“After dragging its heels for months, Korea’s telecommunications regulator finally came around and declared WIPI, a local software standard mandated for data-enabled mobile phones, a mistake.”
Stunning, the WPPI has been a huge hinderance for the advancement of Korean handphones and the Korea Communications Commission (KCC) finally broke the WIPI standard. It basically means the iPhone will hit Korea at KTF and SK Telecom and Korea’s most notable domestic handphone producers, Samsung and LG, are going to be forced to step up.
This is pretty much great news to everyone and especially to consumers. A more competitive Korean handphone market will surely impact the US and Apple gets to play in one of the most connected places on Earth.
Goodbye WIPI, Hello iPhone - Korea Times
