LG Uplus Develops Cloud-Based 5G Network with AWS

Kwon Junhyuk, Head of Network Division at LG Uplus (left), and Park Sanggyu, Head of Customer Segment at AWS Korea, are conducting a signing ceremony through a video conference.

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Hye-sun] LG Uplus announced on the 6th that it has signed a network cloud technology development business agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) Korea to secure future cloud technologies to be utilized in improving network infrastructure.

The two companies agreed on cooperation plans including the introduction of cloud technology to 5th generation (5G) network infrastructure, research on network quality improvement methods using digital transformation (DX) technology, and proactive verification of AWS’s future technologies. In particular, they will develop technologies that can operate the network stably while providing services immediately needed by customers. They will prioritize development cooperation starting with backup technologies provided by AWS that can also be applied to 5G networks.

LG Uplus has shown great interest in integrating cloud into network infrastructure. Earlier, on the 1st during MWC 2022 held in Barcelona, Spain, LG Uplus CEO Hwang Hyun-sik said at a press conference, “I felt that cloud can enhance the safety and security of 5G networks and fully realize new technologies.”

By building network equipment based on AWS cloud functions, new technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), big data, and analytics can be utilized immediately. They will actively leverage the AWS development environment and related ecosystem, which consists of a broad portfolio of over 200 services.

To effectively operate 5G equipment, LG Uplus plans to introduce AWS Outposts, a fully managed service that extends AWS infrastructure, services, APIs (application programming interfaces), and tools to customer on-premises (a method where companies install servers directly to use cloud services).

Through this, LG Uplus will improve the quality of the nationwide 5G network and provide customized services by analyzing log information collected from network equipment in real time. Additionally, operational tasks such as problem resolution, performance enhancement, capacity expansion, and 5G core application construction can be stably automated.

Furthermore, the two companies plan to prioritize proof of concept (PoC) for the latest AWS technologies and apply various new cloud technologies to commercial 5G equipment. This aims to establish a system that can quickly accommodate new customer requirements.

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