North Korea Communications acquires base stations

North Korea sees more use of cell phones, WiFi networks

They showed an estimated coverage map of North Korea''s cellular network by identifying base stations, accompanying antennas and solar panels from satellite images,

North Korea/mobile communication

In 2021, an article was published showing that North Korea, as a totalitarian and closed country, is developing its own internal messenger programs and browsers such as

North Korea imports more equipment to monitor communications along

North Korea''s existing equipment to bug communications focused on monitoring calls and text messages through base stations, making it unsuitable for cracking down on

Twenty Years of Mobile Communications in North

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 imports more equipment to monitor communications

North Korea''s existing equipment to bug communications focused on monitoring calls and text messages through base stations, making it unsuitable for cracking down on

Communication in North Korea

How is the communication system in North Korea? Here, Broadcast media include no independent media; radios and TVs are pre-tuned to government stations; 4 government

North Korea rolls out 4G service with secondhand Huawei gear

North Korean authorities have started signing up 4G subscribers after the country upgraded its network with secondhand telecommunications equipment bought mainly from

Telecommunications in North Korea

OverviewInternational connectionsHistoryTelephoneTelevisionRadioInternetInternet cafes

North Korea has had a varying number of connections to other nations. Currently, international fixed line connections consist of a network connecting Pyongyang to Beijing and Moscow, and Chongjin to Vladivostok. Communications were opened with South Korea in 2000. In May 2006 TransTeleCom Company and North Korea''s Ministry of Communications have signed an agreement for the construction a

Twenty Years of Mobile Communications in North Korea

Two decades ago this month, North Koreans in Pyongyang and Rason were the first in the nation to get a taste of cellular telephony. In a country where landline phones were

Telecommunications in North Korea

In May 2006 TransTeleCom Company and North Korea''s Ministry of Communications have signed an agreement for the construction and joint operation of a fiber-optic transmission line

Operator Watch Blog: North Korea Finally Adopts 4G/LTE

To make matters worse, in 2022 North Korea achieved the lowest score in the world for economic freedom. It barely needs saying that developing a healthy and prosperous

N. Korea imports second-hand Huawei devices to modernize

North Korea has recently begun importing second-hand telecommunications devices from China to replace existing base transceiver station equipment in several major

Korea North Communications 2024, CIA World Factbook

NOTE: The information regarding Korea North on this page is re-published from the 2024 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources.