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Explore the journey of KT, a mobile internet pioneer, in Korea. Learn how they deployed 600 base stations, gaining 200,000 subscribers by June 2008. Despite an economic crisis slowing growth, KT's revenue rose significantly with a 57% year-on-year increase in 2Q 2009. Discover why Korean consumers are early adopters of mobile technology and how WiBro has government support.
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KT Published: September, 2008
KT Next Generation Mobile Internet • Mobile Internet Pioneers • By EOY 2007 KT had deployed 600 base stations covering 12 million POPs • 200,000 subscribers as of June, 2008 • Subscriber growth slowed during economic crisis – but is picking back up • 29 percent rise in revenues quarter-on-quarter and a year-on-year rise of 57 percent for 2Q2009 • High Demand for Mobile Services • From 1994 to 2005 Korea ranked second in productivity growth with annual average gains of 3.9 percent (OECD’s Employment Outlook) • Korean consumers tend to be early adopters of Mobile technology • WiBro enjoys strong support from the Korean government