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What Bob Saw on the Net 19/12/2019

by Bob Raikes

Most days, our editor, Bob, spends some time looking around the net for news. Here are some articles and links that he thought worth sharing… (note that registration or subscriptions may be required!) Innolux …

Tags:Apple| Automotive| China| Curved Displays| Desktop Monitors| Innolux| Korea| Litigation| OLEDs| Patents| Production Equipment| Samsung| Transport

Front Pictures Projection System Used for VR-Free 360° Dome

by Andrew Fenn

The Gwangju National Science Museum and Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. chose Front Pictures to deliver a projection system for South Korea’s first spherical projection theatre, Space 360. The sphere, which is 12 …

Tags:360 Degree Video| Back Panel| Korea| Large Display Monitor| Projectors| Vol 25 - Issue 33

Xiaomi’s South Korean Presence “Heaping Pressure” on Samsung

by Andrew Fenn

According to Digitimes, Xiaomi’s expansion into the South Korean smartphone market is “heaping pressure” on Samsung. The company recently launched its Redmi Note 5 handset in the region, priced at KRW 299,000 (about $265). …

Tags:Korea| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 28

Barco UniSee LCD Video Wall Installed in Television Studio

by Andrew Fenn

Farmers Newspaper & Broadcast has updated its television studio, including a new broadcast backdrop, courtesy of Barco. The company’s UniSee LCD video wall panels were installed in a 4 × 2 formation. The platform …

Tags:Back Panel| Barco| Broadcast| Korea| Large Display Monitor| Video Walls| Vol 25 - Issue 26

Nagra and KT SkyLife Partner on Mobile-Satellite Hybrid Broadcasting Service

by Andrew Fenn

Nagra, an independent provider of content protection and multi-screen television solutions, is securing a new hybrid satellite/mobile service for South Korean satellite broadcaster and current Nagra customer, KT SkyLife. The company says that the …

Tags:Korea| Mobile Display Monitor| Satellite| Security| UltraHD| Vol 25 - Issue 25

ATSC 3.0 Business Plans Showcase Annual Conference

by Aldo Cugnini

The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) held its 2018 Next-Gen TV Conference last month in Washington, D.C. Speakers at the two-day event reported on its status and provided a forecast on the various business …

Tags:ATSC| Korea| Terrestrial (DTT)| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 24

LG Could Build a G10.5 OLED Fab in Paju

by Bob Raikes

An official at LG Display has said that the company is considering building a a G10.5 OLED fab at the firm’s Paju site with a capacity of 45,000 substrates per month. This is instead …

Tags:Korea| Large Display Monitor| LG Displays (LGD)| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Fabs| OLED TVs| Vol 25 - Issue 19

Good News From Korea

by Bob Raikes

This week, as I write my editorial, there is a lot of news coverage of the apparent rapprochement between the two halves of Korea. It’s great to see some break in hostilities, although the …

Tags:China| Editorial| Investment| Korea| Large Display Monitor| LCD Fabs| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 16

Basictech LED Has Reduced Wind Load

by Bob Raikes

Basictech was the first of many LED display makers that we met at the show. The company is based in Korea and also has an office in Japan. It has been in the business …

Tags:Korea| Large Display Monitor| LED| Outdoor Displays| ProLight & Sound 2018| Vol 25 - Issue 15

US-China Trade War Could Hit TV Supply

by Bob Raikes

One of the big stories in the last couple of weeks has been the action by the US in the escalating trade war between the two largest economies in the world – the US …

Tags:Duty| Korea| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 14

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KDDI and Samsung Complete 5G Multi-Device Trial in Japan

by Andrew Fenn

KDDI and Samsung Electronics today announced the successful completion of a 5G field trial held in Okinawa Cellular Stadium, a 30,000-person capacity baseball stadium in Japan. Using Samsung’s 5G end-to-end solutions spanning virtualised core, …

Tags:5G| Korea| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| tablets| Vol 25 - Issue 12| Wireless

Apple, Samsung and LG Have All Filed Micro-LED Patents

by Andrew Fenn

A total of 358 Micro-LED patents have been filed in the country over the past 10 years—119 by Korean companies and 116 from overseas according to microled-info. Apple applied for 11 of the Micro-LED …

Tags:Korea| Large Display Monitor| MicroLED| Mobile Display Monitor| Patents| Vol 25 - Issue 11