KT Wins Prestigious Award in Wi-Fi Industry... Demonstrates Wi-Fi 6E Technology Excellence

'WBA Industry Awards 2021'
Best Wi-Fi Network Operator Award

KT won the 'Best Wi-Fi Network Operator Award' at the WBA Industry Awards 2021 held online on the night of the 5th. From the left, Seo Young-su, Executive Director of KT Network Research and Technology Headquarters, Kim Woo-tae, Head of Service Delivery Network TF at the Infrastructure Research Institute, and Lee Dong-jun, Team Leader of Access Network Technology Team 3, are posing for a commemorative photo.

[Asia Economy Reporter Minyoung Cha] KT announced on the 6th that it won the 'Best Wi-Fi Network Operator Award' at the 'World's Ultra-High-Speed Wireless Operators Association (WBA) Industry Awards 2021,' held online on the 5th.

This award, hosted by WBA, recognizes companies worldwide that have achieved outstanding performance and innovation in the Wi-Fi industry.

This year, KT received high evaluations for technologies such as Wi-Fi 6E, earning the award. With this, KT has won the WBA Industry Award eight times over the past 10 years since its inception in 2012.

The Best Wi-Fi Network Operator Award is given to companies that showcase innovative Wi-Fi technologies and contribute to the development of the global Wi-Fi industry. KT received high marks for developing the nation's first Wi-Fi 6E router and leading efforts to bridge the digital information gap through nationwide public Wi-Fi deployment.

Wi-Fi 6E, the router technology developed first in Korea by KT, offers speeds approximately 2 to 3 times faster than Wi-Fi 5 and Wi-Fi 6 technologies currently commercialized in homes and public Wi-Fi networks. In December last year, KT succeeded in developing a next-generation Wi-Fi wireless router compliant with Wi-Fi 6E standards, usable on laptops and smartphones.

Youngsoo Seo, Executive Director of KT Network Research and Technology Headquarters, said, “As DigiCo KT, we will strive even harder to provide advanced network technologies such as 5G and Wi-Fi to enable various digital innovation services and solutions.”

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