SK Telecom Teaches Advanced Disaster Communication Technology to Developed Nations
Published2016.10.05 09:51Presentation of Disaster Safety Network Pilot Project Results, Plans to Lead Global Disaster Safety Network Technology Commercialization and Standardization
Officials from advanced country government agencies are visiting Korea to learn disaster safety network technology that the Korean government and private sector are leading in promoting.
SK Telecom announced that it held a workshop on the 4th at SK T Tower in Euljiro to introduce disaster safety network technology (PS-LTE solution) proven through pilot projects to governments and private institutions of advanced countries and to share related technologies.
The workshop, held to share global disaster safety network construction-related technical methods and business status, will be attended by 24 organizations from 14 countries including the United States First-Net, UK Home Office, and French National Safety Agency, which are responsible for disaster safety networks in their respective countries. SK Telecom will present the results of the national disaster network pilot project, which was completed for the first time in the world in June under the auspices of Korea's Ministry of Public Safety and Security.
The workshop will also feature presentations on the operational status of disaster safety networks and PS-LTE transition plans in Australia and Dubai, as well as the global PS-LTE business promotion status of Nokia and GSMA, which is expected to contribute to the standardization of disaster network technologies in each country.
SK Telecom was selected as the secondary service provider in the Ministry of Public Safety and Security's national disaster safety communication network pilot project in November last year, and completed the construction of base stations in the Gangneung and Jeongseon regions and pilot operation of terminals and mobile base stations in June.
SK Telecom also explained technical know-how related to base station construction and wireless quality optimization applied to the pilot project, and unveiled backpack-type LTE equipment, repeaters capable of efficient coverage expansion, and the world's first one-to-many communication technology co-developed with Nokia.
Equipment and technologies related to disaster networks from domestic small and medium enterprises that jointly conducted the pilot project with SK Telecom will also be introduced at the venue. Contel's femtocell, Youngjel's disaster text system, a push notification broadcast service for emergencies, Cybertel Bridge's IP-PTT* solution for efficient command and control at disaster sites, Hooemyung Information and Communication's LTE integrated control system (integrated command center), and PNL's hazardous material detection system will be displayed.
Through this workshop, SK Telecom plans to introduce core equipment and technologies related to disaster safety communications from small and medium enterprises to government agencies of various countries, and to explore ways for overseas joint expansion in the future. In addition, by utilizing the know-how of disaster safety networks from countries around the world secured through this workshop, it is expected that the national disaster safety network main project scheduled for 2017 will be successfully promoted.
SK Telecom's Kwon Song, head of the IoT Solution Division, said in opening remarks, "This will be an opportunity for SK Telecom's know-how and differentiated solutions acquired through the disaster safety communication network pilot project to be recognized worldwide," and added, "Based on the disaster safety network construction strategies and technical know-how from each country shared at this workshop, we plan to actively participate in the future commercialization and standardization of global disaster safety communication networks."
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