We are first with 3G said South Korea's MIC

date: December 11, 2001

The Ministry of Information and Communication has informed major news organizations worldwide that South Korea was the first country in the world to put third-generation (3G) mobile network to use, the ministry said Tuesday.

In a letter to leading overseas news organizations, including Business Week and the Economist, the ministry said South Korea introduced 3G mobile technology prior to the launch of a 3G service in October by NTT DoCoMo of Japan.

The letter, sent by Rho Hee-do, chief of the International Cooperation Office at the ministry, also stressed that South Korea has been operating a pilot cdma200-1x EVDO 3G service since last month, which supports a maximum speed of 2.4Mbps.

SK Telecom last month announced that the company launched a field test of the world's first synchronized 3G(CDMA2000 1x EVDO, Evolution-Data Optimized) serviceon November 17, and was planning to initiate full-fledged commercial service by March 2002. The field test of the service was conducted at some areas of Seoul, Kwachon, and Anyang, then a full-fledged commercial service will be offered centering around Seoul and Kyonggi Province. SK Telecom plans to expand the service to 26 cities throughout the country starting in April 2002.

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