5G is expanding into various industries. This time, 5G convergence services are being used for the simultaneous control of dozens of robots in logistics settings and for process and safety management in shipyards.

The Ministry of Science and ICT announced on the 4th that it has completed the process of supplying 5G frequencies to LG Electronics, Sejong Telecom, and the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI).

LG Electronics and Sejong Telecom have previously been allocated spectrum for the Ieum 5G network, and this latest allocation adds three new service areas. With the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) receiving the new spectrum designation, the domestic Ieum 5G service will now be offered by 25 organizations in 46 locations.

LG Electronics operates dozens of autonomous driving robots at a customer's logistics center in Incheon based on the 4.7 GHz band of the 5G frequency. This is a smart logistics service where autonomous robots load items to be shipped from a storage area and then move them to an inspection area to deliver the items.

LG Electronics announced that it will “review the introduction of 28GHz band interoperable 5G to respond to the demand for various customized 5G services in the future, in order to provide high-capacity hyper-connected services where multiple robots and cameras can exchange high-precision images in real time.”

Meanwhile, Sejong Telecom is providing high-capacity data transmission services to HD Hyundai Heavy Industries and Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in Ulsan using the 5G frequency. This service enables the transmission and viewing of 3D drawings on personal devices, and visualization of all process, safety, logistics, quality, and material status information within the workplace. Furthermore, real-time transmission of crane operation information provides services such as integrated control.

The Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) has applied for 5G frequency designation for drone-based R&D at its Daejeon campus. The plan is to demonstrate services such as intelligent missing person search, crop pest control and growth management, and mountainous area radio station inspection using autonomous drone swarm flight.

Choi Woo-hyuk, director of the Ministry of Science and ICT's Radio Policy Bureau, said, "It is impressive that we can increase efficiency in logistics sites and see shipyards at a glance by using the 5G technology," and added, "We will actively support the spread of 5G to various industrial sites so that we can provide large-capacity hyper-connected services."