Korea is the world’s most expensive 5G rate plan amid constant criticism that the speed of 5G (5th generation mobile communication) served by the three mobile carriers (SK Telecom, KT, LG U+) is no different from the speed of 4G (4th generation) LTE It has had analyze it that it forces
At the Science, Technology, Information, Broadcasting and Communication Committee of the National Assembly held in Sejong City on the 4th, Kim Young-sik, a lawmaker from the People’s Power, said, “The complaints and dissatisfaction of users about the 5G service are overwhelming.”
According to Representative Kim, 5G and 4G rates are the same in major countries such as Verizon in the US, Vodafone in Germany, Telstra in Australia, and EE in the UK. However, in Korea, when 5G was launched in 2019, the Ministry of Science and ICT approved the 5G terms of service for the telecommunications industry, paving the way for a much higher rate than 4G.
Rep. Kim said, “These results (favorable rates) came in order to get cooperation with mobile carriers while Yoo Young-min, the then Minister of Science and ICT, went ahead with the ‘world’s first 5G commercialization’ during the Moon Jae. Find out and let me know,” asked Science and ICT Minister Lee Jong-ho.
Rep. Kim said, “In rural areas, etc., 5G is not available at all, but users in that area pay 5G rates.
They found that there are not a few places where 5G service is not available even in transport facilities in the metropolitan area. According to People’s Power Representative Heo Eun-ah, the 5G service availability rate on the Shinbundang Line that passes through Gangnam Station in Seoul was only 3.86%.
The 5G frequency band currently served by the three telecommunications companies is 3.5 Ghz. The 28Ghz band service, called ‘true 5G’, such as a maximum speed of 20Gbps (20 times more than LTE) and a delay of 1 millisecond (1/10 of LTE), is not provided to general users because there is no speed domestic. infrastructure. On the other hand, the United States and Japan are gradually expanding 5G services in the 28Ghz band.
Reporter Lee Hae-seong
