South Korea - Fixed Network - Major Players and Voice Services

Synopsis

Archived report: this report was archived September 2005 and has not been updated. 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 will expand into VoIP services in 2006, and Hanaro Telecom will enter the long-distance and international market, as both telcos are looking for new areas of growth. In a country where dial-up Internet is disappearing, triple-play packages are catching on and mobile telephony has captured the hearts of the populace, fixed-line services have a challenging future. This report examines the major fixed-line network operators in South Korea, as well as fixed-line networks and VoIP developments, including the VoIP licences issued in June 2005.