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.
Yesterday BusinessWeek published eight top tech trends to follow in 2007. One of them the “touch wall” which was first introduced to the wide public in 2002 with the movie “Minority Report”. I really look forward to work with it!
In addition BusinessWeek also listed the tech companies to watch in 2007. It includes one Chinese company, two European companies and five American companies. My favourite company on the list the London based Last.FM. It gives you the opportunity to discover new music!
Visionary Guy Kawasaki a Silicon Valley venture capitalist and former Apple fellow gives eleven tips on how to use LinkedIn, a popular social networking website aimed on the business community. Kawasaki found LinkedIn so useful that he even gave eleven tips! Find them all on his blog!
Talked about for many years and now it finally seems to become a reality for the mass, Mobile-Payment (M-Payment).
Visa in cooperation with Nokia has launched a global system to turn mobile phones into wallets for millions of customers.
The initial version of the mobile payment platform offers contactless mobile payment, personalisation over mobile telephony networks, coupons and direct marketing. Forthcoming versions of the platform, to be made available later in the year, will include remote payment, and person-to-person payment.
Since October 2006 there is a test running in Japan whereas the first test in Europe will be held in the Netherlands with telecom operator KPN and Nokia. Furthermore, last month the Dutch bank, Rabobank announced as the first bank in Europe to introduce mobile banking and low-cost calling in one with Rabo Mobile.
I just came across on YouTube a movie that captures the night scene of Seoul pretty good! It reminds me of crossing the Han River at night! Sweet memories!
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