, Mobile Payments, Cutting VAS among others amongst 59 countries globally.

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Regulators of South Korea yet to decide upon 800MHz spectrum

  • August 8th, 2008
  • 7:32 am

Korea Communications Commission (KCC) has postponed its decision on whether to force the top mobile carrier, SK Telecom, to share the 800MHz spectrum with its two rivals—KTF and LG Telecom, Media reports. However, 5 members of the regulator’s standing committee has decided to discuss the so-called spectrum -roaming plan late this year when it drafts a comprehensive plan for spectrum reallocations. According to industry sources, SK Telecom is likely to retain its exclusive right to the so-called “golden spectrum” until 2011 as planned because a majority of the members of the standing committee favoured a plan to let mobile operators resolve the issue.

SK Telecom thrashes the rival in enticing customers (South Korea)

  • August 1st, 2008
  • 12:06 pm

In July, South korean leading mobile carrier has shown good results in gaining customers compare to its rivals, according to the statistics. SK Telecom reports net 26,040 customers last month, with its total subscription base increasing to 22.77 million. KTF stands second in luring a net 20,906 users, while its customer base rose to 14.18 million. LG Telecom Ltd. lures 20,404 customers, with its total number of customers reaching 8.09 million. Comparing the users of 3G services, KTF leads with 6.76 million follwed by SK Telecom with 6.55 million subscribers.

SK Telecom to share Radio Bandwidth with rivals (South Korea)

  • July 24th, 2008
  • 8:02 am

The nation’s antitrust watchdog said that SK Telecom (South Korea top mobile carrier) must share its highly efficient radio frequency bandwidth with rival companies as part of its obligations entailed in a deal to take over a fixed-line Internet service operator.

Last year, SK Telecom acquire 38.89 percent stake in Hanarotelecom Inc. (nation’s second-largest Internet service provider) raising fears that the takeover could disrupt fair market competition by creating a mega-company that would dominate both in mobile and fixed-line communications.

To prevent the anti competitive market environment , SK Telecom must share its 800 Mhz Frequency bandwidth with the other two smaller carriers as Fair Trade Commission (FTC)  gave the approval for the buyout and demands it.

SK Telecom reports 26% drop in net profit Q2 (Seoul)

  • July 24th, 2008
  • 6:57 am

26 percent drop in second-quarter net profit posted by  South Korea’s top mobile carrier, SK Telecom. As SK telecom increased spending to woo subscribers from its rivals. 50.6% of the country’s mobile market is under SK. It earned 295.3 million in April-June.

As estimated by analyst, profits were lower than an average forecast $373.4million.

South Korea is seeing an intensifying war over so-called “third-generation” mobile services, with second-ranked KTF pushing aggressively for growth, and smaller rival LG Telecom entering the market last quarter.
Shares in SK Telecom rose 2.1 percent in the second quarter, while the broader market fell 1.7 percent.

SKT leads subscriber additions in September (South Korea)

  • October 3rd, 2007
  • 1:05 pm

South Korean mobile operator KTF ended September with 13.58 million mobile customers, after adding 51,000 net new subscribers, according to company factsheets. Rival SKT added 147,000 new customers to end the month with 21.61 million subscribers. Smallest operator LG Telecom ended September with 7.61 million customers, up from 7.52 million in August.

   

Korea ends August with 42.51 mln mobile users (South Korea)

  • September 5th, 2007
  • 1:58 pm

South Korean mobile operator KTF registered net adds of only 7,000 August, the lowest number yet, to bring its total customer base to 13.33 million. Rival LG Telecom ended August with 7.52 million customers after adding 52,305 new subscribers, according to figures from the three operators. SKT added 72,000 new customers to end the month with 21.46 million. The total number of mobile users in South Korea rose to 42.51 million.

   

Korea ends July with 42.38 mln mobile users

  • August 7th, 2007
  • 11:59 am

South Korean operator SK Telecom added 30,000 new subscribers to its mobile customer base in July, ending the month with a total of 21.39 million mobile users. Rival KTF reported net adds of 14,000 which brought its total to 13.53 million, according to figures from the three operators. The smallest operator LG Telecom ended July with 7.47 million mobile subscribers after adding 15,099 new subscribers. The total number of mobile users in Korea was 42.38 million, up from 42.32 million in June.

   

LG Telecom joins 3G fray

  • August 6th, 2007
  • 7:28 am

 LG Telecom, South Korea’s smallest wireless operator, has jumped onto the bandwagon of 3G mobile services for which demand is growing fast.

The Seoul-based company said it will launch 3G services in Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and other metropolitan areas next month.

LG Telecom subscribers will then be able to enjoy a variety of 3G offerings such as video calls, videoconferencing and fast data transmission.

”We have already installed more than 1,900 base stations in big cities. As soon as we release our three dedicated terminals next month, the 3G services will start,'’ LG Telecom spokesman Lee Jung-hwan said. “In late October, the service area will be expanded to across the country and we plan to come up with 10 more 3G-enabled phones by next June.”

Bigger mobile carriers SK Telecom and KTF embarked on 3G services midway through last year and expanded their service range nationwide in March.

KTF has attracted 1.28 million 3G users and SK Telecom has drawn half a million over the past year but LG Telecom has yet to debut its own next-generation services.

LG Telecom’s attempt can generate risks because it depends on a rare platform.

SK Telecom and KTF adopt HSDPA while LG Telecom deploys EVDO-rA, the brainchild of the US-based chipmaker Qualcomm.