Entering the 5G Era : Lessons from Korea
In April 2019, the Republic of Korea launched the world’s first smart phone based, business-to-consumer (B2C) 5G commercial services. In two years, the country’s 5G subscribers surpassed 13 million, accounting for 20 percent of total mobile subscri...
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okr-10986-357802021-06-22T05:11:22Z Entering the 5G Era : Lessons from Korea Hong, Een Kee Ryu, Je Myung Lee, Elyse Jee Hyun 5G TECHNOLOGY B2C B2B SMART PHONE MOBILE TECHNOLOGY In April 2019, the Republic of Korea launched the world’s first smart phone based, business-to-consumer (B2C) 5G commercial services. In two years, the country’s 5G subscribers surpassed 13 million, accounting for 20 percent of total mobile subscriptions. Globally, 5G is in the early stage of development both from market and technology perspectives. However, Korea is one of the countries that have demonstrated early successes in bringing a domestic network to scale and building a comprehensive national strategy to maximize the transformative potential of 5G. The country’s experience shows that even in countries with mature mobile industry, the government role is still critical as a key enabler for 5G ecosystem development. The government provided strategic clarity and adopted an inclusive process in the implementation of the new generation mobile network. This case study examines the lessons learned from Korea’s 5G journey, with a focus on the government strategy and actions to nurture the ecosystem development. The challenges and the lessons learned from Korea’s early experience can offer interesting insights to other countries planning to deploy 5G in the coming years. 2021-06-21T15:31:15Z 2021-06-21T15:31:15Z 2021-06 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/852791623927787358/Entering-the-5G-Era-Lessons-from-Korea http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35780 English innovation and Technology;Note 5 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief East Asia and Pacific Korea, Republic of |
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In April 2019, the Republic of Korea
launched the world’s first smart phone based,
business-to-consumer (B2C) 5G commercial services. In two
years, the country’s 5G subscribers surpassed 13 million,
accounting for 20 percent of total mobile subscriptions.
Globally, 5G is in the early stage of development both from
market and technology perspectives. However, Korea is one of
the countries that have demonstrated early successes in
bringing a domestic network to scale and building a
comprehensive national strategy to maximize the
transformative potential of 5G. The country’s experience
shows that even in countries with mature mobile industry,
the government role is still critical as a key enabler for
5G ecosystem development. The government provided strategic
clarity and adopted an inclusive process in the
implementation of the new generation mobile network. This
case study examines the lessons learned from Korea’s 5G
journey, with a focus on the government strategy and actions
to nurture the ecosystem development. The challenges and the
lessons learned from Korea’s early experience can offer
interesting insights to other countries planning to deploy
5G in the coming years. |
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Hong, Een Kee Ryu, Je Myung Lee, Elyse Jee Hyun |
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Hong, Een Kee Ryu, Je Myung Lee, Elyse Jee Hyun |
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Hong, Een Kee |
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Entering the 5G Era : Lessons from Korea |
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Entering the 5G Era : Lessons from Korea |
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Entering the 5G Era : Lessons from Korea |
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Entering the 5G Era : Lessons from Korea |
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Entering the 5G Era : Lessons from Korea |
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entering the 5g era : lessons from korea |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2021 |
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