Development of an automated switch installation and activation solution for providing gigabit internet services.
SDN-based remote equipment deployment reduces the time required to build a nationwide network by more than 80%.

KT announced the development and commercialization of an "Internet Access Network Automation Solution" that remotely and automatically controls network equipment based on SDN. This solution will dramatically reduce the time required to build and launch gigabit internet services.

Until now, configuring gigabit Internet access networks has been a time-consuming process, requiring extensive manual labor. However, an automated Internet access network solution automatically detects gigabit Ethernet switches remotely and automatically completes all network settings required for Internet services, reducing network configuration time.



Additionally, to provide gigabit internet, hundreds of internet users connected to existing optical access devices will be automatically converted to high-performance optical access devices (large-capacity OLTs: Optical Line Terminals). Once commercialized, this will reduce gigabit switch installation and subscriber conversion times by over 80%.

KT has been testing this solution on its commercial network since January 2018 to verify its stability, and plans to expand its application to its nationwide network in the future. In addition, the plan is to actively utilize the '10-gigabit Internet' service in the future and accelerate the construction of a nationwide network within the year.

“With the introduction of the Internet access network automation solution, the time required to provide gigabit internet has been significantly reduced,” said Jeon Hong-beom, executive director of the KT Convergence Technology Institute’s Infrastructure Research Center. “This will enable efficient network construction and operation management, enabling us to provide customers with higher-quality gigabit internet services.”