While Covid-19 has accelerated the digital transformation, increasing labour costs and 52-hour workweek rules are replacing human labor with self-service technologies (SSTs). Self-service technology is increasingly implemented and is expected to become a usual phenomenon in restaurant settings....

This article introduces the innovative concept of platform literacy, specifically within the context of digital platforms. In today's digital economy, where digital platforms serve as essential tools in people's lives and form the core of the digital ecosystem, the ability to effectively utilize...

Content-based IP is the core engine to create a ripple effect in the media industry, distinctive from a prevalent distribution strategy of contents. Despite being the latecomer in the IP business, The Korean media industry recognizes the importance of a content-based IP extension strategy....

An illustrative example of technological advancement in the K-pop industry is SM Entertainment's metaverse girl group, aespa. Aespa, including four virtual members and four real-world members, distinguishes itself by adopting a metaverse-focused worldview and integrating virtual technology. By...

Diversifying business portfolios and creating new value has been considered essential strategy for telcos to survive and grow. In this sense, telcos need to find a promising industry called killer domains and concentrate on these to reduce the risk of business diversification. However, few...

With the increasing use of smart devices recently, mobile traffic has been increasing rapidly, which in turn results in greater demand for the frequency. Many countries have attempted to use the vacant frequencies known as TV White Space (TVWS) in an effort to solve the frequency problem. Super...

This study identifies and analyzes the causes for WiBro's failure in the Korean telecommunications market within the context of the technological systems framework and the actor-network theory. The reverse salients of WiBro were identified according to the activities of the actors from three...

Recently, smart home services have been highlighted as the Internet of things market grows. Since the smart home services were introduced in the market, they were expected to grow rapidly. However, the smart home market recently experienced chasm, and still remains in early stage. This paper...

This study analyzes how Korean MCN (Multi-Channel Network) industry has evolved within the context of the actor-network theory. The findings of this study were obtained through indepth interviews with 10 key-experts. There are four stages according to the actor-network theory. According to the...

Smart speakers have become next big thing in IoT industry. However, there is not enough discussion about which application would be killer content in smart speaker market. To boost market participation and the growth of the market, there should be a research predicting killer service in the...