SK Telecom, Korea's No. 1 mobile operator, announced it will introduce around 30 varieties of new smartphones and up to five tablet computers this year, aiming to lead the rapidly evolving smart device market. The carrier's smartphone models will account for 60 percent of its overall handset lineup, up from last year's 50 percent.
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The true meaning of ubiquitous computing for personal and enterprise use is just beginning in Korea. The spread of smartphones will continue at a fast clip this year and more people will use tablet computers for entertainment and productivity purposes.
With the start of LTE (Long-term Evolution), an increasingly seamless wireless Internet service will be available. Like the Internet, a high-speed mobile environment will trigger the emergence of additional data-traffic intensive services, such as video calling, and will be a boost to the creation of new business modes.
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Korea's telecom regulator, the Korea Communications Commission (KCC), plans to press mobile operators continuously next year in their marketing budgets, urging them to invest in WiBro, the local version of mobile WiMAX, along with the deployment of Long-Term Evolution (LTE). The KCC set its flagship service including 3-D TV, cloud service, machine-to-machine and N-screen, and will invest in core technologies such as high-definition TV, smart TV and future Internet.
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