Why does Korea Have Such a Fast Internet Speed?

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Logo of Korean "Chaebol" SK Group.

Dear 3G lovers, remember when 4G came out and suddenly 3G became that "Old and slow" internet? Well guess what, don't save up for a 4G wifi, but a 5G.


South Korea's home to the fastest average, I say AVERAGE, internet speed in the entire world, ranging approximately 25MB/s, while the U.S. doesn't even go in the top 10, with having an average of 11MB/s. In fact, Korea, unlike any other country, has an 4G "LTE-A" (LTE-Advanced) service made in 2014, three times faster than the normal LTE.

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But why is this, very small and formerly one of the poorest nations in the world only 50 years ago, have the fastest average internet speed in the world?
The answer was in the sentence above; emphasize on "formerly" and "poor".

Remember my old post, "Miracle of the Han River"? Well, read that first and then you'll remember what I'm referring to.

During Korea's very fast economic growth, their technological advancement grew even faster, There were two major reasons: Since Korea (at the time), just started trading with their very technologically advanced neighbor, Japan, Korean companies had to speed up in order to compete with Japanese companies. One was to build and construct in government construction programs. The second, was to develop technological weapons against... you guessed it, North Korea. (No wonder South Korea has the seventh largest army in the world, with it being the second most technologically advanced nation, well, because they sell their weapons to the U.S. who, are the most advanced.) Anyways, tech grew, communication grew, people stopped talking as fast as possible on their phones to pay less fees, and so on. Samsung, actually at-the-time (In the 70's and 80's) developing in many sectors, (It started as a rice-trading company.) started to invest in technology.

And that, my friends, is how you get connected to Wi-Fi in buses, subways, and even the restroom in South Korea.

One more tip: Usually, at Korean restaurants, whether in Korea or not, usually have their Wi-Fi password as their phone number. It's a good marketing technique.

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