Intel to open research center

Intel to open research center

SEOUL: U.S. high-tech giant Intel Corp. said on Monday it had agreed to open a research center in South Korea, the world leader in high-speed broadband penetration.

The agreement was reached at a meeting here between Patrick Gelsinger, Intel's senior vice president and chief technology officer, and Yim Chu-Jwan, president of the state-run Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, a joint statement said.

It highlights a new push by global high-tech giants into South Korea, which has the world's highest broadband penetration rate at 73 percent and the world's fastest mobile phone network.

IBM Corp., the world's largest computer company, agreed last year to open a research and development center in South Korea to develop software for mobile communications.

Intel said its research center in Seoul will focus on "advanced wireless communications technology, high-quality media coding and next generation platforms for content distribution and consumption. -- AFP