Title :
A study on the efficient promotion of USIM-related services in Korea
Author_Institution :
ETRI, Seoul
Abstract :
One of the most significant changes from Korean mobile telecommunication market in 2008 may be the USIM-lock lifting. The unlocking USIM was expected to bring significant changes in the telecommunication market. Against expectation, there is no considerable change and no successful brand-new mobile services in the market. The major cause lead to the present situation is a lack of compatible services between two mobile operators. In this article, technical issues which obstruct interoperability between operators and technical means to clear the problems will be discussed.
Keywords :
consumer electronics; mobile communication; promotion (marketing); telecommunication industry; Korea; USIM-lock lifting; USIM-related services; efficient promotion; mobile telecommunication market; Internet telephony; Land mobile radio cellular systems; Licenses; Mobile handsets; Multiaccess communication; Regulators; Switches; Telecommunication switching; Telephone sets; Web and internet services; 3G cellular network; SIM; USIM; WCDMA; interoperability;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Communication Technology, 2009. ICACT 2009. 11th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Phoenix Park
Print_ISBN :
978-89-5519-138-7
Electronic_ISBN :
1738-9445
