Emergency Rescue Location Accuracy: "SKT > KT > LGU+" Order

[Asia Economy Reporter Koo Chae-eun] When requesting emergency rescue from police stations or fire stations, location information is provided fastest and most accurately in the order of SK Telecom, KT, and LG Uplus.

On the 31st, the Korea Communications Commission announced the results of the '2019 Emergency Rescue Location Information Quality Evaluation.' The commission evaluated base station, GPS, and Wi-Fi location information provided by the three mobile carriers for emergency rescue at 69 points in 22 regions nationwide.

According to the evaluation, the location success rate in GPS environments was SK Telecom (91.24%), KT (90.95%), and LG Uplus (59.74%) in that order. The Wi-Fi location success rate was SK Telecom (93.87%), KT (90.68%), and LG Uplus (57.41%). The response time to the caller's location by carrier when using GPS was SK Telecom (10.4 seconds), LG Uplus (11.6 seconds), and KT (17.26 seconds).

In Wi-Fi environments, the response time to the caller's location was SK Telecom (5.68 seconds), KT (9.52 seconds), and LG Uplus (10.34 seconds). By device, the Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max did not provide the caller's emergency rescue location information when connected via GPS and Wi-Fi. Among Samsung Electronics' Galaxy S10+ and LG Electronics' G8 devices, both unlocked and SIM-moved devices were evaluated; these devices provided emergency rescue location information when connected to the network but only partially provided information in GPS and Wi-Fi states.

A Korea Communications Commission official stated, "Providing the location information of the rescue target quickly and accurately to emergency rescue agencies in critical situations is an important factor for rescue activities," and added, "Based on the evaluation results, we will form a consultative body with government agencies and industry stakeholders to supplement the insufficient parts."

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