KT Delivers Keynote Speech at U.S. 5G Summit on the Theme '5G to be Showcased in PyeongChang'
Published2017.04.24 11:54KT announced that it discussed cooperation plans for 5G commercialization and technology development with global 5G leaders at the 'Brooklyn 5G Summit,' held at the New York Marriott Hotel for three days starting on the 19th.
The Brooklyn 5G Summit is an event hosted by Nokia and the NYU Wireless Research Center, where global operators, research institutes, and government agencies in the wireless communications field participate to share and discuss research results on next-generation mobile communications.
At the Brooklyn 5G Summit, KT held discussions with global ICT operators, including Verizon, NTT Docomo, and Qualcomm, regarding areas requiring inter-operator cooperation and how best to build 5G infrastructure as they prepare for the Fourth Industrial Revolution and 5G commercialization.
Representing South Korea, KT delivered a keynote speech on the topic of "5G pilot services to be showcased in PyeongChang 2018." KT explained the "PyeongChang 5G standards" and shared the structure of the 5G test network built in PyeongChang, Gangwon Province, and Gwanghwamun, Seoul, as well as the test results, with global telecommunications companies and manufacturers participating in the summit.
Jeon Hong-beom, Executive Vice President and Head of the Infrastructure Research Institute at KT Convergence Technology Institute, stated, "Cooperation with various operators is necessary for the commercialization of 5G," adding, "We will efficiently build networks and introduce 5G services early through KT's advanced 5G technology and cooperation with various operators."
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