Transition Team: "Diversification of 5G Plans, Nationwide 5G Network Deployment in 2024"

"Filling the Gap Between Plans Based on Average 5G Data Usage per Person"

Nam Gi-tae, a member of the Science, Technology, and Education Subcommittee of the 20th Presidential Transition Committee, is giving a briefing on "Establishing Strategies for Next-Generation Network Construction" at the transition office in Tongui-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 28th.

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] The Presidential Transition Committee is promoting a plan to diversify 5G pricing plans according to user usage patterns and to establish a nationwide 5G network by 2024.

On the 28th, Transition Committee member Nam Gitae announced policies to improve the network service usage environment at a briefing held at Tongui-dong.

Member Nam said, "We pride ourselves on securing world-class network competitiveness through being the first in the world to commercialize CDMA and 5G, but there are complaints about 5G services and limited choices, which do not meet the public's expectations. The basic infrastructure is weak due to many copper wire-based in-building communication facilities, and the network equipment industry is stagnant."

Within this year, they plan to diversify 5G pricing plans considering the average data usage of users and expand the choice for digital service users.

Member Nam emphasized, "The average data usage per 5G user is about 23GB, but I understand that telecom companies generally offer plans with 10GB or 100GB, so we will also consider ways to bridge this gap."

Along with this, a policy to open the 340,000 nationwide Wi-Fi networks owned by telecom companies in case of communication failures will be promoted. Next year, they plan to build 5G-based subway Wi-Fi to provide speeds ten times faster than currently available.

Furthermore, there is a plan to establish a nationwide 5G network extending to rural and fishing villages by 2024 and to double the 5G frequency spectrum by 2026.

Policies such as advancing 5G networks through the expansion of region- and building-based 5G specialized networks, mandating the installation of optical cables in communication facilities when constructing new buildings, and allowing optical cable-based internet phone (VoIP) services as a universal service for city telephones were also presented.

They also plan to support the growth ecosystem of Open RAN (Open Radio Access Network), a technology that interconnects base station equipment from different manufacturers, and to launch the Open RAN Alliance to lead international standardization and technical cooperation.

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