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SK Telecom unveils high-speed wireless data service
1999.04.29Develops first high-speed Internet gateway system in Korea
Cut rates by doubling the transmission speed
High-speed wireless data service that allows Internet access anywhere anytime is now available.
SK Telecom said today that it will start high-speed wireless Internet service (free Internet service) from May 1, and the new service will double the current speed of 14.4Kbps as the company applies its new high-speed Internet gateway systems to the wireless data transmission network of Speed 011 cellular service.
The high-speed Internet gateway system enables Internet access at high speed in an wireless environment and offers such major features as regular caching, text compressing and image conversion, dramatically improving the transmission speed on the mobile service network.
In addition, the system offers "intelligent" services that allow users to choose features appropriate to their individual communications environment or optimize functions for a specific type of communications terminal such as smart phones, PDA and notebook PCs. SK Telecom is known to be the first company in Korea to provide services using the system.
The company started working on the system in last October and succeeded in building it based on its own technology. Anyone who is using a commercial Web browser on his or her notebook PCs, smart phones or PDA can now use the service.
Speed 011 users subscribing to this service can enjoy free access to the Internet with a click on the mouse while they are on the move and can also benefit from the reduced service charges as the transmission speed improves.
Thanks to the new system, Speed 011 users will enjoy additional benefits as follows;
1. Free internet access with a click on the mouse
: Users can download SK Telecom’s Internet access program 011 Access One Click (also free) at www.jubsok.com and install it on their notebook PCs. This program will allow users to access the Internet with a click on the mouse through mobile wireless data network by automatically activating their Web browser. SK Telecom’s high-speed Internet gateway system will enable users to enjoy free and easy Internet access.
2. Improved access speed
: The transmission speed between mobile base stations and mobile handsets will be dramatically improved thanks to the technologies for data compression, conversion and recovery. In addition, while using the Internet, the service minimizes the time needed to access the Web contents allowing users to enjoy quick Internet service.
3. Menu-based easy internet surfing
: Considering that the mobile terminals such as PDA and smart phones have limitations as data-entering devices, SK Telecom offers an access page that includes a set of icons representing Web sites users frequently visits, enabling easy Internet surfing.
4. Optimization of services for a variety of mobile communications devices - notebook PCs, PDA and smart phones
: The new service allows users to choose the screen size, LCD resolution or data processing capacity appropriate for their devices so that they can view the Web contents in their best condition.
5. Reduced service charges as the transmission speed improves
: The improved transmission speed helps users save their communications costs. SK Telecom says that it will lower the wireless data service rates and introduce a new flat rate program in May.
Users can use the service by downloading 011 Access One Click program at SK Telecom Wireless Data Service Web page www.jubsok.com and install it on their notebook PCs. The Web browser must be Explorer 4.0, Netscape 4.0 or their higher versions.
SK Telecom said, "The company has finalized its mid- and long-term development plan to deliver wireless data transmission service at 64Kbps in the third quarter and upgrade it to 144Kbps by 2000."
SK Telecom said today that it will start high-speed wireless Internet service (free Internet service) from May 1, and the new service will double the current speed of 14.4Kbps as the company applies its new high-speed Internet gateway systems to the wireless data transmission network of Speed 011 cellular service.
The high-speed Internet gateway system enables Internet access at high speed in an wireless environment and offers such major features as regular caching, text compressing and image conversion, dramatically improving the transmission speed on the mobile service network.
In addition, the system offers "intelligent" services that allow users to choose features appropriate to their individual communications environment or optimize functions for a specific type of communications terminal such as smart phones, PDA and notebook PCs. SK Telecom is known to be the first company in Korea to provide services using the system.
The company started working on the system in last October and succeeded in building it based on its own technology. Anyone who is using a commercial Web browser on his or her notebook PCs, smart phones or PDA can now use the service.
Speed 011 users subscribing to this service can enjoy free access to the Internet with a click on the mouse while they are on the move and can also benefit from the reduced service charges as the transmission speed improves.
Thanks to the new system, Speed 011 users will enjoy additional benefits as follows;
1. Free internet access with a click on the mouse
: Users can download SK Telecom’s Internet access program 011 Access One Click (also free) at www.jubsok.com and install it on their notebook PCs. This program will allow users to access the Internet with a click on the mouse through mobile wireless data network by automatically activating their Web browser. SK Telecom’s high-speed Internet gateway system will enable users to enjoy free and easy Internet access.
2. Improved access speed
: The transmission speed between mobile base stations and mobile handsets will be dramatically improved thanks to the technologies for data compression, conversion and recovery. In addition, while using the Internet, the service minimizes the time needed to access the Web contents allowing users to enjoy quick Internet service.
3. Menu-based easy internet surfing
: Considering that the mobile terminals such as PDA and smart phones have limitations as data-entering devices, SK Telecom offers an access page that includes a set of icons representing Web sites users frequently visits, enabling easy Internet surfing.
4. Optimization of services for a variety of mobile communications devices - notebook PCs, PDA and smart phones
: The new service allows users to choose the screen size, LCD resolution or data processing capacity appropriate for their devices so that they can view the Web contents in their best condition.
5. Reduced service charges as the transmission speed improves
: The improved transmission speed helps users save their communications costs. SK Telecom says that it will lower the wireless data service rates and introduce a new flat rate program in May.
Users can use the service by downloading 011 Access One Click program at SK Telecom Wireless Data Service Web page www.jubsok.com and install it on their notebook PCs. The Web browser must be Explorer 4.0, Netscape 4.0 or their higher versions.
SK Telecom said, "The company has finalized its mid- and long-term development plan to deliver wireless data transmission service at 64Kbps in the third quarter and upgrade it to 144Kbps by 2000."