moblie65 2008-7-24 17:26
South Korean 3G Race Hots Up
The number of South Korean mobile users finished just short of 45m at the end of June, with a total of 44.98m. The market remains highly stratified with SK Telecom (SKT) the clear market leader. At the end of June, it had 22.74m customers and 50.6% market share, up 0.1pp year on year. It has gained the highest figure for monthly net additions every month since October 2006, a 21-month run. Moreover, in absolute terms it has consolidated its lead over second-placed KT Freetel (KTF), increasing the gap from 7.85m at the end of June 2007 to 8.58m a year later.