ABSTRACT
One of the dominant images of South Korea in the twenty-first century is that of a country that is technologically savvy, a hyper-wired place where almost every household has access to the world through high-speed, broadband Internet connectivity. South Korea has become a global leader in the information technology (IT) industry, certainly, as evidenced by both mobile phone production and usage. Smart phones made by Samsung and LG—both Korean companies—take up a large market share around the world, successfully competing side by side with Apple’s iPhone. What’s more, as the country plans for the 5G era in 2014, the number of mobile phones long ago surpassed the country’s population of 48 million, meaning many people have more than one cell phone.
