Service Providers

in Korea

Location

5G

Vendors

  1. Naver Cloud 

  • The 2^nd head 

  office building 

  of Naver in

  Budang^[1]

 4.7GHz (100MHz)

 28GHz (600MHz)

'21.12.28

 5G Brainless Robot

ㅇ Cloud-based autonomous driving robot powered by a 5G private network

   - High-performance processing such as indoor positioning, object

     recognition, and avoidance control is not performed in the robot, but is

     processed in the cloud through a private 5G network with ultra-low latency.
   - Since the robot has fewer processing units, it lowers manufacturing costs

     and runs longer with less battery consumption.

 Samsung^[2]

  Naver Cloud, "Building a Private 5G network for Operation of Brainless Robots," GSMA Private 5G Case Study, 2022.11.15

   • Hoban      

  Consturction

Naver cloud has built a private 5G network using private frequencies (4.7GHz) at a construction site with an area of about 40,000 square meters.

Naver cloud has verified autonomous drones, PTT (Push To Talk), safety vests that can make video calls, wireless CCTV, and hydration heat sensors based on a private 5G network.

Naver Cloud demonstrated Korea's first private 5G network at construction sites: Preventing accidents at construction sites by deploying a private 5G network, 2023.05.23

  • LG Innotek

  Gumi Factory 2^[3]

 4.7GHz (100MHz)

 28GHz (500MHz)

 Inspection of defective products through AI vision camera, operation of 

 unmanned guided vehicles, provision of VR/AR drawings to workers

  • Add 2 factories^[4]

 Intelligent factory services such as autonomous mobile robots (AMR) that can

 collect information about the surrounding environment and  navigate to their 

 destination on their own while avoiding obstacles, and AI control using 4K

 and 8K ultra-high-definition video

  • Kyung Hee Univ.

  (Global Campus in  

  Yongin)^[13]

 4.7GHz (100MHz)

 Test site that predicts and maintains real-time conditions of intelligent factory facilities (motors), Open RAN international joint research, etc.

  3. SK networks

  service

  • Central's 

  Changwon 

  Factory^[5]

 4.7GHz (100MHz)

 28GHz (400MHz)

 Implementation of a flexible production system:

 Automated factory logistics by autonomous mobile robot (AMR) operation,

 and real-time manufacturing process monitoring and simulation by

 establishing digital twin-based management and control service

  • Gyeongnam

  RobotLand

  Foundation

  (Changwon) and  

  Foodpolis: Korea

  National Food

  Cluster (Iksan)^[12]

 4.7GHz (100MHz)

Changwon: Robot-based smart logistics warehouse service for SMEs

Iksan: AI-based Robotic Logistics Transportation Solution

Vision AI scans and identifies irregularly shaped and differently sized boxes on the conveyor with a 3D camera, calculates the path of the robot arm to move the boxes on the conveyor to the pallet, and delivers it to the robot. 
The 3D camera scan data and robot control commands are transmitted through a private 5G network.
It is expected to reduce the labor load of warehouse workers engaged in the logistics industry and improve stability and productivity through automation and unmanned operation of high-intensity simple labor in the logistics system. 

It can replace manual labor and operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

   Netmanias One-Shot, Case study on Private 5G service of "SK networks service" in Korea: Logistics, 2023.05.02

   SK Telecom, "Shared public logistics service using robotics and private 5G network(Korean)," Private 5G Convergence Service

  Performance Sharing Conference^[14], Ministry of Science and ICT, 2022.12.20

  4. Nable

  Communications

  • Ewha womans

  university medical 

  center ^[7]

 Customized surgical AR guide for each patient using augmented reality: 3D

 scanning and modeling of the patient's body

 Real-time non-face-to-face collaboration service: Sharing of medical

 images in the limited operating room space to medical staff in the hospital 

    Nable Communications, "Surgery AR Guide Medical Service(Korean)," Private 5G Convergence Service Performance Sharing Conference^[14],

   Ministry of Science and ICT, 2022.12.20

  5. CJ Olive

  Networks

  • CJ Songdo IDC

  (Incheon)^[9]

 4.7GHz (100MHz)

 28GHz (600MHz)

Intelligent logistics services: AI-based logistics robots, security control, etc.
Cultural service: real-time editing, real-time realistic content based on AR/VR reality, etc.

  • Korea Automotive

Technology Institute (Daegu)

  • Seoul National

  University Bundang 

  Hospital ^[10]

 4.7GHz (100MHz)

 28HGz (600MHz)

Improve patient convenience and provide medical services through self-driving wheel chair, AMR, 3D surgery simulation, etc.

Nokia

   KT, "3 key private 5G services in the public health sector - performance sharing (Korean)," Private 5G Convergence Service Performance

  Sharing Conference^[14], Ministry of Science and ICT, 2022.12.20

  • Samsung Medical

  Center (Seoul)^[10]

 4.7GHz (100MHz)

 28HGz (600MHz)

[Private 5G Applications]

Remote cooperative surgery and real-time remote surgical training services

Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) assigned KT MOS private 5G frequencies of 4.7 GHz (4.72-4.82 GHz) and 28 GHz (28.9-29.5 GHz) for Samsung Medical Center in October 2022, and KT MOS completed the building of a private 5G network with Samsung's 5G equipment at Samsung Medical Center in December 2022.

Samsung Medical Center offers remote cooperative surgery and real-time remote surgical training services over the private 5G network.

Problems with surgical education at Samsung Medical Center: When conducting on-site training for medical school students and trainee medical staff, faculty members were concerned that it would be difficult to conduct the training effectively due to space issues in which the surgeon, supporting nurses, and surgical equipment were all located in an inconvenient location.

Solution: 5G-based remote surgical training 
The surgeon's operation room is captured utilizing high-definition immersive video such as AR glasses, an endoscope, and a 360-degree camera, and then streamed to a medical education platform through a private 5G network.

In the professor's office, a specialist watches the video and guides the surgery (remote cooperative surgery).
 
Students in the seminar room can see the live surgical video while also learning from the specialist's guidance (real-time remote surgical training)

   Netmanias One-Shot, Case study on Private 5G service of "KT MOS" in Korea: Samsung Medical Center, 2023.05.04

   TI Square, "Realistic medical education service using 28GHz-based 3D HoloLens (Korean)," Private 5G Convergence Service Performance

  Sharing Conference^[14], Ministry of Science and ICT, 2022.12.20

  7. Sejong 

      Telecom >>

  • Ansan Park

    (Gimcheon)

  • Merck Bio Cener

     (Daejeon)

[Private 5G Applications] CCTV cameras and IoT sensors | Predictive maintenance and industrial safety

The mobile and fixed CCTV surveillance system uses the high-speed, low-latency capabilities of 5G to transmit large-volume, high-definition video data in real time, enhanced by AI video analytics to improve safety. 
Additionally, smart safety equipment monitors workers' biometric data in real time, triggering immediate alerts or automated safety measures in response to abnormal signs, thereby preventing accidents and ensuring worker safety.

        Smart safety management system deployed at Merck Bio Center construction site

          Merck private 5G overall architecture

                                                                                                                              Separated 5G Core to reduce construction costs

  Netmanais One-Shot, Sejong Telecom and HFR Mobile build Private 5G Network at Construction Sites, 2025.02.20

  Sejong Telecom, "Demonstration of a smart safety management system for the construction industry based on a private 5G network(Korean),"

       Private 5G Convergence Service Performance Sharing Conference, Ministry of Science and ICT, 2024.12.23 

  • Sejong Telecom HQ

    (Gwacheon)

  • HD Hyundai Heavy

     Industries and HD

     Hyundai Mipo

Real-time site monitoring and accident prevention with footage from cameras installed on yard cranes in a shipyard  

Downloading 3D drawings to field workers' tablets

Private 5G network deployment model: 5G core sharing

- HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI): On-premise (Both 5G core and base station are installed: 1 5G core, 1 DU, 5 ORU (Ourdoor RU))

- HD Hyundai Mipo (HMD): 5G core sharing (shares HD HHI's 5G core, installs base station only: 1 DU, 4 ORU)

  • TLB cluster

     (Banwolshihwa

     Industrial

     Complex)^[10]

[Private 5G Applications] 

Prompt response, foresight, and prevention of fatal accidents of workers through serious accident prevention services using intelligent CCTVs and IoT sensors.

In October 2022, Sejong Telecom was approved by the government as a private 5G common carrier, allowing it to provide private 5G services to corporate customers.

Sejong Telecom was allocated a private 5G frequency of 4.7 GHz (4.72-4.82GHz) by the government and built a private 5G network at TLB Cluster in Banwolshihwa Industrial Complex in December 2022. Based on this private 5G network, Sejong Telecom is providing predictive maintenance and industrial safety services.

Industrial safety services prevent various accidents such as workers entering the workplace without protective gear, harmful gas leaks, and overloading or speeding of mobile equipment in the workplace.

[Private 5G network Architecture]

Reason for separate construction: To spread private 5G network service to companies in the Banwol-si Hwa Industrial Complex, 5G Core is built in the total operation center(TOC) and used for common use, and only base stations are built in the new site (to reduce investment costs)

   Netmanias One-Shot, Case Study on Private 5G service of Sejong Telecom in Korea: Industrial Complex, 2023.04.28 

   Itsroom, "Establishment of a digital safety platform for industrial sites based on private 5G and demonstration of subscription-type service in industrial complex(Korean)," Private 5G Convergence Service Performance Sharing Conference^[14], Ministry of Science and ICT, 2022.12.20

  • Wi.lab in

      YongIn^[11]

Demonstration and education of intelligent factory services such as collaborative robots, machine vision, and autonomous mobilie robots (AMR)

  • Daedeok

     University

    (Daejeon)

 4.7GHz (100MHz)

 28HGz (600MHz)

[Private 5G Applications] Immersive Multilateral Collaborative Military Training System Powered by XR HMDs and Private 5G 

Military (combat) training based on realistic virtual augmented reality using 28 GHz at Daedeok University's Military Training Experience Center: Previously, military training has been conducted using single-user XR simulators due to the limitations of existing wired and wireless communication. Daedeok University uses private 5G and XR HMDs to conduct military training with multiple people collaborating simultaneously through multilateral high-speed wireless connections to enhance realism and increase the effectiveness of training.  Not only XR HMD (Head Mounted Display) but also various real equipment will be connected to the communication network and utilized for equipment.

< XR-based military training over Private 5G network> 

Application-level requirements

With 20 users simultaneously using HMDs for XR, the system must support extremely high downlink traffic and minimize data latency as the HMDs and the actual equipment must interactively recognize each other's actions.

• Ultra-fast downlink streaming video data
• Ultra-low latency data transfer
• Military data security

Solution: Private 5G

• Uses high-bandwidth 28Hz spectrum for ultra-fast uplink/downlink traffic handling
• 4.7 GHz + 28 GHz New Radio Dual Connectivity (NRDC) technology for wireless network reliability
• URLLC technology and wide bandwidth 28 GHz data transmission for ultra-low latency data support
• Fully independent closed network for security 

How Private 5G Works

• Highest downlink speed: 600 MHz bandwidth in the 28 GHz band enables downlink high-definition XR for multiple users
• Ultra-low latency: With RTT of 3-4ms, the screen of the HMD is reflected in real time according to movement, significantly reducing dizziness and headaches, and equipment operation data is also transmitted in real time, enabling realistic training.
• Security: In-house network ensures data confidentiality

  • Lotte World 

    (Seoul),

    Newgens Building

    (Anyang) ^[12]

 4.7GHz (100MHz)

 28HGz (600MHz)

Lotte World: An immersive parallel reality experience based on motion sensing in the outdoor play equipment (Atlantis).

By utilizing private 5G technology in the 28GHz band, real-time large-capacity video and motion data transmission of rides, which was impossible with existing Wi-Fi, was realized. Provide customers with the same immersive and tangible services as on-site.

Newgens Building: demonstration of robots, AR/VR, equipment, etc

Lotte World Atlantis

Ericsson

 ^[Source]

    Netmanias One-Shot, Case study on Private 5G service of "Newgens" in Korea: Amusement park (Lotte World), 2023.05.12

   GAMA, "28GHz based immersive and realistic virtual experience attraction service (Korean)," Private 5G Convergence Service Performance

  Sharing Conference^[14], Ministry of Science and ICT, 2022.12.20