During the Holiday, Hinnamno... Three Major Telecom Companies Launch 24-Hour Monitoring System

[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-seop] Telecommunications companies have launched special communication measures to ensure smooth use of calls and data during the Chuseok holiday period. They have also established countermeasures against the approaching Typhoon No. 11, ‘Hinnamnor’.

According to the industry on the 4th, SK Telecom will operate a special communication situation room from the 8th to the 12th, starting the day before the holiday. Approximately 1,200 specialists from subsidiaries, affiliates, and partners will be deployed nationwide daily to monitor communication services 24 hours a day. SKT has expanded the capacity of 5G and LTE base stations mainly at train stations, bus terminals, major tourist attractions, accommodations, and busy districts where mobile traffic is expected to increase. They anticipate that call and data traffic on highways will be much higher than usual during certain time periods, and have completed pre-quality inspections and service optimization work in preparation.

KT has entered an emergency response system starting today to prepare for increased communication usage during the Chuseok holiday and the northward approach of ‘Hinnamnor’. KT plans to deploy an average of 1,211 network experts daily to conduct 24-hour intensive monitoring and quality management of communication facilities. They have also completed quality inspections and capacity expansions of infrastructure at about 1,000 locations expected to experience heavy crowds. The previous day, they completed flood prevention measures in low-lying areas, increased battery capacity in island regions, and inspected facilities to minimize damage to communication infrastructure. From today until the 13th, KT will operate special situation rooms at the Gwacheon control center in Gyeonggi Province and regional headquarters to monitor damage in real time and promptly deliver recovery supplies.

LG Uplus will enter an emergency operation system from the 9th to the 12th to prepare for a surge in mobile call volume and data traffic. They have set up a comprehensive situation room at their Magok headquarters in Seoul to respond immediately to emergencies and plan to monitor intensively 24 hours a day. As a countermeasure against the northward approach of Hinnamnor, the monitoring phase has been strengthened to the ‘preparation stage’. They have completed pre-inspections of emergency generators and spare supplies, and have placed emergency spare supplies at key locations to enable immediate action if facility damage occurs.

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