"Player Hologram and Fan Meeting" KT Demonstrates 28GHz-Based 5G Service at Suwon Wizpark

[Asia Economy Reporter Seulgina Cho] KT will support 28GHz 5G demonstration services at Suwon KT Wiz Park. However, due to the escalation to Level 4 social distancing in the Seoul metropolitan area amid the spread of COVID-19 and the suspension of the KBO professional league, the service will be showcased through video.

On the 13th, KT announced that it has established a total of 12 experiential services in the 28GHz 5G Experience Center and Skybox within KT Wiz Park. This is part of the 28GHz pilot project conducted in collaboration with the Ministry of Science and ICT.

The Experience Center includes ▲real-time hologram fan meetings ▲metaverse services and cloud gaming based on 28GHz terminals ▲RealCube interactive games. Real-time interactive hologram fan meetings with KT Wiz’s representative players such as Kang Baek-ho and Hwang Jae-gyun, as well as cheerleader captain Kim Ju-il, were also implemented. Additionally, a metaverse service allows users to experience the bullpen (where relief pitchers warm up before the game) and players’ locker rooms in virtual reality through their own avatar characters.

In the Skybox area, an artificial intelligence (AI) robot guides visitors from the elevator to the designated Skybox. An untact live baseball cheering solution that transmits cheering videos from the Skybox to the stadium’s scoreboard in real time, and GigaEyes, which detects real-time events and issues alerts via cameras connected through 28GHz, were also established.

Originally, KT planned to demonstrate the services to customers visiting Suwon KT Wiz Park from the 13th to the 15th, but this was canceled due to the escalation to Level 4 social distancing in the metropolitan area and the suspension of the KBO professional league. Instead, KT will complete video production within this week and from the 19th, related services will be unveiled through KT Wiz and KT’s official YouTube channels.

Going forward, KT plans to showcase 28GHz demonstration services at the Chamber Hall, a classical concert hall located in Mokdong, in September, and at the Chilbo Gymnasium in Suwon in October.

Kim Young-in, Executive Director of KT’s Network Strategy Headquarters, said, “We have devoted great effort to prepare innovative demonstration services combining baseball games at Suwon KT Wiz Park,” and added, “We will continue to strive for the development of 28GHz-based 5G technology and services.”

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