Asian Tech Press (Mar. 2) -- South Korea seeks to commercialize 6G mobile services by around 2028, the country's science and technology minister said.

The Science and ICT Minister Lim Hye-sook made the remarks on Tuesday during her speech at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2022 in Barcelona, Spain, according to Yonhap News Agency.

"We are continuing our preparations for the 6G era with the aim of commercializing 6G from 2028 to 2030 … it will offer a network 50 times faster than the current service and an expanded coverage of up to 10 kilometers above the ground," Lim said.

The report noted that South Korea became the first country to commercialize 5G services in April 2019.