Samsung Electronics Builds Smart Homes in Smart City National Pilot Cities

Participation in the Busan Eco Delta City Smart Village Project Led by Korea Water Resources Corporation

A panoramic view of Smart Village located in Gangseo-gu, Busan

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyewon] Samsung Electronics is building future-oriented smart homes in Busan Eco Delta City (EDC), a national pilot smart city. Eco Delta City, led by the Korea Water Resources Corporation, is a smart city being developed on an 11.8㎢ site in the Gangseo-gu area of Busan, with a scale of 30,000 households.

Samsung Electronics announced on the 27th that it participated as a technology business operator in the smart home sector and supplied various home appliances and solutions to 56 households in the Smart Village, the first demonstration complex to move into Eco Delta City.

The Smart Village introduces innovative technologies in five areas: healthcare, robotics, living environment, data, and water, and will operate as a 'Living Lab' where residents actually live and experience smart homes over the next five years.

Samsung Electronics supplies a total of 15 products here, including Bespoke home appliances such as Family Hub refrigerators, washing machines, dryers, Air Dressers, dishwashers, vacuum cleaners, as well as QLED TVs, air monitors (air quality measuring devices), and Galaxy Tabs.

Residents can use Samsung Electronics' 'SmartThings' application to control home appliances as well as lighting, blinds, heating and cooling control, visitor verification during absence, unmanned parcel management, and checking notices, integrating various information.

In addition, Samsung Electronics plans to provide various converged services that help daily convenience and play a role in presenting an ideal model in the smart home sector of the national pilot smart city in the future.

For example, by sensing air quality and integrally controlling built-in ventilation devices and air purifiers, customized cleaning functions are provided for each space, and the SmartThings energy service monitors the power consumption of home appliances. The Family Hub refrigerator is linked with the smart farm operated in the Smart Village to provide customized cooking recipes using crops grown there.

Samsung Electronics, leveraging its competitiveness by integrating products and solutions, first introduced SmartThings-based smart home solutions at Samsung C&T’s Raemian in Seocho-gu, Seoul last year, and has since provided smart home solutions to more than 50 apartment complexes and 50,000 households from major construction companies such as Daewoo E&C, Hyundai E&C, and POSCO E&C. Next year, it plans to expand cooperation with more construction companies.

Park Chan-woo, Vice President of Samsung Electronics’ Home Appliance Business Division, said, "Samsung Electronics is actively expanding customized smart home experiences based on premium home appliances and the highly scalable SmartThings platform," adding, "We will continue to strive to develop smart home solutions that allow customers to enjoy lifestyles that match the slogan ‘Appliances, My Way.’"

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