Korea has a world-class IT and communication infrastructure. Everyone has mobile phones, which are the newest, latest model. On the tube, people watch movies, chat, play games, send text messages, and listen to music, all on their mobile phones! Hardly anyone stares blankly into space.
As people in the West just becoming acquainted with terms like 3G, Japan and Korea are getting ready for the post-3G world. Korea is deploying a nationwide network based on High-Speed Downlink Packet Access, or HSDPA, which will be completed this spring. Simultaneously Korea’s largest fixed-line carrier KT, is rolling out and even faster wireless network in the Seoul metropolitan area. This network is based on the WiMAX standard, which also has a mobile variant WiBro.
All these nifty technologies will make it possible to do video conferencing, Web-surfing, video-watching, and online shopping all while you are on the go. In particular as prices for flat-fee subscriptions are decreasing.
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