Business Agreement Concluded for Joint Development of Disaster Safety Solutions
Implementation of Early Earthquake Detection Platform Using Communication Infrastructure
Accumulation of Data Generated During Collaboration into Disaster Database
On September 28th, KT and the Korean Disaster Information Society concluded a business agreement at KT's Gwanghwamun Building in Jongno-gu, Seoul, to share expertise on disaster safety information and jointly develop disaster safety solutions.

The Korean Disaster Information Society is an academic organization that received official approval from the Ministry of the Interior and Safety in 2005, with approximately 1,400 members including disaster safety specialists and researchers from major universities nationwide actively participating.

Through this business agreement, KT and the Korean Disaster Information Society will jointly establish intelligent disaster safety management standard response procedures based on LTE and 5G networks that can be utilized when disasters and safety accidents such as earthquakes, fires, and pedestrian traffic accidents occur.

Additionally, both organizations plan to install IoT earthquake detection sensors on KT's communication infrastructure such as cables, conduits, and communication poles to collect earthquake patterns and analyze vibration algorithms, thereby implementing a specialized platform capable of detecting and responding to earthquakes early.

KT will also support the nuclear power plant structure safety diagnosis project being promoted by the Korean Disaster Information Society. This project is a project to develop a system that inspects external structures difficult to access, such as nuclear power plants, in real-time video using drones connected to LTE and 5G networks.

Going forward, KT plans to accumulate various disaster safety-related data generated during its collaboration with the Korean Disaster Information Society as a 'public disaster database' and contribute to the construction of disaster safety communication networks, railway wireless communication networks, and maritime wireless communication networks.

Lee Rae-chul, Chairman of the Korean Disaster Information Society, stated, "There is very high interest from industry and academia in disaster response services utilizing the national disaster safety communication network and 5G infrastructure," and added, "Through this business agreement, we will research advanced disaster response services and contribute to the safety of people's lives."

Kim Jun-geun, Executive Director of KT's GiGA IoT Division, said, "By combining KT's ICT capabilities with the Korean Disaster Information Society's research capabilities, we will advance disaster preparedness and lead the construction of smart cities safe from disasters in line with the fourth industrial revolution and 5G era."