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CDMA ban in North Korea could boost GSM opportunities

The Financial Times has reported that the USA government is putting pressure on South Korea to block plans for South Korean networks to build a cell phone network in the North's capital of pyongyang. The companies involved in the project include Korea Telecom, SK Telecom, Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics. more

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North Korea to get a CDMA network

The governments of North and South Korea are to co-operate on developing a mobile phone network in North Korea, the South's Ministry of Information and Communication has said. "North Korea is studying our proposal in detail," the Ministry said in a statement, and both sides agreed to meet again within the month, either in North Korea or China. The current plan involves building a CDMA based network in the capital city, pyongyang along with the port of Nampo. The next meeting will discuss the legal issues surrounding the Southern aid to the North. more

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