KT's security specialist KT Telecom held a press conference at KT Square in Gwanghwamun, Seoul, and unveiled the 'world's first platform-based security service' that has revolutionized the structure of existing security systems.

Platform-based security service is a new business model that integrates KT Telecom's control and dispatch capabilities with KT Group's ICT technology. It is a system that cloudifies the hardware main unit, which is the main controller that manages all sensors within customer facilities and performs A/S and other services.

This system utilizes LTE-M and NB-IoT communication networks, allowing individual security and IoT sensors to communicate directly with the cloud main unit. The cloud main unit receives signals from each sensor, transmits them to the control system, and when an anomaly signal is detected, dispatch personnel respond to the situation in an emergency.

Currently, services have been launched targeting large operators such as buildings based on LTE-M communication, and NB-IoT communication-based services are scheduled to be introduced to general and SOHO customers in the first half of next year.

Through platform-based security services, KT Telecom plans to provide customer value including ▲stable operations ▲fast and convenient service delivery ▲price innovation to ease customer burden.

First, the stability, which is fundamental to security services, has been further enhanced. With existing hardware main units, there were many factors that could cause failures depending on the customer facility's environment, such as complex wiring and the power status of each piece of equipment, and failures were handled reactively after occurrence. In contrast, the cloud main unit enables the control center to monitor the customer's communication status and sensors in real time, allowing the organization to proactively detect potential failure factors and take immediate action remotely.

Second, through improvements in the existing service installation method, the installation period that previously took an average of three days has been reduced to within ten minutes, minimizing customer inconvenience. Additionally, as installation and attachment have become simpler, equipment can now be easily removed and reinstalled when relocating stores.

Finally, cost innovation delivers differentiated customer benefits. As equipment cost and construction expenses are reduced, these savings will be passed on as customer benefits. One of these initiatives includes the implementation of flexible pricing that breaks away from the three-year contract terms that have been standard in the security industry.

KT Telecom aims to drive innovation toward becoming a customized total care service provider through this platform-based security service. To this end, the company plans to expand to care services through KT Group's 5G, IoT, and platform ICT technologies and infrastructure, and will take the lead in creating an ecosystem for co-prosperity with small and medium-sized enterprises that possess excellent technological capabilities in IoT sensors and other areas.

KT Telecom CEO Um Ju-wook stated, "With platform-based security services, we will transcend the limitations of the physical security industry," and added, "We will become a First Mover that opens up new markets rather than being an existing player in the current security market, fundamentally changing the landscape of the market."