Ministry of Science and ICT: "KakaoTalk and KakaoT to Normalize on the 18th... Mail and Talk Drawer Are Being Restored"

Naver, Blog Image Issues... Normalization Work
Government Holds Emergency Inspection Meeting with IDC Operators on 20th

Minister Lee Jong-ho of the Ministry of Science and ICT is delivering opening remarks at a meeting related to the Kakao data center fire held on the 16th at SK C&C Pangyo Campus in Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi Province. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Minyoung Cha] The Ministry of Science and ICT announced on the 18th at 6 a.m. that services including KakaoTalk messaging send/receive functions, KakaoT, KakaoMap, Melon, and KakaoTV have been restored to normal. However, services such as Mail, TokSseorab, and TokChannel are still in the recovery phase, causing unavoidable inconvenience to users.

The Ministry of Science and ICT held a 'Broadcasting and Communications Disaster Countermeasures Headquarters Inspection Meeting' on the 18th to check the status of service outages and recovery for Kakao and others, encouraging and supporting rapid restoration. This is part of follow-up measures after the SK C&C Pangyo Data Center fire incident on the 15th.

At the Broadcasting and Communications Disaster Countermeasures Headquarters Inspection Meeting held at 9 a.m. on the 18th, chaired by Second Vice Minister Park Yoon-gyu (Deputy Head), related ministries including the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, the Korea Communications Commission, and outage-affected companies such as SK C&C, Kakao, and Naver participated to review major recovery statuses and improvement directions.

In Kakao's case, KakaoT, KakaoMap, Melon, and KakaoTV have been restored to normal. Most major functions of KakaoTalk, including message sending and receiving, are available. However, some functions such as Mail, TokSseorab, and TokChannel are still under recovery.

SK C&C is conducting 24-hour emergency restoration work to normalize the entire power supply and is investigating the cause of the fire together with the police and fire authorities.

In Naver's case, most services are available normally, but some blogs are experiencing issues with images not displaying and are currently being restored. The policy is to ensure all services operate stably.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Science and ICT conducted an on-site investigation on the 17th with experts in fire safety, electricity, and related fields and has begun cause analysis by sector. On the 20th, a special inspection meeting will be held, chaired by Second Vice Minister Park Yoon-gyu, with major Internet Data Center (IDC) operators to inspect the operation status of stabilization facilities such as power and fire safety, and discuss measures to ensure the effectiveness of emergency preparedness.

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