Park Chandae "Government and Three Major Telecoms Improve LTE Speed Reduction Issue on Some Sections of Line 1"

Ministry of Science and ICT to Re-measure LTE Speed for Reliability Verification
Three Telecom Companies: "Support from Distant Base Stations Due to Screen Door Safety Sensor Issues"

[Asia Economy Reporter Cha Min-young] The Ministry of Science and ICT and the three major telecom companies will devise measures to improve the 'LTE speed degradation' issue on Line 1 (Sindorim-Bupyeong) towards Incheon during rush hours.

Park Chan-dae, a member of the National Assembly's Science, ICT, Broadcasting and Communications Committee from the Democratic Party of Korea, announced on the 23rd that the Ministry of Science and ICT and the three telecom companies have started preparing measures to enhance LTE quality in the relevant section. Park had pointed out the related issue during the National Assembly's Science and ICT Committee audit on the 11th and urged the Ministry and the three companies to come up with countermeasures.

According to the 'Measures to Enhance the Reliability of Telecommunication Service Quality Evaluation' submitted to Park by the Ministry of Science and ICT, the ministry re-measured speeds to verify the reliability of LTE speeds in the relevant section.

The Ministry of Science and ICT explained, "When announcing the quality evaluation results, only averages were released without providing information on low-quality areas, which caused reliability issues regarding the measurement results."

To improve the reliability of telecommunication service quality evaluations, the Ministry of Science and ICT will take steps such as ▲disclosing information on low-quality areas ▲retaining raw (RAW) data of low-quality areas ▲maintaining security of measurement locations ▲strengthening monitoring including interference signal surveillance.

The three telecom companies explained the cause, stating, "5G base stations were deactivated due to issues with screen door safety door sensors, and base station equipment installation near railway noise barriers was not smooth, resulting in services being provided from base stations located in distant buildings."

The three telecom companies plan to ▲activate 5G base stations by replacing screen door safety door sensors ▲add base stations near noise barriers and surrounding apartments and buildings ▲secure service quality in subway track sections by optimizing existing base station antennas.

Assemblyman Park Chan-dae said, "The Ministry of Science and ICT should also announce the distribution results by speed segments for low-quality areas," adding, "I will continue to monitor whether the government and mobile carriers faithfully and promptly implement improvement measures."

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