South Korea Standardizes Cell Phone Connectors (MobileBurn)

South Korea Standardizes Cell Phone Connectors (MobileBurn)South Korea Standardizes Cell Phone Connectors

News by Brad Kellett on Wednesday December 14, 2005.

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The three mobile service providers in South Korea - SK Telecom, KTF, and LG Telecom - have agreed on a new standardized data/charge port that will be required on all new handsets released in the country.

While the traditional argument is that having different ports across different brand cell phones will promote sales of accessories, the three carriers rationalize their decision by saying that standardized connectors will allow development of more value-added services and actually increase sales of accessories. Regardless of the marketing impacts, this is definitely a boon for consumers, as they will no longer have to buy all new accessories when upgrading handsets.

The three carriers have signed an MOU (Memorandum of Understanding), though a deadline for standardization has not been announced.