Is North Korea getting a 3G upgrade?

North Korea could finally be getting a long-overdue upgrade to its 3G cellular network. A report says the country has begun importing used 4G networking equipment from Huawei and will launch the new network in major cities. Huawei supplied the current 3G network.

Did Huawei upgrade base stations in October?

On Friday, Daily NK reported that upgrades to existing cellular base stations had begun in October and tied the move to the party congress call. The upgrades are being done with secondhand Huawei equipment imported from China.

Did North Korea have a 3G network?

While the dispute continued, the government set up a rival cellular network to draw customers away, Orascom alleges. Soon, the second network, called Kangsong, was up and running, and North Korea had two 3G networks. Jump forward a decade, and it appears that mobile phones are deeply integrated in today’s North Korea.

How will 4G impact North Korea?

The introduction of 4G would bring data speeds approximately ten times faster to a network that appears to be more and more important to the lives of North Koreans. In addition to news and educational portals, the state-run intranet now hosts online shopping, video-on-demand and electronic payments. All would benefit from a faster network.

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Are mobile phones integrated in North Korea?

Jump forward a decade, and it appears that mobile phones are deeply integrated in today’s North Korea. Before the pandemic, visitors spoke of how common it was to see North Koreans on smartphones, and it’s now a common sight to see the same on state media.