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MSIT to tighten telecom service quality assessments to raise 5G user experience

South Korea\'s Ministry of Science and ICT said on Wednesday it has drawn up a 2026 plan to strengthen telecom service quality assessments, aiming to improve user-perceived quality. The ministry will keep 5G evaluations at 600 sites but expand checks at indoor facilities and outdoor areas, including new categories such as underground commercial facilities. It will also add an advisory standard for areas where more than 10 percent of tests fall below 100 Mbps.

AI & Enterprise

South Korea\'s top three mobile carriers\' R&D spending share led by SKT, followed by KT and LG Uplus

R&D spending as a share of sales at South Korea’s three mobile carriers in 2025 was highest at SK Telecom, followed by KT and LG Uplus, a filing showed. SKT’s share fell from a year earlier despite the largest outlay. KT sharply increased R&D spending, narrowing the gap with SKT. LG Uplus remained the only one below 1 percent. The firms focused R&D on AI and network upgrades, and differed in how they accounted for R&D costs.

AI & Enterprise

Google Gemini \'Proactive Assistance\' feature spotted

Google appears set to add a \"Proactive Assistance\" feature to Gemini that suggests needed information before users ask. The option was spotted during analysis of Google app version 17.18.22.sa.arm64, PhoneArena reported. Gemini would use on-screen content, notifications and data from connected apps such as Gmail and Calendar. Google says processing stays on-device with encrypted storage and is not used for model training or human review. Release details are not disclosed.