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After testing the new equipment from March of this year, SK Telecom said it will launch its first commercial LTE network in Seoul next year and will complete nationwide rollout by 2013.
Before starting the new network, SKT will be adding more WiFi hotspots. The idea is to create 15,000 hotspots around the country by the end of this year, up 50% from an initial plan. And the plan is changed as more and more people turn to data-hungry smartphones. In that sense, the carrier has raised its 2010 smartphone sales target from 2 to 2.5 million. Likewise, it will introduce 14 new smartphone devices by the end of this year, raising the total number of devices to 23. Unsurprisingly, most of the devices (19 of them to be more precise) offered by SKT will run Android.
Finally, SKT also said it will offer unlimited data services starting at 55,000 KRW (about $45.7) per month…
[Via: MobileBusinessBriefing]
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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
