TK Insight

Femtocell Patent Applications Increasing

The number of patent applications for femtocell, a small cellular base station, reached 377 from 2006 to September 2010, according to the KIPO.

One Year with the iPhone, a Drastically Changed Korea

Apple's iPhone, which was released in November 2009 through KT, is not a just mobile phone, but a cultural icon. According to DigiEco, KT's economic research unit, iPhone has made an impact on general Korean society.

LTE Flying in Asia Next Year

At the Mobile Asia Congress, one of the top topics was LTE (Long Term Evolution). Hong Kong's CSL said it is ready to go live with its LTE network and is set to launch a raft of new multimedia services. CSL is expected to commercially launch LTE before year end and is likely to become the first Hong Kong operator to do so.