The report mentioned that the company took a long, multifaceted review before the selection and chose the three companies due to their leading technology, the fostering of the ecosystem, and financial reasons.
Huawei which is embroiled in controversy in Korea, US and Australia was expected to be named as one of the preferred bidders, however that did not happen. Although the government said it had no plans to block Huawei from bidding.
Mobile carrier LG Uplus on the other hand has been vocal about its plan to use Huawei’s equipment. Second largest telecom operator in the country KT is yet to make an announcement on its preferred bidders for 5G.
As per the report, the three telcos are planning to wrap up negotiations within the month and begin installing 5G network nationwide, starting with Seoul.
SK Telecom and KT have mostly preferred Samsung’s equipment in the Seoul area while LG Uplus has used Huawei.
South Korea has plans of commercializing 5G networks in March next year.
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