SEOUL, May 6 (Korea Bizwire) — KT Corp., a South Korean telecom giant, said Thursday it has formed business ties with IBM Korea and local major banking firm Woori Bank to develop artificial intelligence (AI) technology for financial services. The three will establish an AI lab to develop new services, such as an AI-based language [...]
SEOUL, April 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean telecom giant KT Corp. said Monday it launched a nationwide emergency telecommunications network with Samsung Electronics Co. in a move to boost the country’s response system against natural disasters and emergencies. The government-led project to establish a next-generation wireless network allows for more efficient response against major [...]
SEOUL, April 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean telecom giant KT Corp. is set to launch a ‘two-way reservation check-in’ service that would make it easier for small businesses to manage customer reservations. The new service, developed jointly with a domestic start-up, would enable small businesses to manage customer reservations via text message, while minimizing [...]
SEOUL, April 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean telecom giant KT Corp. said Sunday that it began an AI (artificial intelligence) Robot Mail Delivery Service for management staff working at the company’s main headquarters. Previously, the support center notified employees when there was a delivery, and each staff member had to visit the center to [...]
SEOUL, April 9 (Korea Bizwire) — KT Corp., a South Korean telecom giant, said Friday it has clinched business ties with a Vietnamese cable network to cooperate in developing a music streaming platform in the Southeast Asian country. Under the memorandum of understanding, KT and Vietnam Television Cable, a subsidiary of state broadcaster Vietnam Television, [...]
SEOUL, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) — KT Sat Co., a satellite service arm of South Korean telecom giant KT Corp., said Thursday it has won an order to establish a high-speed satellite telecommunications network in Indonesia’s Papua province. The company said it will take part in the Indonesian government-led project to offer telecommunications services for [...]
SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Tuesday it plans to develop cross-platform artificial intelligence (AI)-powered services with KT Corp., South Korea’s major telecom operator, to expand use of its human-like algorithm. LG and KT plan to commercialize services that support AI platforms from both companies after developing a joint interface. The [...]
SEOUL, April 2 (Korea Bizwire) — KT Corp., a major South Korean telecom operator, said Thursday that it has established the nation’s first ‘digital health pass’ platform in collaboration with Incheon International Airport and the Inha University Hospital. The company said that the platform aims to support the safe entry and departure of people into [...]
SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) – KT Corp., a major South Korean mobile carrier, said Wednesday it has signed a memorandum of understanding with pollster Gallup Korea to introduce the telecom company’s artificial intelligence (AI) technology in opinion polls. Under the agreement, KT will apply its voice bot and AI call center technology in opinion [...]
SEOUL, March 23 (Korea Bizwire) — KT Corp., a major South Korean telecom operator, said Tuesday it aims to acquire more than 1,000 works of intellectual property in media content by 2023 and spend big to boost its media and video streaming business amid growing competition. KT CEO Ku Hyeon-mo said in an online briefing [...]