Top Consumer ISPs in South Korea

In South Korea, a densely populated urban area around the capital, Seoul, has led to a flourishing broadband community as DSL and cable compete. Satellite and wireless Internet services have lagged simply because DSL and cable are so widely available.

by Alex Goldman Associate Editor ISP-Planet [March 6, 2002]

Rank	ISP	Dialup	xDSL	Cable	WLAN	ISDN	Satellite
1	Korea Telecom	272,742	3,384,673	-	977	68,470	12,051
2	Boranet	160,286	69,565	56,123	-	-	-
3	Korea-Afis	94,227	-	-	-	-	-
4	Shinbiro (Onse Telecom )	32,470	-	290,891	-	-	-
5	UNITEL	20,000	-	-	-	-	-
6	PSINet	3,054	-	-	-	-	-
7	KTNet	900	-	-	-	-	-
8	Hanaro Telecom	-	1,030,478	1,041,501	31,830	25,239	-
9	Broadband Media, DreamX	-	63,800	71,200	-	-	-
10	MoumNet	-	31,220	-	-	-	-
11	IssanKorea	-	18,987	-	-	-	-
12	SaerounNet	-	3,000	66,497	-	-	-
13	Korea ThruNet	-	2,855	1,339,367	-	-	-
14	MagicPowerNetworks	-	2,600	14,880	-	-	-
15	DigitalSystem	-	447	21,558	-	-	-
16	Syncroad (SK Telecom )	-	-	59,011	-	-	-
17	DreamPlus	-	-	31,665	-	-	-
18	QrixNetworks	-	-	27,300	-	-	-
19	KCNET	-	-	15,261	-	-	-
	Total in South Korea (including small operators)	588,941	4,680,371	3,079,246	32,807	93,959	12,051

Notes

Source: KoreaNIC, January, 2002

History: July 2000., March 2001

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Population data from the CIA (July, 2001 est.): 47,904,370

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