Telecommunications & Media
South Korea leads in 5G investment but lags in standalone mode rollout, national test set for year-end
South Korea ranks near the top among major countries in the share of 5G investment within total mobile network spending, but trails the United States and China in shifting to 5G standalone (SA) architecture, a European Commission report showed. The government and the country’s three mobile carriers aim to launch nationwide SA service in December and are conducting final build-out and verification. The ministry plans to update its quality assessment to include SA connectivity and latency.