SEOUL, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) — KT Corp., a major South Korean telecommunication company, said Sunday that it has applied 5G self-driving carts to the operation of its logistics center for the first time in the industry in a bid to streamline processes at logistics centers that supply handsets to each agency and others. The [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — KT Corp., South Korea’s leading telecommunication firm, said Sunday it will conduct a research project on epidemic prevention with financial support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. A South Korean consortium led by KT will carry out the project named “A Next Generation Surveillance Study for Epidemic Preparedness,” [...]
SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) — KT Corp., South Korea’s leading telecommunications firm, said Tuesday it has joined hands with Hyundai Construction Equipment Co. to develop 5G-based remote control platform for construction equipment and industrial trucks. Under the memorandum of understanding (MOU), the two sides will collaborate in developing various technologies for the builder’s autonomous [...]
SEOUL, April 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A group of hearing-impaired individuals filed a petition with a human rights watchdog against telecom giant KT Corp.’s campaign to restore the voices of the deaf with artificial intelligence (AI) technology, claiming that it “damages the value of sign language.” Members of a civic group held a press conference [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Two rival internet protocol television (IPTV) operators in South Korea said Friday they have joined hands to develop advanced TV advertisement solutions. KT Corp. and SK Broadband Co. said they agreed to collaborate in the field of addressable TV advertising technologies that can help advertisers to selectively segment TV [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – KT Corp., South Korea’s major telecommunication firm, said Thursday its net profit fell 12.2 percent last year from a year earlier as it ramped up spending on its network and marketing. In a regulatory filing, KT reported a net income of 669.3 billion won (US$ 565.7 million) last year, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — KT Corp., South Korea’s major telecommunications firm, said Monday it has developed a 5G-powered medical service with a Seoul hospital to provide better patient care. KT said it built a 5G network at the Samsung Medical Center (SMC) and successfully applied its 5G technology to medical practices last week. [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — A Seoul court on Friday ruled in favor of a main opposition party lawmaker accused of illegally asking a former KT Corp. chief to hire his daughter as a regular worker in exchange for favors. The Seoul Southern District Court found Rep. Kim Sung-tae of the conservative Liberty Korea [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — KT Corp., South Korea’s leading telecommunication firm, said Friday it will start a 5G game streaming service on a subscription basis after partnering with a Taiwan-based cloud gaming solutions provider. KT said its service allows users to play high-end PC and console video games stored on remote servers via [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — KT Corp., South Korea’s leading telecommunication service provider, on Tuesday announced the launch of its big data trading platform that helps users to get information in various sectors to apply in their businesses. KT’s big data trading platform manages data collected by 16 parties including a card firm, a [...]