North Korea is one of the few countries where internet access is virtually non-existent [GALLO/GETTY]
The new service allows subscribers to access a single portal carrying news reports carried by the country's official news agency as well as news about the capital Pyongyang, according to the government-run Uriminzokkiri website.
North Korea has reportedly launched a limited mobile internet service, months after it introduced its first 3G cellphone service in cooperation with an Egyptian telecoms provider.
North Korea introduced a new mobile phone network last December in partnership with Cairo-based Orascom Telecom.
A previous short-lived mobile service had been shut down without explanation in 2004 and all visitors to the country have been required to surrender their handsets.
At the time of launch Orascom said it planned to invest about $400m in the North Korean mobile network, beginning in the capital, Pyongyang, and rolling out the service across the country.
The service is restricted to government approved customers with handsets costing around $700 each, putting them well beyond the reach of all but a very few North Koreans.
According to recent reports the number of subscribers to the new service had hit 20,000 by the end of March, and was continuing to grow.
'Black hole'
North Korea is one of the few countries in the world where internet access is virtually non-existent.
Reporters Without Borders, the Paris-based anti-censorship body, has dubbed North Korea the world's number one "internet black hole".
The country's designated domain suffix ".kp" is largely unused, although a handful of senior officials and government departments are believed to have internet access via a pipeline into China.
Kim Jong-il, the North Korean leader, is believed to frequently browse the web through his own connection.
Luego de haber cooperado con Orascom Telecom, una compañía proveedora de telecomunicaciones egipcia, Corea del Norte lanzó un servicio de acceso a 'Internet' a través de los teléfonos móviles.

Debido a embargos y bloqueos económicos impuestos por países como los Estados Unidos, los usuarios norcoreanos podrán acceder a una limitada cantidad de páginas que se centra en la oficial Agencia Telegráfica Central de Corea, aunque no está claro aún cuáles serán éstas exactamente.

Hoy en día, Corea del Norte es uno de los pocos países en los cuales el acceso a Internet es prácticamente inexistente, tanto así que su dominio de nivel superior geográfico, .kp, es bastante poco utilizado.