14 DAY TRIAL // South Korean wireless carrier SK Telecom has recently unveiled plans to start rolling-out its LTE network in Seoul in 2011. Moreover, the company reportedly announced plans to expand the coverage to the Seoul Metropolitan Area and to 6 Metropolitan Cities in 2012, while aiming at offering nationwide LTE coverage by 2013.
Moreover, it seems that we should expect for the wireless carrier to bring to the market handsets that would include both 3G and LTE connectivity in 2011. SK Telecom announced that modems with LTE support should also arrive next year. The company plans on delivering a LTE network in the country as to be able to meet demand for better connectivity and faster download speeds.
But it seems that moving forth to the fourth-generation wireless technologies is not the only thing SK Telecom aims at when it comes to the enhancing of its network. The carrier is also planning the launch of mobile VoIP, a move that should result in a greater customer satisfaction, thus helping the company increase its revenues.
Jung Man-Won, President and CEO of SK Telecom said, “Under the strategies of openness, proliferation and coexistence set in the beginning of this year, SK Telecom made these innovative decisions taking into consideration the changes in the telecommunication landscape such as rising number of smartphone users. By innovating fixed and mobile services, SK Telecom will play its due role as the nation's top mobile carrier to fuel competition among operators to offer services that deliver greater customer benefits.”
The wireless carrier is set to enhance the performance of its 3G network through the launch of the first HSPA+ Network in Korea. The upgrade should be performed in the Seoul Metropolitan Area starting with this month, and follows the launch of HSUPA services in 59 cities around Korea. Not to mention that the carrier plans on applying 6 Sector Solution in an attempt to double its base station capacity, a recent article on Cellular News states.