Gwangju City Selected for Gyeonggi Province's Private Communication Network Integrated Monitoring System Project

Gwangju City in Gyeonggi Province announced on May 15 that it has been finally selected for the "Support Project for Building Integrated Monitoring Systems for Private Communication Networks," organized by Gyeonggi Province.

Exterior view of Gwangju City Hall. Photo by Gyeonggi Gwangju City

This project is a competitive program that selects a total of seven organizations operating private communication networks through an evaluation of their project plans. Gwangju City was chosen as a recipient in the additional infrastructure category.

With this selection, the city has secured 500 million won in provincial funding and plans to implement the "Gwangju City Private Communication Network Integrated Monitoring System Construction Project" from June to December 2026.

Currently, Gwangju City operates a total of 1,922 sites, with 679 km of major private communication networks, including administrative, telephone, library, and closed-circuit television (CCTV) networks.

Through this project, the city will pursue the following: the establishment of an integrated monitoring system for administrative private communication networks; the introduction of an integrated optical cable management solution; updates to cable distribution boards; and the implementation of an on-site monitoring device and an OTDR (Optical Time Domain Reflectometer)-based optical cable monitoring system.

In particular, a system will be established to monitor optical cable anomalies and physical disconnections in real time, 24 hours a day, enabling immediate identification of fault locations and making rapid response and restoration possible.

Additionally, the city will introduce a GIS (Geographic Information System)-based optical cable management system, allowing for systematic management of facility and circuit information, thereby improving maintenance efficiency and strengthening the stability of the information and communication network.

With this project, the city intends to shift from a recovery-centered approach to a preventive, intelligent management system, enhancing the stability of major information and communication services such as administrative networks and providing citizens with more stable administrative services.

A Gwangju City official stated, "Being selected for this project is recognition of Gwangju City's capabilities in operating information and communication infrastructure," adding, "We will do our utmost to establish a real-time monitoring-based proactive failure response system and provide stable, intelligent administrative services."

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