Current status and development strategy of personal communications services of Korea Telecom

Author

Lee, Myung-Sung ; Hong, Won-Pyo ; Kim, Tae-Geun ; Choi, Yang-Ho ; Lee, Kyung-Soo ; Bang, Yoon-Hak ; Lee, Sang-Chul

Author_Institution

Korea Telecom, Seoul, South Korea

Volume

4

Issue

2

fYear

1997

fDate

4/1/1997 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

44

Lastpage

50

Abstract

Korea Telecom (KT), Korea´s main telephone operator, is planning to launch PCS service in 1998, and is developing PCS systems with local manufacturers. This article describes KT´s PCS marketing strategies, PCS network implementation directions, and the current status of system developments. In early 1996, prototypes of each network element were completed, which was followed by testing and system integration. The PCS will not only open up a new market for KT; it will be a major revenue source. This KT-PCS will also be the basis for the next generation of wireless communications in the 2000s

Keywords

land mobile radio; marketing; personal communication networks; telecommunication services; Korea Telecom; PCS network implementation; PCS service; PCS systems; marketing strategies; personal communications services; revenue; system developments; system integration; system testing; wireless communications; Base stations; Costs; GSM; Lead; Personal communication networks; Roaming; Subscriptions; Switches; Switching systems; Telecommunication traffic;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Personal Communications, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1070-9916

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/98.590674

Filename

590674