Korean MFC article analysis

In June 2004 more than 11 million people households had fixed-line broadband = +74%. In Korea mobile calls cost 8-10 times than local fixed-line calls, so it could means 20% reduction in the bill.

The Korean Government is pushing the “WiBro” service, which is a OFDMA-TDD for the 2.3Ghz band that enables wireless broadband access with limited mobility. It offers data rates of 2-4 Mbps per user at a range of up to 60 km. They planned to offer VOD services, games, multimedia instant messaging and music on demand. Wibro will be launch in 2006.

South Korea is working in planning the 4G standards. 4G will be a fusion of different technologies such as low-tier WiBro, VoIP and cellular.