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How to improve price-focused spectrum auctions? Scoring system floated as alternative

A proposal has been raised for South Korea to move its telecom spectrum allocation system beyond price-only auctions by incorporating assessments of network quality and coverage. The aim is to overcome an auction structure that can raise spectrum acquisition costs and to encourage voluntary network investment by carriers. The Korea Information Society Development Institute proposed a scoring auction that evaluates both bids and buildout plans, while noting challenges such as designing objective, predictable scoring rules.

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MacBook Neo value demand raises questions over iPhone 17e\'s 990,000 won price

Rapidly rising sales of Apple\'s low-priced MacBook Neo are prompting calls for Apple to revisit its entry-level iPhone pricing strategy. TechRadar said the MacBook Neo\'s success shows the need for a cheaper iPhone. Apple\'s least expensive iPhone is the $599 iPhone 17e, priced at 990,000 won in South Korea, matching the MacBook Neo despite similar specs. Analysts cited Apple’s roughly 25 percent global share and competition from sub-$300 smartphones.

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SKT steps up push to build AI highway as CDMA turns 30

SK Telecom is stepping up efforts to spread new communications technology beyond the 30th anniversary of CDMA commercialisation. It is accelerating construction of an \"AI highway\" while planning to complete the introduction of 5G standalone mode this year. The CDMA rollout helped spur South Korea\'s mobile market, with subscribers topping 10,000,000 in 1998 and the ICT industry\'s value-added share of GDP rising to 13.1 percent in 2025.