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LG Uplus Corp. ( ko, LG유플러스; stylized as LG U
+, ) is a South Korean
mobile network operator owned by
LG Corporation
LG Corporation (or LG Group) (), formerly Lucky-Goldstar from 1983 to 1995 (Korean: ''Leokki Geumseong''; ), is a South Korean multinational conglomerate founded by Koo In-hwoi and managed by successive generations of his family. It is t ...
. It was formerly known as LG Telecom, but changed to the current name on July 1, 2010. LG Uplus is the
third-largest wireless carrier in South Korea, with 16.652 million subscribers as of Q4 2020.
The carrier adopted its current name after the July 2010 merger with another two LG telecommunication subsidiaries, Dacom and Powercom.
LG U
+ offers a variety of mobile services. GeForce Now distributes by U
+ 5G in South Korea, and MusicON was discontinued music service for
Feature Phone
A feature phone (also spelled featurephone) is a type or class of mobile phone that retains the form factor of earlier generations of mobile telephones, typically with press-button based inputs and a small non-touch display. They tend to use an ...
s. Kakaonavi recently partnered with LG U+.
History
After a decision of the state-owned
Korea Telecom
KT Corporation ( Hangul: 주식회사 케이티), formerly Korea Telecom, is a South Korean telecommunications company. KT is the second-largest wireless carrier in South Korea, with 16.493 million subscribers as of Q4 2017.
The formerly full ...
to sell its cellular business to private investors in 1994, the South Korean government opened the telecommunications sector up to competition. Korea Telecom would later relaunch its cellular business with KT Freetel in 1996. LG entered the wireless communications market in 1996 by acquiring a
CDMA
Code-division multiple access (CDMA) is a channel access method used by various radio communication technologies. CDMA is an example of multiple access, where several transmitters can send information simultaneously over a single communicatio ...
license in June and founded a new carrier named LG Telecom, which built a nationwide digital cellular network. In October 1997,
PCS cellular service was launched.
In March 1998, in an effort to make itself stand out from the bigger, more established players in the market, LG Telecom launched the world's first commercial
cdmaOne
Interim Standard 95 (IS-95) was the first ever CDMA-based digital cellular technology. It was developed by Qualcomm and later adopted as a standard by the Telecommunications Industry Association in TIA/EIA/IS-95 release published in 1995. Th ...
data service using PCS technology.
To better position itself to compete in the bundled services market, LG Telecom acquired LG Dacom, a fixed-line communications networks and Internet-related service provider and LG Powercom, one of Korea's largest
ISP
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s. On July 1, 2010, LG Telecom switched to its current name, "LG U
+."
Services
Wireless
As of 2012 LG Uplus customers can receive the services on any of radio frequency band assigned, one or more of radio interfaces.
In July 2006, the South Korean government canceled LG Telecom's license for 2.1 GHz
W-CDMA
The Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) is a third generation mobile cellular system for networks based on the GSM standard. Developed and maintained by the 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project), UMTS is a component of the Int ...
bandwidth after the company opted not to develop the technology. LG Telecom will instead continue investing and upgrading in its
CDMA2000 EV-DO
Evolution-Data Optimized (EV-DO, EVDO, etc.) is a telecommunications standard for the wireless transmission of data through radio signals, typically for broadband Internet access. EV-DO is an evolution of the CDMA2000 (IS-2000) standard which su ...
Rev. A network.
In July 2011, LG U+ launched its
LTE network, nationwide coverage is expected to be complete by March 2012.
On July 17, 2013, LG Uplus launched LTE-A service with the introduction of the
Galaxy S4
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LTE-A, the world's first "100% LTE" smartphone 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.
Landline
In 2010 LG Telecom acquired Dacom Corp., a network services firm that operated Hanaro Telecom's fixed line networks. The new affiliate helped LG enter the landline communications market.
Broadband
Launched in September 2005, U+Home is an optic LAN service that provides fast speeds of up to 100Mbit/s.
IPTV
U+TV was launched in December 2007, providing various two-way services, terrestrial and HD broadcasting.
Business-to-business sales
After merging LG DACOM in 2010, It was succeeded to LG Uplus one of the largest B2B service area. It is account for about 20% of gross sales by the role of cash-cow. It has not only traditional cable industry, also non-traditional one like electronic payment and so on.
U+ Mobile TV
LG Uplus' 'U+ Mobile TV' has been broadcasting 10 channels of CJ ENM's affiliates in real time. However, the two companies failed to narrow the gap over the fee for using the U+ mobile TV service. After all, LG Uplus decided to stop this service in June 11, 2021.
See also
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LG Electronics
LG Electronics Inc. () is a South Korean multinational electronics company headquartered in Yeouido-dong, Seoul, South Korea. LG Electronics is a part of LG Corporation, the fourth largest '' chaebol'' in South Korea, and often considered a ...
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SK Telecom
SK Telecom Co., Ltd. ( or ) is a South Korean wireless telecommunications operator and former film distributor and is part of the SK Group, one of the country's largest chaebols. It leads the local market with 50.5 percent share as of 2008. ...
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Korea Communications Commission
Korea Communications Commission () is a South Korean media regulation agency modeled after the Federal Communications Commission of the United States of America. It was established on February 29, 2008, combining the former ''Korean Broadcasting ...
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References
External links
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LG Uplus page on TeleGeography
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