Device support for the SA network will initially be limited to the Samsung Galaxy S20 smartphone series, and KT will offer a software update for its subscribers that will allow them to switch network settings from NSA to SA.
KT’s domestic rivals, however, are quick to downplay the upgrades importance, arguing that it will make very little difference to customers at this point in time. SK Telecom, for example, trialed 5G SA at a SK Hynix factory at the start of 2021, with seemingly lacklustre results.