(Source: PRNewswire)
LONDON, and SEOUL, South Korea, June 15 /PRNewswire/ -- The GSMA, which represents the interests of the worldwide mobile communications industry, yesterday held its most recent Board meeting in Seoul, South Korea. The meeting was jointly hosted by Korean mobile operators KT and SK Telecom and attended by executives of the 25 of world's leading mobile operators. The one-day event also served to highlight the important role of Korea in the world's ICT industry, with executives from Samsung and LG Electronics presenting their visions of future innovation to the GSMA Board.
"Both SK Telecom and KT are considered pioneers in one of the world's most dynamic and technologically advanced markets. We are honoured to have had this opportunity to visit Korea and to learn more about the technologies and services which are shaping the future of communications not only in Korea, but also in the global industry," said Rob Conway, CEO and Member of the Board of the GSMA. "We would especially like to thank KT and SK Telecom for agreeing to host the GSMA Board in their country and for the outstanding hospitality displayed over the past few days."
SK Telecom and KT are extremely active and visible in the GSMA, having served on the Board since 2008 and 2003, respectively. Both organisations take leading roles in the GSMA's committees and working groups, which focus on the investigation and development of a range of technology initiatives which will create greater value for the mobile industry and for businesses and consumers around the world. For instance, KT and SK Telecom are engaged in the Rich Communication Suite (RCS) initiative, a service providing interoperable, enriched communication capabilities all accessible through a user's mobile phone contact list.
Both SK Telecom and KT have also been proponents of the GSMA SmartSIM project, with the goal of driving the development and adoption of the SmartSIM, a large capacity USIM (Universal Subscriber Identity Module) card that allows users to store personal mobile contents and freely access phonebook data or multimedia files even after switching mobile phones and to run various mobile applications such as personalized portals or multimedia messaging. SK Telecom was the first to propose the SmartSIM initiative to the GSMA and in February 2009 successfully led the launch of GSMA SmartSIM project to cooperate in the standardisation of such technologies.
Additionally, KT has been heavily involved in the GSMA's Mobile Embedded Initiative, which aims to develop the market for mobile connectivity in machine-to-machine and other consumer devices.
