KTF
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KTF was a South Korea
n telecommunications firm, now merged into Korea Telecom
, specializing in cellular, or mobile, phones. Since 1999, it has also developed extensive overseas operations. The company is credited with developing customised ring back tones. On the 1st of June in 2009, KTF was merged with KT.
In 2003, KTF received an order from PT Mobile-8 Telecom of Indonesia
for a comprehensive consulting service. KTF also signed a contract for the export of its CDMA network management system and invested US$10 million in the Indonesian mobile provider.
KTF commercialized the world first nation-wide HSDPA service with the brand of "SHOW" on the 1st of March in 2007.
In India, the firm completed the first stage of its contract with Reliance for US$2.65 million worth of the CDMA network construction.
KTF also holds a 25% stake in CEC Mobile of China
, after investing a sum of 4.5 billion won
in 2002. The two major shareholders of KTF are KT
(52.99%) and NTT DoCoMo
(10.03%). KTF sponsors a professional StarCraft team.
finally approved merge at Mar 18 2009.
Special meeting of shareholders was held on Mar 27 2009, KT finished merge at May 31, 2009.
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
n telecommunications firm, now merged into Korea Telecom
Korea Telecom
KT Corporation is a South Korean integrated wired/wireless telecommunication service provider. KT has an information & communications business, and has the largest portion of the South Korean local telephone and high-speed Internet business...
, specializing in cellular, or mobile, phones. Since 1999, it has also developed extensive overseas operations. The company is credited with developing customised ring back tones. On the 1st of June in 2009, KTF was merged with KT.
In 2003, KTF received an order from PT Mobile-8 Telecom of Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
for a comprehensive consulting service. KTF also signed a contract for the export of its CDMA network management system and invested US$10 million in the Indonesian mobile provider.
KTF commercialized the world first nation-wide HSDPA service with the brand of "SHOW" on the 1st of March in 2007.
In India, the firm completed the first stage of its contract with Reliance for US$2.65 million worth of the CDMA network construction.
KTF also holds a 25% stake in CEC Mobile of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
, after investing a sum of 4.5 billion won
South Korean won
The won is the currency of South Korea. A single won is divided into 100 jeon, the monetary subunit. The jeon is no longer used for everyday transactions, and appears only in foreign exchange rates...
in 2002. The two major shareholders of KTF are KT
Korea Telecom
KT Corporation is a South Korean integrated wired/wireless telecommunication service provider. KT has an information & communications business, and has the largest portion of the South Korean local telephone and high-speed Internet business...
(52.99%) and NTT DoCoMo
NTT DoCoMo
is the predominant mobile phone operator in Japan. The name is officially an abbreviation of the phrase, "do communications over the mobile network", and is also from a compound word dokomo, meaning "everywhere" in Japanese. Docomo provides phone, video phone , i-mode , and mail services...
(10.03%). KTF sponsors a professional StarCraft team.
Merged into KT
KT officially declare at Jan 14 2009, KFTC approved merge at Feb 25 2009, KCCKorea Communications Commission
Korea Communications Commission is a South Korean media regulation agency modeled after the Federal Communications Commission of the United States of America. It was established on February 29, 2008...
finally approved merge at Mar 18 2009.
Special meeting of shareholders was held on Mar 27 2009, KT finished merge at May 31, 2009.
See also
- List of South Korean companies
- List of telephone operating companies
- Economy of South KoreaEconomy of South KoreaSouth Korea has a market economy which ranks 15th in the world by nominal GDP and 12th by purchasing power parity , identifying it as one of the G-20 major economies. It is a high-income developed country, with a developed market, and is a member of OECD...
- List of Korea-related topics
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