TK Insight

Stats For Samsung Apps

Thanks to the popularity of the new Android-based smartphone, Galaxy S, Samsung'sown application store, "Samsung Apps," which is running under SK Telecom's T Store as a "shop-in-shop" is ready to gain momentum. About 82% of Galaxy S users are using Samsung Apps, according to the company.

Korean Telco Marketing Spending

While the Korean telecom regulator KCC (Korea Communications Commission) designated a marketing cap ― no more than 22 percent of the total sales in each of the wireless and wired sectors― to cool down fierce competition, mobile carriers have failed to meet the guideline in the first half of this year.

Six Equipment Makers Racing for SK Telecom LTE Project

To effectively handle surging data traffic mainly generated by smartphones, SK Telecom plans to beef up its network capacity with the start of commercial service for LTE (Long-term Evolution).