TU Media
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TU Media Corp. is South Korea
's first mobile broadcast
service company headquartered in Seoul
, South Korea
. Its name stands for "TV for you." It was established in 2003 as a subsidiary of SK Telecom
. SK Telecom owns 44% of the company's shares. Currently about 1.3 million people are subscribers to the service.
) network with full coverage for Korean peninsular.
In April 2006, in preparation for the 2006 FIFA World Cup
service was made available along the entire KTX rail system; providing a high quality reception at a travelling speed of 300 km/h.
On May 25, 2006, TU Media opened its service in the Busan Subway
system.
TU Milestones
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...
's first mobile broadcast
Broadcasting
Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and video content to a dispersed audience via any audio visual medium. Receiving parties may include the general public or a relatively large subset of thereof...
service company headquartered in Seoul
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
, South Korea
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...
. Its name stands for "TV for you." It was established in 2003 as a subsidiary of SK Telecom
SK Telecom
SK Telecom Co., Ltd. or Sunkyoung Telecom is a South Korean wireless telecommunications operator, controlled by the SK Group, one of the country's largest chaebol. As a part of SK Group, SK stands for Sun Kyung.SK Telecom is a provider of mobile service in Korea, with 50.5% of the market share as...
. SK Telecom owns 44% of the company's shares. Currently about 1.3 million people are subscribers to the service.
Service
TU Media Corp. provides services on the Satellite Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (S-DMBS-DMB
S-DMB is a hybrid version of the Digital Multimedia Broadcasting. The S-DMB uses the S band of IMT-2000. and delivers around 18 channels at 128 kbps in 15 MHz. It incorporates a high power geostationary satellite, the MBSat 1...
) network with full coverage for Korean peninsular.
In April 2006, in preparation for the 2006 FIFA World Cup
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...
service was made available along the entire KTX rail system; providing a high quality reception at a travelling speed of 300 km/h.
On May 25, 2006, TU Media opened its service in the Busan Subway
Busan Subway
The Busan Subway , operated by the Busan Transportation Corporation is the subway system of Busan, South Korea. The subway network first opened in 1985 with seventeen stations...
system.
TU Milestones
- 2001 Sep. Applied for the registration to the ITU Satellite Network(by SK Telecom)
- 2002 Nov. Established Wireless Test Center(Seoul)
- 2003 Sep. Signed a contract with Japan’s MBCo for joint possession of DMB satellite
- 2003 Dec. Established TU Media Corp.
- 2004 Feb. Completed Broadcasting Center
- 2004 Mar. Successfully launched DMB satellite called ‘Hanbyul’
- 2004 Dec. Acquired satellite DMB business license
- 2005 Jan. Began pilot satellite DMB service
- 2005 May Launched commercial satellite DMB service with 7 video and 20 audio channels
- 2006 May Offered 12 video and 26 audio channels
- 2006 Dec. Reached 1,020,000 subscribers
- 2007 Apr. Launched a data channel for traffic information
- 2007 Sep. Offered 18 video and 20 audio channels
- 2008 Feb. Reached 1,300,000 subscribers
- 2008 Jun. Offered 21 video and 19 audio channels
- 2008 Jul. Reached 1,400,000 subscribers
See also
- 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...
- Digital Multimedia BroadcastingDigital Multimedia BroadcastingDigital Multimedia Broadcasting is a digital radio transmission technology developed in South Korea as part of the national IT project for sending multimedia such as TV, radio and datacasting to mobile devices such as mobile phones...
- Communications in South KoreaCommunications in South KoreaCommunications services improved dramatically in the 1980s with the assistance of foreign partners and as a result of the development of the electronics industry...
- List of Korea-related topics