KT Unveils Massive 5G Technology Experience Hall at Gwanghwamun Square to Commemorate 100th Anniversary of National Sports Festival
Published2019.03.17 08:01| Open daily from 12 PM to 8 PM, except Mondays
7 themes prepared, including 5G Mission Room and 5G Smart Factory
KT announced on the 15th that it has opened the 'KT 5G Experience Center' at Gwanghwamun Square in Jongno-gu, Seoul, where visitors can experience KT's 5G services. The KT 5G Experience Center was established to commemorate the 100th National Sports Festival being held in Seoul.
Key officials from both companies, including KT Marketing Division Head Vice President Lee Pil-jae and Seoul City First Vice Mayor for Administration Yoon Jun-byeong, attended the signing ceremony held at the experience center on this day.
A 5G robot painter is drawing a visitor's portrait.
The KT 5G Experience Hall is an extra-large facility spanning approximately 400 pyeong and standing 11 meters tall, designed to allow visitors to directly experience and enjoy various services incorporating KT 5G technology. It consists of a total of seven themed spaces, including the KT 5G Mission Room, KT 5G Smart Factory, KT 5G VR Sports, KT 5G Device Experience, KT 5G Telepresence, Robot Cafe, and the 100th National Sports Festival Booth.
The experience center will be open from 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM every day except Mondays, from March 15 to March 30.
The 'KT 5G Mission Room' is an experiential space designed to help visitors understand KT 5G services in an easy and fun way. ▲#1. Real 360 ▲#2. It consists of 5 rooms: GigaEyes, #3. GigaLive TV, #4. 5G Jumping, and #5. Narle.
A visitor is experiencing KT's Real 360.
It is designed so that visitors can experience the key KT 5G service features in a room set up inside the KT 5G Mission Room, complete a mission, and then escape the Mission Room using the clues provided. Customers who successfully escape the mission room will also be given various prizes, such as tumblers and portable mini humidifiers, through a roulette dart draw.
In the 'KT 5G Smart Factory' experience space, visitors can experience the '360 Smart Surveillance Service,' which showcased 360-degree high-definition video analysis technology at MWC19 last month, as well as the 'Safety Equipment Wearing Inspection Demonstration' and the '5G AR Supporter,' a remote support and file sharing solution for industrial sites using AR glasses. Additionally, visitors can encounter a robot demonstrating calligraphy and a robot with superpowers that draws customer portraits.
In the 'KT 5G VR Sports' experience space, you can wear the personal immersive media service GiGA Live TV and enjoy immersive VR games such as baseball, Special Force, and rhythm action games.
Visitors are experiencing the pre-release Galaxy S10 5G and V50 ThinQ firsthand.
In the 'KT 5G Device Experience' zone, Samsung Electronics' first 5G devices, the 'Galaxy S10 5G' and the 'LG V50 ThinkQ', are on display, allowing visitors to experience the devices in advance of their release. Visitors can also try out e-sports live streams and 5G streaming games on the 5G devices, which support multi-channel simultaneous viewing on KT.
The 'KT 5G Telepresence' experience space is a space where visitors can see a holographic video of themselves standing on a stage. This was implemented using holographic telepresence technology, and in the robot cafe, a robotic arm serves various beverages.
In addition, popular singers such as SF9 and 100% are scheduled to perform on a stage equipped with holograms at the experience hall.
Kim Won-kyung, Executive Vice President of KT's GiGA Business Division, said, "We have set up a 5G experience center in Gwanghwamun Square, which is highly accessible, so that everyone can directly experience and enjoy KT's 5G services and technologies," adding, "KT will continue to introduce 5G services that can provide special experiences and value to customers."
Meanwhile, KT and the Seoul Metropolitan Government signed a business agreement on the 15th to promote the ICT experience center and to ensure the successful hosting of the 100th National Sports Festival and the 39th National Paralympic Games, which are scheduled to be held this coming October.
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