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Rules Suppressing Mobile Payment, Games to Be Rewritten

Slipping Into Smartphone-Driven World

Rules Suppressing Mobile Payment, Games to Be Rewritten

By Kim Tong-hyung
Staff Reporter

Smartphones are intelligent, and South Korean government officials are finally accepting that they shouldn’t be made retarded by the country’s aging Internet regime.

via koreatimes.co.kr

I really hate the first sentence here. What was this writer thinking? It sounds like a 3rd grader introducing the topic, specifically his use of “retarded”.

However, with that said, this is a pretty good article. I think some points are a little off (real name requirements are older than a year), but it’s a nice overview on what’s being done.

Wireless Data Usage Surges over 100-fold After iPhone’s Launch – not surprising. tethering might factor into this.

Wireless Data Usage Surges over 100-fold After iPhone’s Launch

Submitted by TKorea on 2010/03/08 – 9:43 pm

Monthly usage of wireless data among smartphone users in South Korea surged over 100-fold during the first two months following the iPhone’s launch here, a report from KT showed Monday.

via telecomskorea.com

Certainly not a surprise, but KT had to have been taken aback. Nobody predicted the sales of iPhone that has been seen here in Korea. This corresponded to increased data plans for iPhones as well as other smartphones.

I hope that they are able to alter their business model from features to data to a certain extent. It think that this will benefit users, though not the telecoms.

Mobile Operators Prodded to Create Unified App Store

Mobile Operators Prodded to Create Unified App Store

By Kim Tong-hyung
Staff Reporter

There is no love lost among Korea’s three mobile telephony carriers ― SK Telecom, KT and LG Telecom ― as they continue to claw and punch their way into messy market battles.

So when these bitterest of enemies say they will play together to create a massive, open marketplace for mobile applications, one they claim will be seamless and resourceful for consumers like Apple’s App Store, it’s hard to suppress skepticism.

via koreatimes.co.kr

This very well could happen, but I certainly don’t see it as a competitor to Apple’s App Store. These guys might agree to standardize, but they are not going to release control easily. They will not want to allow people outside of their walled gardens. This is still the business model of the carriers and they will hold on to it like the music companies held on to CDs.

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