KT Collaborates with Hyundai Genuine on Communication Facility Protection Technology at Construction Sites

Strengthening the Stability of Communication Facilities Using Construction Equipment Location Information

(From the left) Lee Dong-wook, President of Hyundai Genuine, and Koo Jae-hyung, Executive Director of KT, are signing a business agreement and taking a commemorative photo. Photo by KT

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Su-yeon] KT announced on the 4th that it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on 'Mutual Platform Interconnection and Technical Cooperation' with Hyundai Genuine at Hyundai Construction Equipment's Bundang office on the 3rd.

Through this agreement, the two companies will cooperate to strengthen the stability of communication facilities using construction equipment location information and to promote joint projects through platform collaboration. The first area of technical cooperation between the two companies is related to excavation safety at construction sites.

KT and Hyundai Genuine plan to jointly build a system that shares the real-time location of operating excavators and the location information of optical cables buried around the work site to provide advance warnings to excavation workers.

KT expects that this will enable the provision of a safe excavation environment and minimize underground communication cable failures, thereby ensuring stable service provision. The two companies plan to gradually expand the service provision areas and the range of applicable equipment after system construction and pilot operation.

Gu Jae-hyung, Executive Director of KT Network Research and Technology Headquarters, said, "Through this MOU, we have been able to establish a foundation for activating digital platform companies (Digico) and providing a more stable communication service base by combining various platforms based on big data," adding, "We will continue to expand the scope of cooperation and exchange new technologies between the two companies in the future."

Lee Dong-wook, President of Hyundai Genuine, stated, "This is a case that proves that convergence with smart technology can achieve not only worker convenience but also safety and protection of infrastructure," and added, "We plan to increase interconnection between platforms and expand the scope of underground facilities in the future."

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