S. Korea's SK Telecom to develop new technologies with ChinaMobile
SEOUL, April 1 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's top mobile carrier SKTelecom said Friday it has signed a preliminary agreement withChina's No. 1 wireless operator China Mobile to develop new mobileand wireless technologies.
The largest mobile carriers in South Korea and China have signeda memorandum of understanding (MOU) to jointly develop four newtechnologies, including mobile networks of next generation, wirelessdevice platform, machine-to-machine communications and mobileinternet & applications, the South Korean company said in astatement.
Under the agreement, the two sides will jointly develop SmartCloud Access Network (SCAN), or new wireless networks with lowercosts and higher efficiency, while upgrading software of mobiledevices such as operation system, user interface and applications.
They will also set up joint research centers for machine-to-machine communications, while jointly working on the development ofapplication stores in a bid to standardize the market, the companysaid.
SK Telecom is the largest wireless operator in South Korea with amarket share of about 50 percent among 50 million subscribers. ChinaMobile is the top mobile carrier with nearly 600 million users.
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