LG Uplus

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. LG Uplus is the third-largest wireless carrier in South Korea, with 16.652 million subscribers as of Q4 2020.

LG Uplus Corp.
Native name
Korean: LG유플러스
Company typePublic
KRX: 032640
IndustryTelecommunications
PredecessorLG Telecom
FoundedJuly 11, 1996 (1996-07-11)
Headquarters,
South Korea
Area served
South Korea
Key people
Hwang Hyeon Sik (CEO)
Products
RevenueKRW 13.42 trillion (2020)
KRW 886.2 billion (2020)
OwnerLG Corporation (37%)
Number of employees
10,221 (as of June, 2021)
DivisionsStudio X+U
SubsidiariesAIN Teleservice
CS Leader
Websitelguplus.com

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+.

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