South Korea’s leading IT companies are planning to roll out their new blockchain-based commerical services starting from the first half of the year. They have been developing blockchain-based services since last year when the blockchain fever swept throughout the country.Domestic companies that have
KT Corp. announced on Feb. 20 that it would unveil B:eat 2E, an unmanned robot cafe of Dal.com Coffee to which KT’s Giga Genie solutions were applied, at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2019 in Barcelona, Spain.B:eat 2E is an upgrade from a 5G-powered barista robot that operates by receiving signa
Hyundai Mobis and KT Corp. have teamed up to develop autonomous drive and connected car technologies based on fifth generation (5G) mobile telecommunications.The two companies launched a 5G telecommunications network at the Hyundai Mobis Driving Test Center in Seosan, South Chungcheong Province, on
KT Corp. has developed a cloud-based blockchain as a service (BaaS) platform in order to provide an environment where Korean companies can easily develop blockchain services. The company plans to apply the KT BaaS platform to in-house services first.The KT BaaS platform allows a user to automaticall
KT Corp. announced on Nov. 19 that it has launched a smart farm customized for the disabled in Korpakan, Sharjah of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This is the first time KT has established a smart farm overseas. The project was promoted in cooperation with the Sharjah City for Humanitarian Services
KT Corp. announced on Nov. 18 that the telecom company has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Ghanian Ministry Health and Welfare in Accra, Ghana to build a system to prevent the spread of infectious diseases using big data.The MOU is the first one signed between KT and a national h
KT Corp. has selected Samsung Electronics, Ericsson, and Nokia as the equipment suppliers for its 5G mobile telecommunication network.KT was the last of Korea’s three mobile carriers to announce the list of equipment vendors for its 5G network. SK Telecom announced in September it has selected Samsu
KT Corp. announced on Nov. 1 that it will release the iCLEBO GiGA Genie Edition, a robot vacuum cleaner that can be controlled by voice commands, in partnership with Yujin Robot, a Korean robot company.The iCLEBO GiGA Genie Edition is a product that adds voice command interface to Yujin Robot's
Back in 2014, KT Corp. boosted its wired Internet speed from 100 Mbps to 1 Gbps. In four years, the company achieved another quantum jump by launching Internet services with a speed of 10 Gbps.KT announced that it launches the first nationwide 10 Gbps Internet services on Nov. 1. In addition, the co
KT Corp. announced on Oct. 29 (local time) that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) in Ismailia, Egypt to build smart infrastructure for the Suez Canal based on information and communication technologies (ICT).KT will enhance the wired and wireless c
South Korea’s three major mobile operators are presenting poor performance in the third quarter due to the government’s policy to lower mobile fees. SK Telecom Co., the first one announcing its Q3 results among the three, showed a clear decrease in performance. The SK Group is planning to turn SK Te
KT Corp. announced on Oct. 22 that it will provide consulting on LTE network deployment and operation to Botswana Telecommunications Corp. (BTC), which is a telecommunications company in Botswana.KT, which has been carrying out IT infrastructure construction projects in Botswana since 2014, carried