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Message from the President / Kim, Dae-Hee
Contents
Introduction 8
Part I. Current Status and Outlook for Korea's ICT Sector 10
1. ICT Sector in General 12
2. Current State and Outlook by Industry 16
2.1. Information, Communications and Broadcasting Equipment 16
2.2. Information, Communications and Broadcasting Services 23
2.3. Software 33
Part II. International Comparisons of Competitiveness in the ICT Sector 36
1. Achievements and Export Competitiveness of the ICT Sector 40
2. Investments in Technology Development and Innovation Levels 44
3. Human Resources Environment 48
4. Financial and Entrepreneurial Environment 52
5. Levels of ICT Infrastructure and Its Utilization 56
6. Industry-Friendly Policies and ICT Legislation 60
Part III. Current States of 5G Services in and out of Korea and Policy Responses 64
1. 5G as Core Infrastructure for the Fourth Industrial Revolution 66
2. Introduction of 5G in and out of Korea−Current State 70
2.1. Korea 70
2.2. United States 72
2.3. Japan 73
2.4. China 74
3. 5G Policy Trends in and out of Korea 76
3.1. Korea 76
3.2. United States 77
3.3. Japan 78
3.4. China 79
Conclusion 82
References 84
Table 1-1. Production in the ICT Sector 13
Table 1-2. Export and Import Forecasts for ICT Equipment 13
Table 1-3. KISDI's Key Forecast Factors for the ICT Sector 15
Table 1-4. Electronic Component Production and Exports 16
Table 1-5. Semiconductor Production and Exports 17
Table 1-6. Display Panel Production and Exports 18
Table 1-7. Computers and Peripherals Production and Exports 19
Table 1-8. Communications and Broadcasting Equipment Production and Exports 21
Table 1-9. Mobile Handset Production and Exports(including Components) 22
Table 1-10. Communications Services Revenue Forecasts 23
Table 1-11. Broadcasting Services Revenue Forecasts 28
Table 1-12. Overall Advertising Market Trends 29
Table 1-13. Number of Subscribers and Market Shares by Pay Channel Operators 31
Table 1-14. Information Services Revenue Forecasts 32
Table 1-15. Software Production and Exports–Current Status and Outlook 33
Table 2-1. Korea's Global Rankings in terms of ICT Adoption, 2017~2019 56
Table 3-1. Comparison of Key Performance Requirements between IMT-Advanced (4G) and... 66
Table 3-2. 5G-Based Services Currently Made Available by Three Mobile Carriers 71
Table 3-3. Progress of 5G Commercialization Drives by Top 4 US Mobile Carriers 73
Table 3-4. Potential Use Cases of 5G by Japanese Mobile Carriers 74
Figure 1-1. Trends of Fixed Telephony Service Subscribers 25
Figure 1-2. Subscriptions and Penetration Rates for Broadband Network Services 26
Figure 1-3. Subscriptions and Penetration Rates for Broadband Network Services by... 26
Figure 1-4. Trends of Subscriptions for Mobile Phone Services 27
Figure 1-5. Pay Channel Subscribers 30
Figure 2-1. Value Added in the ICT Sector: Top 10 Economies, 2017, or Latest Available Year 40
Figure 2-2. Share of the ICT Sector's Value Added in GDP, and its Distribution by Subsector:... 41
Figure 2-3. Total ICT Goods Exports, 2016 and 2017 42
Figure 2-4. Share of ICT Goods as Percentage of Total Trade, 2016 and 2017 42
Figure 2-5. BERD Performed in the Computer, Electronic and Optical Industry, 2017,... 44
Figure 2-6. Percentage of BERD Performed in the Computer, Electronic and... 45
Figure 2-7. Number of Patent Applications to the PCT in the ICT Sector (priority year),... 45
Figure 2-8. Knowledge Transfer, 2019 46
Figure 2-9. Public and Private Sector Ventures, 2019 47
Figure 2-10. Skilled Labor, 2019 48
Figure 2-11. Qualified Engineers, 2019 49
Figure 2-12. Digital/Technological Skills, 2019 49
Figure 2-13. Brain Drain as a Hindrance to Competitiveness, 2019 50
Figure 2-14. Venture Capital, 2019 52
Figure 2-15. Funding for Technological Development, 2019 53
Figure 2-16. Number of Days to Start a Business, 2018 53
Figure 2-17. Start-Up Procedures, 2018 54
Figure 2-18. Use of Big Data and Analytics, 2019 57
Figure 2-19. Digital Transformation in Companies, 2019 57
Figure 2-20. Internet Retailing, 2018 58
Figure 2-21. Development and Application of Technology, 2019 60
Figure 2-22. Scientific Research Legislation, 2019 61
Figure 2-23. Creation of Firms, 2019 62
Figure 2-24. Intellectual Property Rights, 2019 62
Figure 3-1. Comparison of Key Capabilities of IMT-Advanced (4G)... 67
Figure 3-2. 5G Technology Properties and Usage Scenarios 68
Figure 3-3. 5G Subscribers in Major Countries and Share of Korea(as of End of June 2019) 70