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http://dx.doi.org/10.22693/NIAIP.2022.29.1.000

Discussion of Alternatives for Inter-Korean Mobile Communication Cooperation in the era of 5G Technology  

Lee, Jeong-Jin (Graduate School of Public Policy and Information Technology of Seoul National University of Science & Technology / Inter-Korean Cooperation TF of KT)
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Informatization Policy / v.29, no.1, 2022 , pp. 84-102 More about this Journal
Abstract
Changes have been taking place in North Korea, which has been pushing for selective informatization with a priority on a system safety. North Korea has been developing its own mobile communication industry over the past decade by expanding base stations, producing smartphones on its own, and developing applications useful in real life. Recently, the introduction of 5G technology has been elevated to the status of a national agenda to be fostered as a key industry for national economic development. The time has arrived when the needs of North Korea, which has to advance technology, are aligned with the capabilities of South Korean mobile communication companies, which are seeking to new markets to overcome stagnant growth. The purpose of this paper is to illustrate a cooperative scenario for mobile communications companies between the two Koreas in the early stages of the 4th Industrial Revolution and its core technology 5G, while also making a timely proposal to position North Korea in the GVC. Mobile communications is a large-scale industry that can create synergies from inter-Korean economic cooperation by facilitating exchanges and cooperation between the two Koreas, inducing numerous derivative industries and driving job creation. Joint mobile communications activities with North Korea would be an effective cooperative aspect that can contribute to the economic prosperity of the entire Korean Peninsula.
Keywords
mobile communication; 5G; 4th industrial revolution; global value chain (GVC); economic cooperation;
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