Articles tagged with: Kt and Ev Do

South Korean W-CDMA base exceeds EV-DO in fourth quarter

All three South Korean operators have now reported their Q4 08 results. The South Korean market is one of the most stable in the world, and it was thus no surprise that market shares remained unchanged both quarter-on-quarter and year-on-year, with SK Telecom (Skt) on 50.5%, kt Freetel (ktF) on 31.5% and LG Telecom (LGT) on 18.0%. In fact, barring a minor blip in June, there was no change in market shares on a monthly basis either throughout 2008.  more

Related Tags: 3g, arpu, cdma, lg, cdma2000-1x, sk-telecom, ktf, cdma2000, kt-freetel, Korea South

Asia Pacific - W-CDMA base grows 74% in the year, EV-DO base up 17.7%

Asia Pacific saw record 3G net additions in Q1 2008 as 13.3m new connections were made, taking the total to 136.3m - a 53.7% increase with respect to Q1 2007. Here we only include CDMA EV-DO, and not standard 1x connections, as 3G; including 1x connections the total rose 37.7% to 264.3m. However, the source of growth in the base was undoubtedly W- CDMA, the 3G technology of the GSM family which accounted for almost 86% of all the mobile connections in Asia Pacific at the end of March. The number of W-CDMA customers grew 74% in the year to reach 98.4m, with a record 12.3m new customers joining in Q1 2008.  more

Related Tags: asia-pacific, w-cdma, lg, sk-telecom

South Korea's KTF Reports 5 Million 3G Subscribers

South Korea's kt Freetel (ktF) has reportedly signed up its 5 millionth 3G subscriber - since the service launched 14 months ago. The company said that its 3G tariff, "Show" continues to draw subscribers at a rapid pace, adding more than 2 million users over the past four months. The net increase in "Show" users was 609,185 in March, the largest ever.  more

Related Tags: wcdma, cdma2000-1x, ktf, cdma2000, kt-freetel, Korea South