South Korea - Major Telecom Operators - Overview & Statistics

Synopsis

The fixed-line telephone market in South Korea continues to be dominated by the incumbent KT Corp. Dacom entered the local call services in 2004 and expanded into VoIP services in 2006 and Hanaro Telecom moved into the long-distance and international markets, as both telcos looked for new areas of growth. Hanaro was acquired by SKT in late 2008 and became known as SK Broadband, competing aggressively with the Dacom subsidiary LG Powercom. The three main mobile operators in South Korea are SK Telecom, KTF (formerly known as KT Freetel) and LG Telecom. This report examines the major fixed-line carriers and mobile operators in South Korea.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
  
• 2. Major fixed-line network players
  
  • 2.1 Overview
    
  • 2.2 KT Corp
    
  • 2.3 LG Dacom
    
    • 2.3.1 LG Powercom
      
  • 2.4 SK Broadband (Hanaro Telecom)
    
    • 2.4.1 Korea Thrunet
      
  • 2.5 Onse Telecom
    
• 3. Major mobile operators
  
  • 3.1 Overview
    
  • 3.2 SK Telecom
    
    • 3.2.1 Merger with Shinsegi Telecom
      
  • 3.3 KTF
    
    • 3.3.1 KT ICOM
      
    • 3.3.2 KT M.Com / Hansol M.Com
      
  • 3.4 LG Telecom
    
• 4. Related reports
  

• Table 1 – KT Corp financial data – 2006 - 2008
• Table 2 – KT Corp shareholders – 2008
• Table 3 – KT Corp’s broadband subscribers and market share – 2003 - 2009
• Table 4 – KT Corp’s fixed-line subscribers and market share – 2003 - 2009
• Table 5 – KT Corp’s IPTV subscribers – 2007 - 2009
• Table 6 – LG Powercom financial data – 2005 - 2008
• Table 7 – SK Broadband financial data – 2003 - 2008
• Table 8 – SK Broadband shareholders – 2008
• Table 9 – SK Broadband subscribers – 2005 - 2008
• Table 10 – SK Broadband TV subscribers – 2008
• Table 11 – SK Broadband revenue split – 2008
• Table 12 – SKT financial data – 2005 - 2008
• Table 13 – SK Telecom shareholders – 2008
• Table 14 – SKT mobile subscribers, minutes of use and ARPU – 2004 - 2009
• Table 15 – KTF financial data – 2004 - 2008
• Table 16 – KTF shareholders – 2008
• Table 17 – KTF data and total ARPU by network type – Q4 2007
• Table 18 – LG Telecom financial data – 2005 - 2008
• Table 19 – LG Telecom mobile subscribers, minutes of use and ARPU – 2003 - 2009

• Exhibit 1 – Significant telecoms operators in South Korea
• Exhibit 2 – Overview of KT subsidiaries