Periodically report your GPS-confirmed location through a dedicated IoT network.

Approximately 40,000 missing persons reports are filed nationwide each year. Of these, approximately 10,000 involve people with disabilities. In particular, unlike missing children, reports are rare when a person with an intellectual disability leaves home alone, making it difficult to find them.

SK Telecom is leveraging its IoT technology to help ease the concerns of parents with children with intellectual, visual, or physical disabilities.

SK Telecom announced that it has donated 3,000 'KEYCO' devices, which periodically report GPS-confirmed locations through an IoT-dedicated network, to the Korea Association of Parents of Persons with Disabilities.

In addition to the location confirmation function, 'Kiko' has a safety zone function that designates a specific area and sends a notification to the guardian if the Kiko user leaves this area, allowing the guardian to check for sudden movements of the disabled person as quickly as possible.

A donation ceremony was held at the Seoul Youth Hostel on this day with the attendance of the Korean Parents Association of Persons with Disabilities and their families, and SK Telecom promised to support usage fees for two years in addition to the device.

SK Telecom expects that through this donation of Kiko, it will be able to prevent the disappearance of disabled people and quickly identify the location of disabled people who suddenly disappear, thereby contributing to the protection and stability of their families.