Arirang (smartphone) - Wikipedia
WEBArirang (Korean: 아리랑) is a line of North Korean Android smartphones. They were announced on 10 August 2013. The phone was distributed to local sales points operated by mobile operators such as Koryolink to be sold together …
The wild, wonderful world of North Korean smartphones - Android Police
WEBMar 10, 2023 · The Arirang family of smartphones. Five years after launching Koryolink, North Korea announced its first smartphone. Named "Arirang" after a Korean folk song, the AS1201 was touted as being...
Telecommunications in North Korea - Wikipedia
WEBThe official name of the 3G mobile phone service in North Korea is called Koryolink, and is now effectively under the control of the state-owned Korea Post and Telecommunications Corporation (KPTC). [10]
New smartphones appear in North Koreans’ hands for first time in …
WEBAug 30, 2022 · North Koreans appear to be using a new generation of smartphones for the first time in around two years, NK News analysis shows, suggesting companies are working to overcome sanctions, an economic recession and the government’s COVID-19-related trade restrictions to cater to consumer demand.
North Korea sees more use of cell phones, WiFi networks - U.S ...
WEBNov 15, 2022 · Up to 7 million North Koreans use cell phones daily, and WiFi networks have sharply expanded in recent years as the mobile devices increasingly became a key tool for market activity in the...
North Korea's newest smartphone 'Samtaesong 8' mirrors …
WEBJul 13, 2023 · A new North Korean smartphone bearing a resemblance to Samsung smartphones called the Samtaesong 8 was recently featured on the North's state-run Korean Central Television.
As North Koreans use phones, state finds new ways to censor
WEBMar 1, 2017 · To call outside the country, North Koreans need illicit phones that can tap into Chinese networks along the nation’s northern border. Limiting that option is now a priority for North Korea, the report found, and its technological capability to …
Telephone numbers in North Korea - Wikipedia
WEBOverseas callers to North Korea will usually need to go through the international operator service on +850 2 18111. A select few numbers (mostly fax numbers) are able to be dialled directly, without operator assistance.
Twenty Years of Mobile Communications in North Korea
WEBNov 15, 2022 · Twenty Years of Mobile Communications in North Korea. A Pyongyang 2425 cellphone. (Image: Martyn Williams.) Two decades ago this month, North Koreans in Pyongyang and Rason were the first in the nation to get a taste of cellular telephony.
North Korea 'makes home-grown' Arirang smartphone - BBC News
WEBAug 13, 2013 · North Korea says it has produced its first home-grown smartphone, but experts have disputed its origins. The Arirang handset, described as a "hand phone" in state media, was shown to leader Kim...