South Korea’s telecom giant SK telecom on Wednesday unveiled its own pricing plan for 5G services. The company has scheduled to rollout commercial 5G services on Friday.
SK telecom has vowed to offer the fastest and safest fifth-generation (5G) services with the widest coverage. The company also said to release unlimited data plans for its mobile 5G networks in order for users to fully enjoy 5G-based media content.
SK telecom’s CEO Park Jung-ho said ” SK Telecom’s first commercialization of 5G network services will dramatically change people’s lives. I announce the opening of a surreal era in which anyone can travel outward into space through 5G, according to The Korea Times .
The telecom firm said it will operate a “5GX turbo mode” that raises data transmission speed to the maximum of 2.7Gbps for data-heavy services such as virtual reality (VR) streaming and ultra-high definition (UHD) media content.
The firm said it takes only 36 seconds to download VR content of two hours with a 12GB capacity under the 5GX turbo mode, while it takes more than 1 minute when using general 5G networks.
The company noted it has installed 34,000 base stations nationwide, adding that it is the largest number in Korea as of Tuesday.
The firm announced four monthly data plans for mobile 5G services, ranging from 55,000 won ($49) to 125,000 won. Among those, 5GX Prime at 89,000 won and 5GX Platinum at 125,000 won offer unlimited data. Company’s decision to provide unlimited services came after when the second largest telecom carrier KT telecom, introduced four months data plans for 5G services, three of which offer unlimited data.
SK Telecom stressed it has prepared about 8,000 kinds of “killer content” including VR content and games through exclusive alliances with global partners including U.S.-based Riot Games.
On Wednesday, LG Uplus opened 5G innovation lab to develop advanced 5G-related technologies and grow together with its partners. The company added it established a strategic alliance with Japan’s leading mobile carrier KDDI to jointly explore 5G services. (UNI)
