Verizon offers 5G services on phones in two U.S. cities, beating out South Korea's launch of the technology via ReutersTV
SEOUL - South Korea will become one of the first countries to commercially launch fifth-generation services as it rolls out on Friday the latest wireless technology with Samsung Electronics’ new 5G-enabled smartphone Galaxy S10.
“It is meaningful that South Korean telecom companies are providing services and networks meeting South Korean customers’ high standard in speed and picture quality,” Ryu Young-sang, executive vice president at the country’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom, said on Wednesday. U.S. carriers have launched 5G services in limited areas and not on all devices as early as last year. “We launched the first mobile 5G network several months ago and we’ve followed that up with other firsts, including 1 Gig speeds last week with more cities to come soon,” said an AT&T spokesman, disputing South Korea’s first in 5G claim.
The technology can offer 20-times faster data speeds than 4G long-term evolution networks and better support for artificial intelligence and virtual reality with low latency.South Korean carriers have spent billions on campaigns marketing 5G and, on Wednesday, SK Telecom showed off K-pop stars and an Olympic gold medalist as its first 5G customers.
Smaller local rival LG Electronics Inc plans to release its 5G smartphone in South Korea later this month.While security concerns over 5G networks using telecom equipment made by China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd have marred the buildup to the release of these services, South Korean telcos have tried to shrug them off.
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