 Current logo as of December 30, 2014 | |
Native name | Korean: LG유플러스 |
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| Company type | Public |
| KRX: 032640 | |
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Predecessor | LG Telecom |
| Founded | July 11, 1996 |
| Headquarters | , South Korea |
Area served | South Korea |
Key people | Hwang Hyeon Sik (CEO) |
| Products |
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| Revenue | KRW 13.42 trillion (2020) |
| KRW 886.2 billion (2020) | |
| Owner | LG Corporation (37%) |
Number of employees | 10,221 (as of June, 2021) |
| Divisions | Studio X+U |
| Subsidiaries | AIN Teleservice CS Leader |
| Website | lguplus |
LG Uplus Corp. (Korean: LG유플러스; stylized as LG U+, KRX: 032640) is a South Korean mobile network operator owned by LG Corporation. It was formerly known as LG Telecom, but changed to its current name on July 1, 2010.[1][2] LG Uplus is the second-largest wireless carrier in South Korea, with 18.411 million subscribers as of Q4 2023.[3][4]
The carrier adopted its current name after the July 2010 merger with another two LG telecommunication subsidiaries, Dacom and Powercom. LG U+ offers a variety of mobile services. GeForce Now distributes by U+ 5G in South Korea, and MusicON was discontinued music service for Feature Phones. Kakaonavi recently partnered with LG U+[when?].
- ^ "LG텔레콤, ''LG 유플러스''로 사명 변경" (in Korean). 2010-05-13. Archived from the original on 2020-09-18. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
- ^ LG유플러스 (2010-06-29). "통합LG텔레콤, 임시주총 열어 'LG유플러스'로 상호 변경 승인" (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2022-03-23. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
- ^ "Korea Communication Market Data". Netmanias. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ "South Korea: Mobile phone carrier market share 2020".