8 posts and columns on KT

Apple Launches Mother of All iPad 2 Backlogs in South Korea

in Mobile on May 3, 2011 at 9:30 am PT

Think getting your hands on an iPad 2 in the States and Europe has been tough? Try finding one in South Korea.

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An "Apple Invasion" in Korea: Two Million iPhones Sold

in Mobile on January 24, 2011 at 11:22 am PT

Another sales milestone for the iPhone, this one in Korea. Korea Telecom today said that it has sold two million iPhones since it began offering the handset in November 2009. Of the that number, 1.03 million were iPhone 4s, and KT sold one million of them in four months. The remaining 970,000 were iPhone 3GSs. Quite an achievement considering there were only seven million smartphone users in Korea at the end of last year and the country has long been viewed as a tough market for multinational cellphone manufacturers. Or, rather, other multinational cellphone manufacturers. Because according to a KT spokesperson, the iPhone’s “proliferation rate” in Korea is high–and accelerating to the point of “Apple invasion.” That said, local cellphone manufacturers are still doing quite well. Samsung, for example, sold 2 million Galaxy S handsets in six months following its June debut.

Korea Not Too Keen on Nexus S

in News on December 31, 2010 at 3:38 am PT

Google’s Nexus S smartphone isn’t generating quite the same interest in Korea as its predecessor. Though Korea Telecom eagerly added the Nexus One to its lineup this past June, the carrier has greeted the debut of its successor with disinterest.

IPad Debuts in 11 More Countries

in Mobile on November 30, 2010 at 7:56 am PT

This week is a big one for international iPad launches. By its end, the device will have debuted in 11 new countries: Poland, Taiwan, Denmark, Portugal, the Czech Republic, Sweden, Norway, Hungary, Malaysia, Finland and South Korea.

IPad a Pre-Release Hit in South Korea

in News on November 22, 2010 at 3:00 am PT

The iPad won’t arrive at market until November 30 in South Korea, but it’s already racking up some impressive sales. By end of last week, KT, Apple’s iPhone carrier partner in the country, had sold some 60,000 iPads and it only began accepting pre-orders on Wednesday.

One Million iPhones Sold in South Korea

in Mobile on September 22, 2010 at 7:03 am PT

It took the better part of a year, but Apple’s finally sold one million iPhones in South Korea. Korea Telecom, Apple’s exclusive carrier partner, announced the milestone earlier this week after selling the device for a full nine months.

iPhone Lands in South Korea

in News on November 30, 2009 at 11:00 am PT

Insert Bad “iPhone’s Got Seoul” Pun Here

in News on November 30, 2009 at 10:29 am PT

The iPhone made its Korean debut over the weekend and by most accounts it was a success. Hundreds of customers queued up outside the Olympic stadium in Seoul, some as much as 26 hours in advance, to be among the first to buy the device.
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