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2025
KT waives contract termination penalties after data breach, over 30,000 users switch carriers
KT Corp began waiving contract termination penalties following a major data breach, leading more than 30,000 customers to cancel subscriptions and switch to competitors between Wednesday and Friday. Of the 31,634 users who moved, 18,720 switched to SK Telecom and about 7,200 to LG Uplus.
2022
South Korea fines Netflix, Google and other OTT services over subscription practices
South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission decided to impose a combined 19.5 million won fine on Google, Netflix and three other OTT providers, finding that they hampered paid subscribers’ attempts to end memberships through falsified information or by not allowing online cancellation. The regulator also ordered corrective action.
2021
LG Uplus and KDDI agree to cooperate on 5G and 6G technology
LG Uplus and KDDI signed a memorandum of understanding to explore new business applications for 5G technology, share network technology and solutions, and jointly develop 6G technology while aiming to establish international standards.
2021
LG Uplus opens its first unmanned store in Seoul
LG Uplus opened its first unmanned store in downtown Seoul, where customers can sign up for mobile services and purchase devices.
2021
LG Uplus appoints three outside directors
LG Uplus appointed Yoon Sung-soo, Je Hyun-joo, and Kim Jong-woo as outside directors at its shareholders' meeting.
2021
Hwang Hyeon-sik elected LG Uplus CEO
LG Uplus elected Hwang Hyeon-sik as CEO at a board meeting following the company's general shareholders' meeting on Friday.
2020
LG U+ announces planned U+ Real Glass launch
LG U+ announced that it plans to launch U+ Real Glass, an AR glasses product developed in collaboration with Nreal and Qualcomm, on August 21.
2020
LG Uplus wins GLOMO award for 5G-VR services
LG Uplus won the award for best mobile innovation for media and entertainment for its 5G-VR services at the 2020 Global Mobile Awards.
2019
LG Uplus announces plans to launch Nreal AR glasses in South Korea
LG Uplus announced a plan to launch augmented reality glasses with Nreal in South Korea in early 2020; the source reports the plan, not a completed launch.
2019
LG Uplus and Nreal sign an exclusive partnership
LG Uplus said it signed an exclusive deal with Nreal to launch augmented reality glasses in South Korea.
2019
KB Kookmin Bank launches Liiv M budget phone service
KB Kookmin Bank launched Liiv M, a budget phone service offering low-cost plans and mobile banking services. At the time of the report, the service was available only to bank employees and was scheduled to become available to all bank customers on November 4.
2019
NVIDIA names telecom partners for GeForce NOW expansion
NVIDIA named SoftBank, Taiwan Mobile, LG U+ and Rostelecom as official partners for the global expansion of GeForce NOW. The article also reports a separate Telefonica partnership for a cloud-gaming proof of concept in Spain.
2019
LG U+ launches two new 5G services
LG U+ held a press conference at its Yongsan headquarters in Seoul and launched Smart home Training and U + AR Shopping as new 5G services.