SEOUL: South Korea is commercially launching the fifth-generation (5G) services on Friday to become the first country to roll out the latest wireless technology with Samsung Electronics’ new 5G-enabled smartphone Galaxy S10.
Ryu Young-sang, executive vice president at SK Telecom, said the country’s telecom companies have been providing services meeting the South Korean customers’ high standard in speed and picture quality.
According to him, 5G will change the landscape of the gaming industry since it will allow games streamed with minimal delay to be played on smartphones.
The 5G technology can offer 20-times faster data speeds than 4G long-term evolution (LTE) networks. It will also better support for artificial intelligence. (Agencies)
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