SEOUL, June 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean telecom giant KT Corp. on Wednesday opened the Suwon KT Wiz Park in metaverse platform Zepeto. The mobile carrier owns the KT Wiz of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO). The park allows Zepeto users to meet with KT Wiz’s star baseball players without having to go to [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — At Suwon KT Wiz Park, where the home opener of the South Korean baseball club KT Wiz was held on the afternoon of March 29, a “Robot Arm” threw the ceremonial first pitch. The robot, which was originally used at an industrial site, was modified to throw a baseball. [...]
SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The arrival of baseball season has South Korean mobile carriers SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus gearing up their marketing efforts employing cutting edge technology such as IoT, fifth-generation wireless networks (5G) and augmented reality to win the hearts of fans. With cumulative attendance figures of over 8 million [...]
SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The KBO’s KT Wiz has come to an agreement with parent company KT to install a “Giga IoT Air Map” platform that would lower fine dust concentrations by injecting water into the air. The Air Map will be integrated into the operations of Suwon’s KT Wiz Park for the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Yonhap) — Former San Francisco Giants infielder Hwang Jae-gyun has signed with a South Korean club, returning home after a cup of coffee in the majors this year. The KT Wiz of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) announced on Monday they’ve acquired Hwang on a four-year deal worth 8.8 billion won (US$7.9 [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean professional baseball team KT Wiz announced plans on Wednesday to hold a water festival alongside upcoming home games at the Suwon Baseball Stadium. Including the games against NC Dinos this weekend, and those with SK Wyverns and Doosan Bears scheduled for August, the ‘5G Water Festival’ will be held [...]
SUWON, South Korea, April 17 (Korea Bizwire) – The kt wiz baseball team announced Sunday it will offer free fine dust masks to fans visiting its home stadium in Suwon throughout the rest of the 2017 KBO season, amid rising health concerns over air quality in Korea. Thousands of free masks will be available at [...]
SEOUL, April 10 (Korea Bizwire) – The current strategy of South Korean baseball team KT Wiz’s manager to finish every game in under three hours seems to be bearing fruit, as the team has emerged as one of the strongest contenders in this year’s KBO League after a disappointing past couple of seasons. The Wiz’s recent [...]
SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) – KT broadcast the opening game of the KT Wiz’s season live through virtual reality (VR), the first mobile 360-degree live broadcast shared on the sports game site. The crowd wore exclusive VR cardboard viewers handed out by KT, and enjoyed a more dynamic view of the game. Even those sitting [...]
SEOUL, March 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Suwon city is re-opening Suwon Baseball Stadium, which has been remodeled to be used as the city baseball team’s private ground, on March 14, said the city government. Renamed as ‘Suwon KT WIZ Park,’ the remodeled stadium can seat 2,225 viewers on its four floors, whose areas total 19,939㎡. [...]