Samsung Galaxy S5 sales or affected by mobile phone ban by South Korean operators

The mobile phone ban by South Korean operators has caused Samsung Galaxy S5 to sell or be affected (TechWeb) "TechWeb reports" March 11, after the Samsung Galaxy S5, which appeared on 2014MWC, will be listed in South Korea in early April. However, analysts said that the three major South Korean operators are facing a 45-day ban on mobile phone sales, which may affect the Galaxy S5 sales. It is understood that Samsung plans to start selling Galaxy S5 on a global scale starting April 11, and South Korea is usually the first listed country. However, South Korea's telecoms industry regulator issued a ban in Friday banning three operators from SK Telecom, KT and LG u+ from March 13 to May 19 to sign new subscribers or replace mobile phones for users. Prior to that, SK Telecom, KT and LG u+ three operators to seize market share, to provide users with more than 270,000 won (about 250 U.S. dollars) of mobile phone purchase subsidies, thereby violating the regulations of the regulatory authorities. In this respect, "the South Korean market is only a small fraction of Samsung's smartphone sales, but given that Samsung needs to maximise its sales in the first three months of the new handset, the suspension of the mobile operator's business will be detrimental to the initial sales of Galaxy S5," said Lee Min-hee, an IM investment and securities analyst. Samsung has also taken steps to S5 the Galaxy, including a $600 worth of prepaid and discounted services for users of the phone.