(Telecompaper) The number of LTE users in South Korea is estimated to have exceeded 30 million in February. According to the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, the number stood at 29.4 million in January. SK Telecom ended February with 13.9 million LTE subscribers, followed by KT with 8.2 million and LG Uplus with 7.2 million, Yonhap writes. The LTE user base accounts for 80 percent of smartphone users in the country, which stood at 37.88 million in February.