LG Uplus
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Native name | Korean: LG유플러스 |
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| Public | |
| Traded as | KRX: 032640 |
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Predecessor | LG Telecom |
| Founded | July 11, 1996 |
| Headquarters | Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea |
Area served | South Korea |
Key people | Lee Sang Chul (CEO) |
| Products |
Mobile telephony, Wireless broadband services |
| Revenue | KRW 7.8 trillion (2013) |
| KRW 542.1 billion (2013) | |
Number of employees | 4,987 (As of October 31, 2009) |
| Parent | LG Group |
| Subsidiaries |
AIN Teleservice Corp., CS Leader Ltd |
| Website | LG U+ |
LG Uplus Corp. (Korean: LG유플러스; stylized as LG U+, KRX: 032640) is a South Korean telecommunications and Mobile phone operator controlled by the LG Group, one of the country's largest chaebol. It was formerly known as LG Telecom.
LG Telecom became one of the first companies to launch a commercial 3G service using PCS technology. In 1997, this was followed up by launching the second PCS network, offering greatly increased data transmission speeds.
LG Telecom also offers a variety of mobile services. BankOn is one of the most popular Mobile banking services in South Korea and MusicOn is an on-line music store.
In July 2006, the South Korean government has cancelled LG Telecom's business license for a W-CDMA wireless communications system after the company opted not to develop the technology. LG Telecom will instead continue investing and upgrading in its CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev. A network.
In January 2010, LG Telecom merged with LG Dacom and LG Powercom.
As of 1 July 2010, LG Telecom changed its name to "LG U+".
On July 17, 2013 LG Uplus launched LTE-A service and introduced Galaxy S4 LTE-A, the world’s first "100% LTE" smart mobile phone that can utilize data, voice and text with LTE and not fall back to CDMA. Starting from 2014 LG Uplus plans to release only "100% LTE" phones.[1]
Services
Mobile
As of 2012 LGU+ customers can receive the services on any of radio frequency band assigned, one or more of radio interfaces.[2]
| Radio frequency range | frequency width | Generation | Radio Interface | Assignment Terms | Licensed By | Note |
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| 850Mhz (839~849,884~894) | 20Mhz | 3.9G | LTE | |||
| 1800Mhz (1770~1780,1860~1870) | 20Mhz | 3G | CDMA/EVDO Rev-A/Rev-B | June 2021 | ||
| 2100Mhz (1920~1930,2110~2120) | 20Mhz | 3.9G | LTE | auction 44.55billion won | ||
| 2600Mhz (2520~2540,2640~2660) | 40Mhz | 3.9G | LTE | auction 479 billion won |
In July 2011, LG U+ started LTE. in March 2012, LG U+ completes nationwide LTE coverage.
See also
- List of Korea-related topics
- Economy of South Korea
- Telecommunications in South Korea
- Chaebol
- SK Telecom
- KT
References
- ↑ "LG Uplus, the first in the world to commercialize the ‘100% LTE’ system". 2013-07-18. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
- ↑ "이동통신 주파수 할당 현황과 경매 주파수". slowtime. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
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