KTF - First Nationwide HSDPA Network
KTF - First Nationwide HSDPA Network
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As a WCDMA leading business provider, KTF launched High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) service nationwide from March 1st this year.

The business provider has constructed a HSDPA nationwide network for the first time in the world, securing 99% coverage.

HSDPA gains an advantage over CDMA EVDO technologically and its base station equipment is superior to existing networks and terminal component price competition thanks to economic scale effects, KTF officials explain.

Keeping an eye on the company's growth through WCDMA, KTF expects considerable turnover increase and profitability improvement after the year 2008.

KTF officials said: "KTF will become a real Leader of 3G mobile communication market thanks to global compatibility, data activation, service differentiation, synergy with global partners and frequency numerical inferiority conquest in CDMA."

New ripple effects during 2006 through 2010 according to WCDMA/HSDPA nationwide service enlargement are expected to be 5.3 trillion won US$5.5 billion) in terms of a service output and 2.7 trillion won US$290 million) in terms of value-added induction effects.

Starting from this HSDPA nationwide service commencement, KTF marketed WCDMA brand SHOW, a new concept whose dimension is different from existing CDMA.

Asked why SHOW, KTF officials note that this new WCDMA brand is to provide users with new and better 3G mobile communication servicessuch as screen telephone and screen value-added services, free Global Roaming, high speed and low price data services, and reasonable and diverse terminals.

With regard to SHOW's differentiated rate system, KTF said: "SHOW's screen telephone is 70% in comparison with another business provider plus discounting 50% about wireless data in rush hour."

Differentiated services including screen chatting, live screen broadcasting, MMS Plus and high quality data services and UICC value-added service.

WCDMA phone will bring about many life changes, for instance sweethearts playing rock-paper-scissors with screen chatting, a married weekend couple meeting through a screen, real-time reports from overseas business trips, screen conferences, treatment and medical examinations from a remote place and more.

KTF president Cho Young-ju said: "This first HSDPA nationwide service commencement in the world is a significant event for the history of our country's information telecommunication," adding that KTF will take the initiative in boosting IT Korea as the number one mobile communication business provider.


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