SKT Intensifies Fireworks Festival Network Management with AI

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SKT Intensifies Fireworks Festival Network Management with AI

Published2026.09.02 12:27

A-One System Reduces Response Planning Time from 5 Days to 30 Minutes

SK Telecom is implementing an AI-based special network management system for the fireworks festival around the Yeouido and Ichon Han River Parks. The company plans to apply its proprietary AI operations system, designed based on actual traffic data from last year, for the first time to improve congestion response efficiency.

SK Telecom announced on the 2nd that it will operate special communication service measures in preparation for the fireworks festival to be held on the 5th around Yeouido Han River Citizen Park and Ichon Han River Park.

The event runs from a preview on the 4th through 1 p.m. to 11 p.m. on the 5th, with peak crowds expected during the fireworks show from 7:40 p.m. to 9:10 p.m.

Based on last year's event, the net visitor count was 193,000, and the maximum concurrent users during the fireworks show time slot reached 88,000.

A trend of crowds spreading to nearby areas such as Noryangjin Fisheries Market and Mapo Bridge Waterlight Square was also confirmed.

SKT plans to expand fixed facilities at Yeouido Han River Park cruise terminal, clock tower, and Yeouido Naru Station, and will additionally deploy temporary equipment such as mobile base stations and electric vehicle base stations.

The key to this response is the proprietary AI operations system 'A-One (Access All-in-One)'.

A-One integrates the entire wireless access network into a single AI system, detects event information in real-time, and automatically calculates the quantity and location of mobile base stations by predicting traffic and communication quality.

When the event location is specified on the map, it immediately analyzes expected attendance, the company's subscriber count, and capacity and load rate of existing equipment, then presents whether reinforcement is needed and the optimal expansion location.

On the day of the event, the plan is to grasp traffic concentration areas in real-time and respond immediately to situation changes.

SKT explained that with A-One adoption, the time required for event analysis and response planning has been reduced from the existing five days to 30 minutes.

Bok Jae-won, SKT Network Operations Manager, said, "Through AI-based congestion prediction and network management, we will thoroughly prepare so customers can concentrate on the festival."

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