LG U+

LG U+

http://www.lguplus.com
https://www.linkedin.com/company/lg-uplus

LG U+, also known as LGU and LG UPLUS, is a Publicly Owned company headquartered in South Korea. Founded in 1996, with approximately 1,850 employees, it reported $10.9B in revenue as of 2025. The company specializes in telecoms, operating as a South Korean mobile network operator owned by LG Corporation. Formerly known as LG Telecom, the company changed to its current name on July 1, 2010. LG Uplus functions as the second-largest wireless carrier in South Korea, serving 18.411 million subscribers as of Q4 2023.

2025 Revenue

Founded

1996

Headcount

1,845

Headquarters

South Korea

Primary Segment

Telecoms

Ownership

Publicly Owned

News Summary:

On April 23, 2026, LG Uplus announced a collaboration with MongoDB to expand the use of generative AI and accelerate its company-wide modernization strategy. This follows an expanded partnership with MongoDB, announced earlier the same day, after LG Uplus successfully verified the data platform in its contact center, with plans to adopt it for more AI workloads across the business. Previously, on April 22, 2026, LG Uplus reported that its cumulative USIM updates and free replacements, implemented to address International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) security concerns, surpassed 1 million cases within 10 days, comprising 427,385 updates and 581,094 replacements. Concurrently, a report on employee compensation metrics among Korean telecom firms indicated LG Uplus led in salary growth, contrasting with SK Telecom, which experienced only a 1% average salary growth in 2025 following a hacking incident.

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LG U+ offers 6 products in the telecoms tech, connectivity and cloud and media and telecoms services industries. LG U+'s product portfolio comprises of broadcast television and radio, telecoms, media and TV services, enterprise connectivity services and enterprise and telecoms software.

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LG U+'s revenues were $10.9B in 2025. Caretta Research has split LG U+'s revenue into 8 different product categories, the largest of which is wholesale lines, which represents 17% of LG U+'s revenue.

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May

4th

2026

08:39

Operational Challenges, B2B Tag

"A 30% bonus is the minimum" ... The labor dispute that began at SK hynix has hit LG Uplus

사진 확대 [ChatGPT] Labor disputes are intensifying across the industrial sector. The mobile telecom industry is no exception. The LG Uplus labor union has fired the opening shot by demanding higher performance bonuses. As growth momentum in the telecom business weakens, some say it is difficult to build public support at a time when technology investment for the future and shareholder returns are urgently needed.

Maeil Business Newpaper

May

1st

2026

12:13

Operational Challenges, B2B Tag

LG Uplus labor union protests Samsung Electronics labor union’s blame

사진 확대 Choi Seung-ho, chair of the Samsung Electronics Branch of the National Samsung Group Supra-Enterprise Labor Union, delivers opening remarks at a press conference declaring majority-union status at the main gate of Samsung Electronics’ Seocho office in Seoul on the 17th of last month.

Maeil Business Newpaper

Apr

29th

2026

06:30

Always on: how does universal basic mobile data redefine connectivity?

Running out of data is soon to be a thing of the past in South Korea, as the country introduces a policy of universal basic mobile data, announced by the Ministry of Science this month. Developed in partnership with South Korea’s big three carriers – LG Uplus, Korea Telecom (KT) and SK Telecom – the scheme ensures that users who exceed their data caps will not be cut off; instead, they will continue to receive unlimited data at 400kbps.

Apr

28th

2026

04:32

Events, B2B Tag

[브레이크뉴스] LGU+, 장기고객 ‘화담숲 초청데이’ 성황리 마무리

브레이크뉴스 정민우 기자= LG유플러스는 장기 이용 고객을 대상으로 진행한 ‘화담숲 초청데이’를 성황리에 마무리했다고 29일 밝혔다. LG유플러스는 지난 27일 봄철 인기 명소인 경기도 광주 화담숲을 전체 대관해, 장기고객 3000명을 대상으로 고객 체험형 행사를 진행했다. 화담숲은 하루 입장 인원이 제한된 100% 사전 예약제로 운영되는 인기 명소로, 봄철 성수기에는 예약 오픈 직후 매진되는 사례가 잦아 초청 티켓의 희소성이 높게 평가된다.

Apr

27th

2026

22:47

New Offerings, Artificial Intelligence, B2B Tag

LG Uplus tops 2026 customer rankings in mobile service, IPTV

LG Uplus, one of Korea's three major wireless service providers, ranked first in both the mobile telephone service and IPTV categories of the 2026 National Customer Satisfaction Index, the company said Tuesday. The company’s top ranking in mobile telephone service was its first in that category, while its IPTV result marked a fifth consecutive year atop the index.

Apr

27th

2026

21:14

The USTR Overreached — but South Korea’s Telecom Companies Are Not Innocent

The U.S. Trade Representative placed South Korea’s network usage fee debate on a list of what it presented as absurd foreign trade barriers. The implication was simple: nowhere else in the world does this — except Korea.

Apr

27th

2026

00:46

Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

LG Uplus's MediaLog revamps used smartphone sales platform

LG Uplus said its subsidiary MediaLog has overhauled its used smartphone trading platform "Sello" to simplify the sales process and improve mobile usability. The update focuses on reducing the number of steps required to submit a device for sale, enabling users to complete an application in around one minute.

Apr

26th

2026

18:30

LG Uplus Ranks First in Mobile Service, Fifth in IPTV

LG Uplus announced on the 28th that it ranked first for the first time in the mobile phone service sector and fifth consecutive year in the IPTV sector in the 2026 National Customer Satisfaction Index (NCSI).

The Chosun Ilbo

Apr

26th

2026

18:30

Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

SK Broadband, LG Uplus Tie for Top IPTV Satisfaction

In the National Customer Satisfaction Index (NCSI) survey for the IPTV (Internet TV) sector, SK Broadband and LG Uplus each recorded 79 points, tying for first place. KT ranked third with 78 points. SK Broadband has maintained the top position for 16 consecutive years since the IPTV survey began in 2011.

The Chosun Ilbo

Apr

24th

2026

18:30

LG Uplus tops 10,000 user ideas in Simple Lab participation drive

LG Uplus said on the 26th that more than 10,000 user improvement ideas have been submitted to its customer participation service “Simple Lab” from November last year to now. Simple Lab is a participatory service that lets customers directly deliver inconveniences or improvement ideas they felt while using telecommunications services to the company.

Apr

23rd

2026

18:30

Partnerships and Alliances, Artificial Intelligence, B2B Tag

LG Uplus and MongoDB to expand AI services and modernize

Mobile and internet & AI transformation leader and a key subsidiary of LG Corporation, LG Uplus has announced that it will work with MongoDB to expand the use of generative AI and accelerate its modernization strategy across the company.

Apr

23rd

2026

03:09

Partnerships and Alliances, Artificial Intelligence, B2B Tag

LG Uplus expands work with MongoDB after AI contact centre success

LG Uplus announced an expanded partnership with MongoDB on deploying AI in its operations. After verifying the data platform in its contact centre, the Korean operator plans to expand the adoption to more AI workloads across the business.

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LG U+ currently holds broadcasting rights for sports competitions including baseball.

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