SK Broadband to piggyback broadband on wireless network

SK Broadband is utilizing optic-fiber cables connecting its telecommunications base stations to bring wired broadband to areas not currently within the reach of existing services. The company says that networks for base stations and the networks ...

2021-12-16

Netflix digs in and says little about network usage payments

Netflix stuck to the script Thursday and continued to wheel out vague suggestions about partnerships, avoiding the main issue of whether it should be paying more for bandwidth consumed by its runaway hits. "We very much want to partner with the ...

2021-11-04

Netflix makes elevator pitch to legislators offering skinny deal

Facing an expensive and open-ended obligation, and possibly a legal quagmire, Netflix pitched Korea an idea. With a twist. Dean Garfield, the streaming company’s vice president of public policy, told National Assembly legislators Wednesday that ...

2021-11-03

SK Broadband ranks No. 1 on satisfaction index

SK Broadband ranked first among high-speed internet and IPTV service providers in the Korean Customer Satisfaction Index (KSCI) measured by Korea Management Association Consulting (KMAC).SK Telecom, the parent company of SK...

2021-10-28

SK Broadband sues Netflix in running legal battle over fees

SK Broadband filed a counter-suit against Netflix in their running feud over network usage fees, arguing that Netflix needs to pay up for the maintenance cost of traffic by its customers. “Netflix is using the company’s network for free, even ...

2021-09-30

SK IPTV tablet is fun for all the family

B tv air, a tablet with built-in IPTV services from SK Broadband, is gaining traction in the wake of the increased time spent indoors due to the Covid-19 pandemic and social distancing,...

2021-09-29

SK Broadband enters EV charging business

SK Broadband’s home-care subsidiary Home & Service is getting into the electric vehicle (EV) charging business. Home & Service, which sets up internet and IPTV services for SK Broadband, said Wednesday it has been chosen as ...

2021-09-08

Netflix appeals court ruling on SK Broadband usage fees

Netflix on Thursday appealed a Seoul Court's decision in June that forced it to discuss with SK Broadband the paying of network usage fees, arguing that the ruling “threatens the very foundations of the internet ecosystem.” “The ruling that came ...

2021-07-16

SK Broadband holds contest to contribute to communities

The public-private-civil partnership of SK Broadband is gaining traction. SK Broadband is hosting a national contest for content creation, the 2nd Media Creation Contest...

2021-05-16

Kakao Entertainment to provide original content to SK Broadband’s Btv

Kakao Entertainment will provide its original content to SK Broadband’s platform, Btv. As of Thursday, 26 works from Kakao TV, which has been producing and releasing its own original content from last September, will be made available on Btv...

2021-03-25

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