3G in Korea

We have to say it again and again - Asia rocks when 3G is concerned. However even here, you find huge differences. Many countries are still not sure how to treat 3G licenses - look at the Philippines or China. Others discuss the implementation of the service and potential costs - we are thinking of Singapore or Malaysia. Another group thought that NTT DoCoMo and Japan would lead the way. But let's go back to one of our favourite countries in terms of technology application and breakthrough developments. 3G is all over the place in Korea - of the 34 million that have a mobile phone, 30 million subscribe to one of the different versions. This compares to a 24% penetration of 3G services amongst the around 82 million subscribers in Japan.