Wireless Telecommunication Services in South Korea

July 2026 | 52 pages | ID: W8CB329ACEDEN
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Abstracts

Summary

Wireless Telecommunication Services in South Korea industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative

Summary

information including: market size (value and volume 2020-25, and forecast to 2030). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.

Key Highlights

• The wireless telecommunications services market includes cellular (mobile) phones, pagers, and any other wireless or cellular telecommunication service. Market values represent revenues based on payments to operators of all these services for subscriptions and usage. Market volumes refer to the total number of subscriptions for each of these services. Market shares represent subscription volumes.
• The South Korean wireless telecommunication services market recorded a value of $21.6 billion in 2025, representing a negative compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 1.6% between 2020 and 2025.
• Market consumption volume increased with a CAGR of 5.9% between 2020 and 2025, reaching a total of 93.8 million subscriptions in 2025.
• In 2025, the value growth of the South Korean wireless telecommunication services market is attributed to expanding 5G infrastructure across the country.

Scope

• Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the wireless telecommunication services market in South Korea
• Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the wireless telecommunication services market in South Korea
• Leading company profiles reveal details of key wireless telecommunication services market players’ global operations and financial performance
• Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the South Korea wireless telecommunication services market with five year forecasts by both value and volume

Reasons to Buy

• What was the size of the South Korea wireless telecommunication services market by value in 2025?
• What will be the size of the South Korea wireless telecommunication services market in 2030?
• What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the South Korea wireless telecommunication services market?
• How has the market performed over the last five years?
• What are the main segments that make up South Korea's wireless telecommunication services market?

Contents

1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1.1. Market Value
1.2. Market Value Forecast
1.3. Market Volume
1.4. Market Volume Forecast
1.5. Category Segmentation
1.6. Geography Segmentation
1.7. Market Share
1.8. Market Rivalry
1.9. Competitive Landscape

2 MARKET OVERVIEW

2.1. Market Definition
2.2. Market Analysis
2.3. Market Trends
2.4. Regulatory Landscape

3 MARKET DATA

3.1. Market Value
3.2. Market Volume

4 MARKET SEGMENTATION

4.1. Category Segmentation
4.2. Geography Segmentation

5 MARKET OUTLOOK

5.1. Market Value Forecast
5.2. Market Volume Forecast

6 FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS

6.1. Summary
6.2. Buyer Power
6.3. Supplier Power
6.4. New Entrants
6.5. Threat Of Substitutes
6.6. Degree Of Rivalry

7 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

7.1. Market Share
7.2. Who are the leading players?
7.3. What strategies do the leading players follow?
7.4. What are the most recent market developments?

8 COMPANY PROFILES

8.1. SK Telecom Co Ltd
8.2. LG Uplus Corp
8.3. KT Corp

9 MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS

9.1. Country data

10 APPENDIX

10.1. Methodology
10.2. Industry Associations
10.3. Related MarketLine research
10.4. About MarketLine

List Of Tables

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: South Korea wireless telecommunication services market value: $ billion, 2020-25
Table 2: South Korea wireless telecommunication services market volume: million number of subscriptions, 2020-25
Table 3: South Korea wireless telecommunication services market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2020-25
Table 4: South Korea wireless telecommunication services market category segmentation: $ billion, 2020-25
Table 5: South Korea wireless telecommunication services market geography segmentation: $ billion, 2025
Table 6: South Korea wireless telecommunication services market value forecast: $ billion, 2025-30
Table 7: South Korea wireless telecommunication services market volume forecast: million number of subscriptions, 2025-30
Table 8: South Korea wireless telecommunication services market share: % share, by volume, 2025
Table 9: SK Telecom Co Ltd: Key Facts
Table 10: SK Telecom Co Ltd: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 11: SK Telecom Co Ltd: Key Employees
Table 12: SK Telecom Co Ltd: Key Employees Continued
Table 13: SK Telecom Co Ltd: Key Employees Continued
Table 14: LG Uplus Corp: Key Facts
Table 15: LG Uplus Corp: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 16: LG Uplus Corp: Key Employees
Table 17: KT Corp: Key Facts
Table 18: KT Corp: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 19: KT Corp: Key Employees
Table 20: KT Corp: Key Employees Continued
Table 21: KT Corp: Key Employees Continued
Table 22: South Korea Size of Population (Million), 2021-25
Table 23: South Korea Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2021-25
Table 24: South Korea GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2021-25
Table 25: South Korea Inflation, 2021-25
Table 26: South Korea Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2021-25
Table 27: South Korea Exchange Rate, 2020-25

List Of Figures

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1: South Korea wireless telecommunication services market value: $ billion, 2020-25
Figure 2: South Korea wireless telecommunication services market volume: million number of subscriptions, 2020-25
Figure 3: South Korea wireless telecommunication services market category segmentation: $ billion, 2020-25
Figure 4: South Korea wireless telecommunication services market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2025
Figure 5: South Korea wireless telecommunication services market value forecast: $ billion, 2025-30
Figure 6: South Korea wireless telecommunication services market volume forecast: million number of subscriptions, 2025-30
Figure 7: Forces driving competition in the wireless telecommunication services market in South Korea, 2025
Figure 8: Drivers of buyer power in the wireless telecommunication services market in South Korea, 2025
Figure 9: Drivers of supplier power in the wireless telecommunication services market in South Korea, 2025
Figure 10: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the wireless telecommunication services market in South Korea, 2025
Figure 11: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the wireless telecommunication services market in South Korea, 2025
Figure 12: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the wireless telecommunication services market in South Korea, 2025
Figure 13: South Korea wireless telecommunication services market share: % share, by volume, 2025