KT Corp. and SK Telecom Co. said to the Yonhap that they can reduce dramatically the amount of initial network investment and operation fees with their latest cloud-based long term evolution (LTE) technology, the fourth-generation (4G) high-speed mobile Internet standard.
According to the carriers, their LTE technologies are based on cloud computing, which provides computing over the Web and enables operators to adjust radio resources remotely. The Korean operators are hoping to attract attention during the four-day long Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, which starts on Monday.
The wireless industry is under much pressure to cut operation costs and also to deal with data traffic explosion, as their traditional revenues from voice calls decline while the current third-generation (3G) networks are quickly bursting at the seams with data-gobbling smartphone users, reported Yonhap news.
KT teamed up with Samsung Electronics Co. and Intel Corp. for LTE cloud communications center (CCC) technology, which allows operators to relocate radio resources to deal with a sudden surge in date traffic. The company plans to begin LTE service in Seoul next year.
SK telecom, the country’s top mobile carrier, is scheduled to showcase a similar technology aimed at maximizing network performing during the trade show. The company, which picked Samsung, LG-Ericsson Co. and Nokia Siemens Networks B.V. as LTE equipment suppliers, plans to offer commercial LTE service in Seoul starting in July.
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