"Increase in Homebound Population Due to COVID-19" KT Launches Wi-Fi 6 Router for Home Use

[Asia Economy Reporter Koo Chae-eun] KT announced on the 26th that it will launch the 'Giga Wi-Fi Home AX,' which optimizes Wi-Fi performance at home as the time spent at home increases due to the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), on the 31st.

The Giga Wi-Fi Home AX is the second Wi-Fi 6 router following the 'Giga Wi-Fi Premium 2.4,' which KT first introduced among telecom companies last November. It is the first affordable home Wi-Fi 6 router from a telecom company for general households, offering fast speed and reliability.

KT explained that with the increase in internet usage due to the spread of COVID-19 and the recent release of Wi-Fi 6 supported smartphones and laptops such as the Galaxy S20, Galaxy Note 20, iPhone 11, and LG Gram, the new router was launched to maximize Wi-Fi performance at home. Using Wi-Fi 6 supported devices together with the 'Giga Wi-Fi Home AX' can create an optimal wireless internet environment.

The advantage of the 'Giga Wi-Fi Home AX' is speed. While the existing home router 'Giga Wi-Fi Wave 2' supported speeds up to 867 Mbps, the Giga Wi-Fi Home AX supports speeds up to 1.2 Gbps. The device rental fee is 3,300 KRW per month (including VAT, based on a 3-year contract), the same as KT's home Wi-Fi 'Giga Wi-Fi Wave 2 (802.11ac)' launched in 2017. When using Giga Internet up to 1G and 10GiGA Internet up to 2.5G products with a 3-year contract, the device is provided free of charge.

Lee Sung-hwan, Executive Director of KT's 5G/GiGA Business Division, said, "KT will provide the optimal internet environment tailored to the untact era."

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