In a picture taken on April 2, 2019, an employee demonstrates 5G services on a VR device during a press conference of South Korean telecom operator KT in Seoul. - South Korea launches the world’s first fully-fledged 5G mobile networks on April 5, a transformational leap that already has superpowers sparring for control of an innovation expected to dominate the day-to-day lives of billions of people. (Photo by JUNG Yeon-Je / AFP)
South Korea’s launch this week of national fifth-generation wireless services is about more than just bragging rights.
By beating the US and China to the punch, it provides a major selling point for Samsung Electronics Co against Apple Inc in premium smartphones and Huawei Technologies Co in the market for mobile network gear. It provides a chance for South Korean companies to show off their know-how and lay the groundwork to set standards and capture sales in a global 5G services market expected to grow to US$123bil (RM502.12bil) by 2025.
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