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Korea Herald
6 days ago
- Business
- Korea Herald
LG Uplus unveils new lineup of foreigner-specific mobile plans
LG Uplus has rolled out a set of limited-time promotional mobile plans designed exclusively for foreign residents, offering generous international calling, data, and roaming perks tailored to their everyday needs. The new lineup, unveiled on Wednesday, includes seven monthly plans ranging from 37,000 won to 85,000 won (approximately $27 to $62). All plans come with free international calling of up to 90 minutes per month, as well as enhanced roaming benefits when subscribers travel abroad. Customers who activate LG Uplus's Roaming Pass add-on will receive double the usual data allowance while overseas, according to the company. Those under the age of 34 who sign up for the new plans will receive bonus data ranging from 4GB to 60GB per month, depending on their chosen package, as the company targets younger users, many of whom are in Korea for work or education. This is the largest foreigner-specific mobile package release by a Korean telecom provider. The plans are being offered as a promotional product, and sign-up is only available through Dec. 29 this year. Sign-up is open to any foreign resident holding a valid Residence Card, either online or at physical LG Uplus stores. LG Uplus has designated 67 stores nationwide in areas with high concentrations of foreign residents as specialized service locations. These branches offer mobile service documentation in 17 languages, including English, Vietnamese, Lao, Chinese and Russian. More than 170 multilingual consultants have also been deployed to assist with service sign-ups and customer support. Further plan details are available on LG Uplus's dedicated website for international customers at: According to 2024 year-end data from South Korea's Ministry of Justice, the country is now home to roughly 2.1 million foreign residents, representing over 4 percent of the national population. Among them, more than 2 million are long-term residents. Recognizing this growing demographic, LG Uplus said the new offering is part of its strategy to diversify and expand within a mature domestic telecom sector. The company said the new plans were developed based on internal research that identified specific communication needs among foreign residents. These included a desire for easier, more affordable ways to stay in touch with family and friends abroad, as well as reliable data access both domestically and when traveling to their home countries. Park Jun-su, who oversees foreign customer and device operations at LG Uplus, said, 'With Korea's telecom market reaching maturity, foreign residents represent an important source of future growth. We aim to offer services that create real value and deliver a differentiated experience for this community.'
Korea Herald
20-07-2025
- Business
- Korea Herald
LG Uplus debuts financial AI model on AWS Bedrock
LG Uplus, one of the top three telecommunications providers in South Korea, said Sunday that it has launched its specialized small language model, ixi-Gen, on the Amazon Web Services Bedrock marketplace ― becoming the first Korean telecom company to bring an internally developed artificial intelligence language model to the global stage. Built on LG's large language model Exaone, ixi-Gen has been optimized for financial applications through targeted learning on finance-specific data sets. According to LG Uplus, the model delivers up to 31 percent improved performance in financial tasks compared to general-purpose AI models, while maintaining high levels of accuracy, safety and content filtering. AWS Bedrock is a fully managed AI service that enables developers to build applications using foundation models from leading providers without managing infrastructure. Its marketplace functions as a central hub for organizations to explore, compare and integrate AI models ― offering over 100 models globally from major players such as Amazon, Meta, Mistral and Cohere. To be listed on the Bedrock marketplace, AI models must pass rigorous security and performance evaluations. LG Uplus emphasized that ixi-Gen's successful listing reflects both its technical sophistication and trustworthiness ― qualities increasingly sought after by enterprises adopting AI. The mobile carrier plans to expand the capabilities of ixi-Gen beyond the financial and telecommunications sectors into other industries where domain-specific AI solutions are in demand.
Yahoo
03-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
What Makes Atlas the Core Driver of MongoDB's Revenue Growth?
MongoDB's MDB Atlas has become a central pillar of the company's platform strategy. In the first quarter of fiscal 2026, MongoDB highlighted strong adoption of Atlas across industries, including customers like CSX and LG Uplus, which are leveraging the platform for real-time operations and AI capabilities. The company saw its highest total customer net additions in over six years, driven primarily by Atlas, with self-serve channels contributing significantly to the fiscal first quarter, total revenues were $549 million, up 22% year over year. Atlas revenues grew 26% and accounted for 72% of total revenues, compared to 70% in the prior year. Atlas customer count reached over 55,800, up from 47,700 a year ago. MongoDB expects Atlas to continue playing a key role in its long-term strategy. For fiscal 2026, Atlas growth is embedded in the company's raised revenue guidance of $2.25–$2.29 billion, reflecting continued confidence in its performance. Subscription revenues make up the vast majority of MongoDB's business, with Atlas serving as the core component of this segment. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for MongoDB's subscription revenues for the fiscal second quarter is pegged at $537.5 million, with the estimate for Atlas customers pinned at roughly 55, support future growth, MongoDB is expanding its efforts in application modernization and AI. The company recently acquired Voyage AI and plans to enable users to generate embeddings directly from data within MongoDB. MongoDB is also hiring experienced enterprise leaders, investing in developer training and certifications, and enhancing self-serve tools to drive greater Atlas adoption. MongoDB faces growing competition from Amazon's AMZN DynamoDB and Couchbase BASE, both of which are expanding their presence in the cloud database DynamoDB has added multi-region strong consistency to its Global Tables, letting apps read and write data across AWS regions with the same accuracy. This makes Amazon's DynamoDB stronger in the cloud database space, especially for apps that need high launched a new version of its cloud database using Memory-First Computing Platform to support AI agent workflows. This lets large language models take actions directly on Couchbase clusters. It's designed for smarter, real-time systems and supports a future of connected, AI-powered tools. MDB shares have lost 8.7% in the year-to-date (YTD) period, underperforming the Zacks Internet – Software industry's growth of 14.3% and the Zacks Computer and Technology sector's return of 6.9%. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research From a valuation standpoint, MongoDB stock is currently trading at a forward 12 months Price/Sales ratio of 6.89X compared with the industry's 5.74X. MDB has a Value Score of F. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research The Zacks Consensus Estimate for second-quarter fiscal 2026 earnings is pegged at 64 cents per share, which has been revised upward by a nickel over the past 30 days, indicating 8.57% year-over-year decline. MongoDB, Inc. price-consensus-chart | MongoDB, Inc. Quote MongoDB currently carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here. Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Inc. (AMZN) : Free Stock Analysis Report MongoDB, Inc. (MDB) : Free Stock Analysis Report Couchbase, Inc. (BASE) : Free Stock Analysis Report This article originally published on Zacks Investment Research ( Zacks Investment Research Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Korea Herald
26-06-2025
- Business
- Korea Herald
LG Uplus to launch world's first on-device anti-deepvoice AI tech
LG Uplus on Thursday announced the commercial rollout of its proprietary anti-deepvoice technology, capable of detecting artificial intelligence-generated spoofed voices, within its AI agent service, ixi O. The Korean telecom operator said the rollout, set for Monday, marks the first time in the world such technology has been deployed in an on-device format, in which sensitive user data such as voice information is stored exclusively on the user's smartphone rather than in the cloud. The approach is designed to enhance privacy and prevent data leaks. The anti-deepvoice system detects fraudulent voices by identifying unnatural phonetic patterns and abnormal audio frequency fluctuations -- common indicators of manipulated or AI-synthesized voices. The underlying detection engine incorporates LG Uplus' voice activity detection, speech-to-text, and anti-spoofing analysis technologies. The company also focused on optimizing the system to be lightweight, enabling smooth performance even on mobile devices. In addition to audio, the firm has also developed anti-deepfake technology capable of identifying AI-generated facial imagery. The solution, being optimized for on-device use, detects inconsistencies in texture, frame coherence and pixel-level patterns that are often imperceptible to the human eye but indicate visual tampering. The company plans to expand the scope of this technology to detect and automatically blur or block harmful or manipulated images, giving users control over exposure settings. 'Through differentiated security technology, LG Uplus aims to become the mobile carrier most committed to AI safety,' said Jeon Byoung-ki, senior vice president of the AX technology group. 'Our goal is to deliver real value by ensuring that AI contributes to a safer everyday life.' The company's AI agent service ixi O is also being upgraded to preemptively block voice phishing threats throughout all stages of a call -- before, during and after. In August, LG Uplus plans to launch an AI-powered call agent that screens suspicious or spam calls on behalf of users. Further upgrades in development include a pre-call AI phishing number detector and a voiceprint recognition system that identifies known scammers. The latter is undergoing approval through the Ministry of Science and ICT's regulatory sandbox program and is slated for release in the fourth quarter. In collaboration with financial institutions, LG Uplus also plans to roll out a real-time phishing alert system by the end of the year. Moreover, ixi O will soon include features to identify and block communication-based threats such as digital stalking, verbal abuse and misinformation during live calls. Expansion to global markets and partnerships with platforms like Naver and Kakao for deploying deepvoice and deepfake detection capabilities are also being considered.
Time of India
26-05-2025
- Time of India
Probe into SK Telecom data breach expands to KT, LG Uplus
Seoul: A joint government-private investigation team looking into SK Telecom Co.'s recent large-scale data breach has extended its probe to the servers of two other major mobile carriers, KT Corp and LG Uplus, but found no signs they have been compromised, industry sources said on Monday. Initially, the team had asked local telecommunications and platform companies to conduct their own cybersecurity inspections. However, the approach was revised last week amid growing concerns that hackers using BPFDoor malware variants may have also targeted other South Korean mobile carriers, according to the sources. Following the expanded investigation, no traces of hacking activity have yet been found on the servers of KT or LG Uplus, they added, reports Yonhap news agency. In a media briefing last week, the investigation team revealed interim findings indicating that 25 malware variants had been discovered on 23 servers belonging to SK Telecom. These included 24 variants of the BPFDoor malware and one variant of WebCell. Two of the affected servers had been used as temporary storage for personal data, such as names, birthdates, phone numbers and email addresses, as well as international mobile equipment identity (IMEI) data. The IMEI is a unique identifier for each device on a network and could potentially be exploited in financial transactions. Servers at SK Telecom Co. containing personal information and universal subscriber identity module (USIM) data of all subscribers have been compromised in a cyberattack, raising concerns that critical USIM data used in financial transactions may have been leaked, a joint government-private investigation team. According to the team's interim findings, the breach dates back to June 15, 2022, when unidentified attackers are believed to have planted malware on the company's servers. SK Telecom discovered the breach only a month ago, on April 18. Investigators said it is believed that 9.32 gigabytes of USIM data, equivalent to roughly 26.9 million international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) numbers, have been leaked. SK Telecom currently has 25 million subscribers, including 2 million budget phone users.
